Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 393

Celestine silently said a little prayer for Cynthia.

Gideon glanced at her. "What is it?"

"Nothing," Celestine shook her head. "Thank you, Gideon, for doing so much for me."

"I told you, stop saying thank you to me."

Celestine's mind flashed back to what he had said last time.

That saying "you're welcome" too much can also get tiring.

She smiled. "Alright, I'll try to change."

That evening, Celestine used her new kitchen to cook a meal for Gideon.

The man ate with great relish.

By the time Cynthia got home from school, the dinner that had been saved for her was gone, without a single crumb left.

She protested loudly, but to no avail.

Celestine found it amusing.

The next day, Celestine made her preparations early.

She didn't dare to be complacent about the competition time again.

There was no repeat of the traffic jam from the first time, nor the runaround she'd been given last time.

After arriving at The Prescott Group, Celestine was smoothly escorted to the competition venue by a staff member.

The format of the individual competition was slightly different from the corporate one in terms of voting, but overall, it was more or less the same.

The main adjustment was the weight of the audience's preference in the vote.

It was increased from yesterday's 20% to 50%.

The theme was also new.

"Undefined."

However, the biggest difference was that there was no third round in the individual competition.

As long as you made it through, you would secure a collaboration with The Prescott Group.

When it came to choosing a model, most contestants had already made their choices.

In the end, a beautiful, short-haired model proactively greeted her.

"Hey, let's team up."

The model's professional name was Hailey.

Lisa explained to Celestine as they walked.

When Celestine realized that Gideon was the president she was talking about, she felt a rare wave of nervousness.

What kind of attitude should she have when talking to him?

Soon, the door to the conference room opened.

The man who entered was dressed in a high-end custom suit, with not a single hair out of place.

His face was so handsome it was disarming.

He wore gold-rimmed glasses, which gave him a particularly distant air, and the oppressive aura of someone in power was so strong it could swallow a person whole if they weren't careful.

This was the first time Celestine had seen the business-world Gideon.

Celestine stared for a long moment.

She suddenly realized, shouldn't she be acting more shocked right now?

She tried to muster a surprised expression, even starting to cover her mouth.

But then she thought, wouldn't that just make her look more like a lovestruck fool?

Gideon sat down across from Celestine, a faint, knowing smile on his face. "Celestine, congratulations."