PopularNovelChapter 407 Charlene honestly couldn't care less about what Thorne thought of her, or how he looked at her.
After they left the diner, she and Stewart headed back to Henderson Technologies for another round of meetings. This time, Maureen and Leah didn't tag along. But Vesta did.
When Stewart noticed Vesta trailing after them, he rolled his eyes and muttered, "Mr. Henderson, about Mr. Hawkins-" Thorne seemed to know exactly where Stewart was going with this.
Before Stewart could finish, Thorne cut him off, "If you're worried about a possible leak, Mr. Ferguson, you don't need to. If anything like that happens, I'll take full responsibility." Stewart had expected that answer. Thorne had said the sthing when they first partnered up with Neural Nexus Tech.
Still, even though Stewart knew what was coming, he needed to hear it. He forced a stiff smile and said, "If that's your word, Mr. Henderson, then I suppose I can rest easy." Earlier that morning, Thorne had sat alone at the head of the conference table. Now, with Vesta there, he had someone bring in an extra chair for her right by his side.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCharlene noticed but looked away without comment.
The meeting kicked off.
With Stewart leading, Charlene didn't really have to say much. She and Gaylord mostly just listened in.
About halfway through, Charlene felt thirsty. She reached for the bottle of water next to her, but Gaylord was quicker. "Thirsty? Here, let me," he offered, unscrewing the cap before she could protest.
She accepted it, nodding, "Thanks." Gaylord flashed her a grin, then leaned in to whisper about sof the technical details Stewart and Thorne had just discussed.
Charlene leaned in, too, and they started chatting quietly.
Truth be told, they had plenty to talk about. Vesta had picked up on that even back at the diner, where Gaylord had sat glued to Charlene's side, almost as if he was trying to make a point. But was it really what it looked like? Vesta knew exactly how Gaylord felt about her he'd changed his whole field to Al for her, even moved back to the States just to be near her. There was just no way he could fall for Charlene that fast.
Thinking about this, Vesta glanced at Thorne beside her.
She noticed that Thorne, too, had caught on to how attentive Gaylord was being toward Charlene. But Thorne just looked away, completely uninterested.
That realization made Vesta smirk a little.
Gaylord's feelings for her weren't exactly a secret. Surely, Thorne could see that Gaylord had an- agenda in cozying up to Charlene. Yet he hadn't warned Charlene about Gaylord's history with her.
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So, was Thorne really so unconcerned about other men paying attention to Charlene? Even if someone hurt her, would he just shrug it off? The thought made Vesta's smile widen.
Meanwhile, Dalton wasn't too interested in whatever was going on with Gaylord.
His attention was on Vesta and Thorne.
There had been a twhen Thorne
and Charlene seemed awfully close, and Dalton had worried Thorne might do something to hurt hurt Vesta: Butm lately, they hadn't been in touch much. Maybe Thorne had been attracted to Charlene's looks at first, but it didn't seem like she'd managed to win him over. The only woman Thorne ever really cared about, Dalton figured, was Vesta.
And today, whether it was at lunch or now in the boardroom, Thorne hadn't shown
the slightest special attention to That, Charlene. That, more than anything, finally put Dalton's mind at ease.
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