Chapter 405

"A single research paper, and suddenly she's better than my sister?" Leah

thought, biting back the words before she could say them out loud.

But before she had the chance, Vesta jumped in, her tone smooth and composed. "Mr. Ferguson's right. If there's an opportunity, I'd love to learn from Ms. Ross," she said.

Vesta really knew when to swallow her pride.

Stewart listened, smirking internally. He knew Vesta and Charlene didn't get along, so suggesting Vesta seek out Charlene for advice was basically a slap in the face.

Dalton's expression soured. Al wasn't his field, so he couldn't really judge the value of Charlene's paper. But hearing Stewart rub it in made him as irritated as Leah. Seriously, even if Mr. Smith praised her to the skies, so what? It was just a paper-was it really that big a deal?

Maureen's face was frosty, too.

to clap back, but Vesta's intervention had cut her off. As annoyed as she

flying over from the States in a couple of days, and he hopes to meet with both you and

looked up. "Tell him

het

to Charlene. "Ms. Ross, Mr. Smith said if Mr. Ferguson can't meet, he's happy to come all this way just

busy as well. Please let him know

"Of course."

It was one thing for him to recommend Charlene's work, but he actually

paper really

anyone, understood what Kevitt Smith's endorsement meant in Al.

her own mentor

meet Charlene made her look even

uncomfortable than the one

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