Divorce Time

Chapter 54

“How about this coffee?” asked Coy.

Thorne glanced at the coffee cup on his desk with disdain. “Take it away and get me a glass of tap water, will you?”

Coy nodded. “Sure thing.”

At noon, Stewart went out for a business lunch, leaving Charlene to dine alone in the company cafeteria.

Though polite, her colleagues kept their distance. It didn’t seem to bother Charlene much.

After lunch, she plunged back into her work. As the clock ticked past five, she approached Patton, her project manager. “I think I’ve pretty much nailed it. Do you want to take a look?”

“What?” Patton was initially confused, but as he perused the documents Charlene handed over, his confusion turned into utter disbelief. “You… you’ve finished everything?”

It was a workload that Raleigh, the previous team leader, had scheduled over a fortnight to finish. And Charlene had deciphered and finished it all in less than a day?

“Yep,” Charlene confirmed.

Patton was speechless, especially when he realized Charlene had done an exceptional job and that her work also provided him with fresh perspectives he hadn’t considered for his tasks.

The news spread. Soon, other colleagues crowded around, equally stunned by Charlene’s feat.

eyed Charlene incredulously.

a moment, then replied, “I

an undergraduate outperform a team of seasoned Ph.Ds and master’s graduates?

you go for your

didn’t seem to be the case. With her skills,

lowered her gaze. “No, it’s just some personal reasons.” She smiled and added,

brief chat and solving a few more work–related queries for her colleagues, Charlene left the office around

door. “Making a mark on your first day, winning everyone’s

grinned. “Dinner on

eyebrow. “What else did you think I was waiting

they left the

darted past, causing Charlene to stumble back and almost fall, if not for Stewart’s quick

was releasing a sigh of relief and about to say thanks, Charlene

too.

paused in his tracks. Moran

her gaze and gently pushed Stewart away. Unaware of Thorne and Moran, Stewart asked worriedly, “Did you hurt your ankle?”

her head.

good. Let’s go then.”