Divorce Time

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Chapter 51

When Charlene walked in, the room went silent, every pair of eyes fixed on her in awe.

Too thrilled to remain seated, someone stood up and rushed to ask, “Mr. Ferguson, is this stunning lady our new colleague?”

“Word does get around, doesn’t it?” Stewart chuckled, turning to introduce Charlene. “This is Charlene Ross. She’s joining our company-”

Raleigh cut him off and suddenly blurted, “Did you give up on Vesta because of her, Mr. Ferguson?”

Stewart paused a moment, then nodded, “Yeah. I was thinking of giving you the rundown later…”

Before he could finish, Raleigh turned to Charlene, saying, “Vesta just got her PhD from one of the top ten universities, and she’s only 25. If Ms. Ross managed to get her spot here at PrimeStar, her resume must be even more impressive, right?”

word around was that Stewart had personal reasons for not hiring Vesta, who had

had seen Charlene hugging Stewart downstairs earlier, which led him to believe her hiring at PrimeStar was

like Vesta’s was rare, even nationally. He doubted Charlene’s

he sneered, “But then, Ms. Ross does look

planned to talk with Raleigh about not hiring Vesta later. After all, Charlene and Vesta’s issue wasn’t something they could discuss in such a public setting. But he hadn’t expected Raleigh to lash

Stewart began, “Raleigh-”

Raleigh felt Stewart was trying to cover for Charlene and loudly cut him off, “Mr. Ferguson,

answer about your education? Or does Mr. Ferguson need to speak for you? Or is it that you haven’t been in a PhD

his guesses had hit the mark.

What gives you that illusion? Just because men have flattered you for your looks, you think

thing, Raleigh’s remarks insulted Charlene! How could he not

ID badge from around his neck.

Stewart was stunned by Raleigh’s impulsiveness.