Divorce Time

Chapter 387

Vesta quickly signed the termination agreement. She promised to pay the compensation within the agreed timeline. When Stewart got the news, he snorted, “She sure acts fast.”

The lawyers were handling the rest, and once Vesta signed the agreement, Charlene and Stewart stopped worrying about it.

A few days later, Kenton Wagner was on vacation, and it had been a while since the teacher and his two students had seen each other. They decided to meet up for lunch.

Charlene and Stewart left the office around noon and headed to a cozy bistro. Just as they arrived, they ran into Vesta and Thorne, along with a few others, including Ellas Thornfield, the CEO of another leading Al company, Aether Innovations.

Elias and Stewart had a decent relationship, the kind where they could chat a bit when they ran into each other. Elias caught sight of Stewart and greeted him warmly, “Mr. Ferguson!”

Stewart glanced over, ignored Thorne and Vesta, and replied with a smile, “Elias.”

Elias knew that Neural Nexus Tech had approached him after ending things with PrimeStar. Seeing Stewart’s cold demeanor towards Thorne and Vesta, Elias assumed the breakup hadn’t been pleasant.

have greeted Stewart, even if he was indifferent. But not today. Vesta’s glance was noticeably cooler, and Charlene couldn’t be bothered to look at them at

pleasantries with Elias, Stewart and Charlene headed inside without giving Thorne and Vesta another thought.

private dining room, Stewart remarked dryly, “They just ended things with us and immediately teamed up with Aether Innovations. Thorne doesn’t mess

and partnering with them likely cost

sought out Elias. It’s a smart move to regain

this, of course. It only made him more frustrated. “I bet Thorne

then, Kenton arrived, and the conversation shifted to

to burden Kenton with

usually discussed the latest in Al, and since they didn’t get together often, the lunch stretched on for nearly two

and Elias again in the hallway. Elias spotted Kenton

their greetings. Kenton, maintaining his cool

away. Dalton, recovering from his

nodded again, poised to respond, but Dalton turned his attention to

Neural Nexus Tech and the reasons behind it. Seeing them all together seemed odd.

clarified, “No, we just ran