Chapter 466

Sylvie emerged from the building, her gaze icy as she swept a glance over Elodie. With an air of haughty indifference, she strode straight to the waiting car.

Elodie recognized the vehicle immediately.

One of Jarrod's cars.

Clearly, Sylvie had no intention of catching a ride back with the Neural Intelligence team. Jarrod had sent a car just for her.

Alexander's brow tightened.

A personal driver sent just to pick her up for a date? Even after their affair had been publicly exposed, Jarrod was still going out of his way for Sylvie?

He kept his thoughts to himself.

Elodie, unfazed by the little scene, climbed into the car and immediately began strategizing about what kind of proposal would give them the edge in the next round.

Just as she settled in, she noticed a missed call from Watts.

It had come in a couple of hours earlier.

She'd silenced her phone and hadn't noticed it.

Watts hadn't tried again after that.

Elodie reasoned that if it had been a work emergency, he could have reached Alexander or Esmeralda. If it was just personal-

She decided not to call back.

as not to give the other party the

they were back at

Esmeralda brought news.

Barnes-President Barnes-you remember her,

little puzzled. "Of course. Mr.

handed her a digital

hosting a public art exhibition-apparently,

like a little outing." Esmeralda clung to Elodie's arm, coaxing

because her mother was in the field. The invitation

When the weekend arrived,

found themselves at the

“This museum was actually

it exhibits

from renowned artists-both local

Barnes family is showcasing their own

money-the kind that could afford a lavish museum. On regular days, the place rented out space for all kinds

on display. She wandered

were intensely realistic, and the

though some deeper part of the artist's

glanced at

A powerful, distinctive style.

in her-she wanted

woman's warm,

before offering a faint smile. "We meet again. I've been hearing quite a bit about you lately,

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