How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 439

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.

seemed 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 him

over, covering the distance

When did you

controller. She thought for

at

a

of understanding in his eyes. "You must be exceptional, then. Conferences at that level—if I went, I can't say I'd come away with so

noticed the quality of Elodie's notes and had been quietly

show of her abilities, but her

P.n

a Cambridge doctorate at his age had no business playing down their talents-he was the very definition

nodded at the controller in her

nodded back, "Just checking how smoothly it

give it a try?"

She handed him

of drones. Even went and got my operator's license just

kind who picked

a real knack for this,"

trying new things. The only reason I can do all this is because I

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