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.

long, belted coat-relaxed yet polished- just as Alexander knocked to

hotel had reserved one of

man will be here soon. He'll probably quiz you about

couldn't help feeling a little

Technologies and her studies, she'd been pushing herself hard. Getting into a top-tier graduate program wasn't easy—no matter her experience with military projects, she still had to

as they were speaking, Mr. Black and Haywood from The

sight

deeper into some of the tougher engineering issues. He had the sense that Elodie

could I pick your brain about the current technical bottlenecks in autonomous

surprised by his enthusiasm, but nodded.

right to the point. "Right now, we're running into real challenges with the precision of our sensors. What's your

how best

in time to catch Haywood's question. He frowned-why was Haywood seeking Elodie's opinion on

standing just a couple of steps away from Elodie, Naylor quickly put the pieces together. Haywood must have assumed that anyone working closely

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