Chapter 537

They were bound to discover a few dark horses.

Now, all that was left was to wait for further notice.

That afternoon, Elodie received a message from Patricia.

[It's my birthday this Saturday! I've booked a yacht for the day. Come join us for the party—and feel free to bring Esmeralda. If Mr. Sterling is free, he's welcome too.]

Elodie thought about her plans for Saturday.

Nothing special was on her calendar.

She figured Patricia's invitation was something she couldn't easily turn down- after all, they'd been "comrades-in-arms" of sorts.

After a moment, Elodie replied: [Sounds great. I'll let them know.]

Just then, Alexander came by with a revised tech proposal. Elodie took the chance to ask, "Want to come along?"

Alexander didn't even look up. "You girls go ahead. I'd just be out of place." "Besides, I barely know her."

Elodie gave him an amused look. "You'd know her better if you actually showed up. She invited you, you know."

If she really wanted me there, she'd have told me directly. Anyway, you all have

breezy wave, he turned

Elodie could only shrug.

headed out to Nexus Analytics to deal

team; they needed

no intention of Sylvie personally. She organized the files in her office, planning to swing by the Nexus Analytics plant to

several collaborations with Nexus Analytics. With

Except-

about to step into the elevator, she found Sylvie already inside, apparently

air seemed to thicken

slightly, but without

knew perfectly well that Sylvie now saw her as nothing

she could tear her apart-but

numbers

Sylvie broke the silence. "Let me give you a word of

Sylvie's reflection in the

gaze in the

icy. "Watch out

gone to great lengths to get to this point with me-ldon't need to spell out what you're after. But Patricia isn't like you or me. She's the kind of woman who has

moment, Elodie wondered

filled with

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