Chapter 77

Celeste held her phone, silently waiting. After a few moments, a message popped up on her screen. Adrian had replied to her message. It read, "I'm available. Are you going to take me to dinner?" She momentarily froze when she read the message. It seemed that he could guess her thoughts through the screen. She found it amazing. She quickly typed out her response and hit send. Adrian had just stepped out of a meeting when his phone vibrated. He gently flicked his thumb over the screen and saw Celeste's message. "Didn't we agree yesterday to have dinner with Eloise soon to formalize things? Well, why not do it tonight?" A faint, hardly noticeable smile crept on his face. "Mr. Wrenford, the project leader from The Science and Technology Institution, wants to have dinner with you tonight," Joshua reported. He held a report in his hand while staring at Adrian's back. "Push it to tomorrow." Adrian cut him off before he could finish. "But you already agreed to this a few days ago." Jo