Chapter 152

If she really acted recklessly—

If she had exposed Mrs. Silverstein's true identity in front of all those people just now, Sylvie would have been condemned for overstepping her place, and Jarrod probably wouldn't have let either her or the Thorne family off the hook so easily.

Reason, in the end, always outweighed impulse.

Since they were both here tonight, Elodie still had a chance to speak with Jarrod. She gathered her thoughts and moved with the flow of guests into the main hall. Inside the conference venue, Alexander spotted Elodie at once and waved her

over.

When she reached him, Alexander patted the seat beside him. "Sit here. Let's see if TerraCore Technologies has made any breakthroughs with their materials today. Not a bad company to keep an eye on."

Elodie nodded, thoughts swirling. "So, TerraCore Technologies belongs to that Mr. Whitaker, right?"

Naylor was the only child in his family. Though he hadn't gone into politics, he'd chosen business instead, guided by influential relatives whose names often appeared in national news. He was definitely someone worth considering as a partner.

"Want to go say hello later?" Alexander remembered how, last time at the research park, Naylor seemed to have misunderstood Elodie.

Apparently, Naylor had assumed Elodie wasn't all that professional.

sharp industry insights and her technical grasp of TerraCore's materials, she'd have a chance to clear things up. Naylor just needed a real conversation with

Elodie didn't mind.

last time, when he accused her of messing with the U.N2 prototypes.

Elodie let her gaze

and Sylvie, surrounded by a circle of CEOs and executives, exchanging polite

she might find a chance

help glancing his way, studying

From his vantage point, he could see the entire hall, and he instantly noticed Elodie and

He also noticed-

kept sneaking glances at

a second in disbelief and

woman? She was even more persistent than he'd

him stop

know that Ms.

over, surprised.

as far as he knew, Elodie was only Alexander's assistant. How

his confusion, Mr. Black immediately chimed in. "We just met, actually. Ran into her downstairs at our building not long ago. Ms. Thorne's quite

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