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.

I'd say we take over the probe's controls, just to prove we can, and then hand it right back

moment she finished, Darius and Abelard burst out

up in sudden realization, and he shot Charlene a

it was good or bad. He just asked gently, "That

then shrugged. "Shouldn't be

"Talk is cheap, but when someone can

in

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

way is kind of a flex. If we can hack their probe without them even noticing, it says a lot. It means we're way

finds out, they'll probably be pissed-maybe even a little

the others talk shop, it finally clicked. Charlene's

never even considered

this just bravado? Maybe she was starting to believe the hype from all the glowing

Charlene with a hint of a