How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 223

They reached their floor.

Elodie and Alexander stepped out of the elevator one after the other.

After they left, Mr. Black and President Brown exchanged glances with the few others still inside.

Unable to hold back, Mr. Black murmured, "Did you notice how much Mr. Sterling values Ms. Thorne? It's almost as if they're equals, not superior and subordinate. He actually seems proud of her."

Haywood, the engineer standing beside him, nodded. "She really knows her stuff. Honestly, talking to her feels like I'm out of my depth-she's operating on a whole different level."

Mr. Black was even more taken aback. Haywood was one of their most seasoned engineers. Clearly, VistaLink Technologies was full of hidden talent.

There was a welcome reception scheduled for the first day.

Representatives from each group would mingle and introduce themselves, and Mr. Charlie Sterling would be making an appearance as well.

coat-relaxed yet polished- just as Alexander knocked to escort

hotel had reserved one of the medium-sized ballrooms for

leaned closer and murmured, "The old man will

couldn't help feeling a little

into a top-tier graduate program wasn't easy—no matter her experience with military projects, she still

they were speaking, Mr. Black and Haywood

brightened at the sight of Elodie.

technical discussions, Haywood had been hoping for a chance to dive deeper into some of the tougher engineering issues. He had the sense that Elodie

pick your brain about the current technical bottlenecks in autonomous navigation and Al for

was a little surprised by his enthusiasm, but

real challenges with the precision of our sensors. What's

best

catch Haywood's question.

from Elodie, Naylor quickly put the pieces together. Haywood must have assumed that anyone working closely with Alexander had to be highly

is the star of the evening-he'll be in high demand and probably not