Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Chapter 410

Darius looked over at Thorne with a grin. "Hey, since you're here, why don't you stick around and join the fun for a bit?"

Thorne shrugged, smiling. "Sure, why not?"

After a bit of small talk between them, Darius turned back to Hickey, Stewart, and the rest. "Now, where were we before?"

Stewart picked up the thread. "We were just discussing what we should do if we catch a foreign probe wandering into our airspace. What's the best way to handle that?"

Vesta, overhearing, started thinking it over herself.

Darius chuckled and turned to Charlene. "What about you? Any thoughts, Charlene?"

Stewart and Charlene hadn't had a chance to weigh in before Thorne and Vesta had arrived. Now, with Darius prompting, both of them fell silent for a moment.

Vesta's attention drifted. Darius sure sounded friendly when he said Charlene's name. And the way he looked at her-there was a genuine warmth there, maybe even a hint of admiration. Vesta frowned, feeling a little unsettled.

spoke up. "Well, I'd say we take over the probe's controls, just to

moment she finished, Darius and

realization,

still smiling, didn't say whether it was good or bad. He just asked gently, "That confident in

then shrugged. "Shouldn't

can actually

nodded in

went on. "We try to keep good relations with everyone. If someone else's probe whether they meant it or not ends up in our backyard well, it's only fair to give it back. No need to start a fuss

added, "doing it this way is kind of a flex. If we can hack their

the other side finds out, they'll probably be pissed-maybe even a little scared of

Vesta didn't get what was so clever about Charlene's answer. But as she listened to Darius and the others talk shop, it finally clicked. Charlene's approach wasn't just polite-it was a subtle way to show

even

challenge, or was this just bravado? Maybe she was starting to believe the

glancing at Charlene with a hint