Of course, Narcissa knew perfectly well that Candice's claim that Celeste wasn't in was just an excuse.
Celeste was most likely deliberately giving her the cold shoulder because she still held a grudge over what had happened previously.
But Narcissa's project was currently in trouble, and YodaVision was their best option.
So, Narcissa still patiently continued speaking with Candice even though she knew that Celeste was intentionally making things difficult for her.
"Then, may I ask when Ms. Rodriguez will return?"
Candice replied politely, "Sorry, Ms. Rodriguez didn't specify. I'm not very sure either."
Narcissa knew there was no point in saying more. So, she simply said, "Then, I'll come again another day."
She hung up soon after.
After that, she called Wynn and asked whether she had Celeste's number.
Wynn replied, "No."
Narcissa then asked, "Would it be convenient for you to ask Trevor for it?"
Wynn knew why she was looking for Celeste. "Of course."
So Narcissa waited in her car.
A few minutes later, Wynn sent Celeste's number over.
After thanking her, Narcissa immediately dialed the number using her assistant's phone.
Celeste had already guessed she would try calling from a different number. So, she didn't answer her phone when she saw it was an unfamiliar number.
Narcissa didn't expect Celeste to be this guarded. So, she sent a text message instead.
"Ms. Rodriguez, this is Narcissa Lackspur. I have a collaboration proposal that I'd like to discuss with you. You may name any conditions you want. May I know when you will be available?"
Celeste saw the message, but she ignored it. She simply put her phone aside and continued working.
Seeing that there was no reply, Narcissa tried calling again.

Narcissa didn't step aside.

Hearing this, Celeste replied, "Regarding that, you can contact my secretary directly. She'll make the arrangements according to my schedule."
After saying that, she moved to walk past her.
Narcissa knew Celeste was just brushing her off the moment she heard that. So, she stepped in front of Celeste again, her tone turning cold.

Celeste didn't get angry after hearing that. Instead, she smiled.
"Yes, I do resent you because of what happened last time. And yes, I am deliberately making things difficult for you? Am I not allowed to do that?"
Narcissa clearly didn't expect Celeste to answer so bluntly.
Celeste just walked past her and left after saying that.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Breaking Point of Love (Celeste and Trevor)
Wait do even Trevor’s friends didn’t know her relationship with Wynn? Did Trevor know?...
The uncovering of truth feels like a kid is peeling an onion layer by layer at extremely slow speed.. Truly exhausting...
Now how will Wynn and Lockett justify this? We've uncovered everything; we must finish this now, immediately....
I feel like the only thing to calm the issue is Zachary showing up and explaining she has been his student for the past 7 years. But doubt that will happen...
This is exhausting! Even with the truth spilled why are we so focused on the nonessential characters assumptions and opinions. This is spending not enough time on the MC. The ping pong of revelations and denial with corrections. Same exhausting pattern 😭😡...
I still feel we are too far from the closure..Author is just playing with us by updating the chapters excruciatingly slow and then with every chapter - revolving around the bush. People are still finding reasons to defend Wynn. I am afraid, the author will again leave the readers hanging, letting the rest of the story unfold after probably 1000 more chapters...
One chapter?! After 4 days of no updates 🤯...
This is Sisa, I want to put her underground... What kind of talk is this, man? She's taking advantage of Jordyn being here....
Y no updates... Frustrated...
The one-page updates have stopped again. It’s been 4 days since the last one-page update. There never was a promised 5 chapter update in the history of this story. It has been dribbled out, line-by-line for a very, very long time. Please end our torture and finish this story....