How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 439

"Ms. Thorne, take a look at this set of test flight data." Galen slid out of his seat, making room for Elodie.

She walked over, scanning the screen with practiced eyes.

Before long, a stream of voices reporting in drifted from the side.

Elodie turned her head and caught sight of a group approaching from across the

room.

At the front was Watts-impossible to miss, tall and long-legged, towering over a cluster of executives in sharp suits, most of them older than he was. They were running through updates, speaking in clipped, efficient tones.

Watts listened intently, all traces of his usual laid-back demeanor gone, his face now set in a cool, businesslike focus.

Every so often, he'd interject with a question or a brief comment.

Elodie realized it was the first time she'd ever seen him in full-on work mode.

It surprised her.

to sense her gaze. His eyes found hers with unerring precision, and the instant he recognized her, his expression melted into a smile. He turned to the people beside

distance

When did you

paused on the drone controller. She thought for a moment, then

at her side,

great. Learned a

his eyes. "You must be exceptional, then. Conferences at that level—if I went, I

government seminar, he'd noticed the

of her abilities, but her competence was

P.n

couldn't help thinking that Watts was being modest. Anyone who finished a Cambridge doctorate at his age had no business playing down their talents-he was

drone calibration?" Watts nodded at the

back, "Just checking

give it a try?"

him the

played around with all sorts of drones. Even went and got my operator's

had met people like him before the kind who picked up new skills with almost

a real knack for this,"

"It's nothing, really. I've always had a lot of energy-loved trying new things. The only reason I can do all this is because I had more