Divorce Time

Chapter 155

He casually asked, “Are you close to that woman?”

Hearing him inquire about Charlene made Vesta’s fingers pause mid–type.

Charlene was undeniably attractive.

Dalton’s question sparked a thought in Vesta’s mind that maybe he was interested in Charlene.

But recalling the conversation she overheard at the charity auction, and Dalton’s current demeanor towards her, Vesta realized she might have jumped to the wrong conclusion.

With a poker face, she replied, “Not really, why do you ask?”

Dalton glanced towards where Charlene and Stewart were chatting, commenting, “She seems quite capable, talking to Stewart like that, doesn’t she?”

Vesta responded indifferently, “Not sure, but I heard she only has a Bachelor’s degree.”

Just a Bachelor’s?”

“Mhm.”

That explained a lot. Charlene couldn’t compete with Vesta in terms of qualifications or charm, so it made sense that she was concerned about Stewart’s attention drifting.

Understanding her concern about Stewart possibly being snatched away, Dalton could empathize.

towards Vesta, always on edge about other women seducing

him as rather petty.

thought shifted Dalton’s neutral stance on Charlene to a mild

glass window at

in her analytics, it took Charlene a second to register Stewart’s question

was.

replied nonchalantly, “Seems like it.”

brief response, she urged Stewart to focus on work, dismissing the

a face, “Weird taste.”

the end of their gossip.

mistakenly thought he

irritation in pulling Stewart away was due to jealousy

her work and considered consulting Stewart, but seeing him and the tech team from Neural Nexus Tech all

afternoon, Charlene and Stewart had nearly finished their work, putting the final touches on the contract between EchoWave and

Charlene and Stewart to the conference room

party were also done, he suggested, “It’s

skipped a beat as he glanced at Vesta.

look, excused herself, “Sorry, Thorne from The Henderson

08:44

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me up soon. We have other plans, so