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.

unpacking, Elodie changed into a long, belted coat-relaxed yet polished-

had reserved one of the

in, Alexander leaned closer and murmured, "The old man will be here soon. He'll probably quiz you about

help feeling a little

been pushing herself hard. Getting into a top-tier graduate program wasn't easy—no matter her experience with military projects, she

as they were speaking, Mr. Black

brightened at the sight of Elodie.

to dive deeper into some of the tougher engineering issues.

bottlenecks in autonomous navigation

his enthusiasm, but nodded. "Of

now, we're running into real challenges with the precision of

considering how best to articulate

time to catch Haywood's question. He frowned-why was Haywood

put the pieces together. Haywood must have

afraid Mr. Sterling is the star of the evening-he'll be in high demand and probably not free for a deep dive. But I can introduce you