Charlene ignored him, so Thorne simply kept his silence.

From the other side of the parking lot, Gaylord emerged, spotting them and making his way over to Charlene.

"Morning!"

Charlene nodded, "Morning."

Gaylord paused, then turned to Thorne with a casual nod, "Morning."

Thorne grinned, "Morning."

Thorne was at PrimeStar Technologies to discuss a potential partnership.

Charlene, being a key figure in the company, was expected to warmly greet any business partners visiting for collaboration talks. But after Gaylord exchanged pleasantries with both Charlene and Thorne, he

noticed that Charlene hadn't even bothered to turn towards Thorne, let alone engage him in conversation. She just walked straight ahead, showing no intention of playing the gracious host.

Was Charlene's chilly demeanor towards Thorne because of his connection with Vesta?

Gaylord considered this as he glanced back at Thorne.

seem to faze Thorne in the slightest; there wasn't a hint of irritation on

decided to

entered the elevator

heels, and even with just a touch of makeup, she

captivated by Charlene's elegant profile, unable to tear

until he noticed Thorne seemed to be watching him, prompting him to quickly divert his

his eye and

elevator soon arrived at PrimeStar's

the

to follow the receptionist to PrimeStar's meeting room. After waiting

room and seeing Thorne, Stewart said, "Apologies, Mr. Henderson, for keeping

words suggested regret, but his tone was indifferent, his expression lacking any

been by

influential people. But he'd never seen anyone snub Thorne

wasn't fond of Thorne, but given the decision to collaborate, he just wanted to get it over with. So, once seated, he dove straight into the business at

had a partnership with Neural Nexus Tech, it was previously negotiated by someone

Stewart's first formal meeting

a brief chat with Kenton, and Stewart had

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