She didn't pay it any mind.

Throughout the meal, Alexander was attentive to Elodie-handing her ingredients, passing her various skewers, even using scissors to cut her steak into bite-sized pieces. Whenever she needed a napkin, he'd have one ready before she could even ask.

Everyone at the table noticed his care.

He was practically doting on her.

Even Sylvie raised her eyebrows, shooting Alexander a few extra glances, then eyeing Elodie with mild curiosity.

What was so special about Elodie that Alexander treated her like this?

Most people at the table caught on to the situation.

Jarrod, for his part, remained perfectly impassive, his cool demeanor giving nothing away. It was as if he was completely oblivious.

Maurice took a swig of beer, smirked, and leaned in to murmur to Jarrod and the others, "Elodie's not as innocent as she looks. She's clearly using Mr. Sterling to get your attention."

"She's pulling out all the stops to show she's popular with men-classic tactics to win a guy back," Maurice teased, a crooked grin on his lips.

soft, barely-there

He didn't spare a

however, frowned ever so

"Honestly, Elodie's pretty enough, but it's a shame about her character. If she hadn't pulled that shady stuff back

so dull, never jokes around a

Aren't you going to eat?" Joseph

attention

over at Alexander, who was pouring Elodie a glass of orange juice, and struck up a conversation. "VistaLink Technologies is really

drone industry is booming, and I'm just lucky to

I imagine you must be working on even more advanced projects now." Jarrod's eyes glinted with a subtle, razor-sharp smile. "When the time comes, I hope you'll consider partnering with The Silverstein Group first. We could accomplish a

of emotion

glanced at

hand-he'd just recruited Elodie for VistaLink Technologies and already had

Elodie was actually the real technical backbone of VistaLink

topic and steering the conversation toward innovations

conversation quickly turned technical, and Elodie, growing interested,

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