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.

controls, just to prove we can, and then hand

finished, Darius and Abelard burst out

eyes lit up in sudden realization, and he shot Charlene

say whether it was good or bad.

hesitated, then shrugged. "Shouldn't

cheap, but when someone can actually walk the walk?

in

he went on. "We try to keep good relations with everyone. If someone else's probe whether they meant it or not ends up

added, "doing it this 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

the other side finds out, they'll probably

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 off

even

cheeks grow warm. Was Charlene really up to the challenge, or was this just bravado? Maybe she was

then, she caught Thorne glancing at Charlene with a hint of a smile, like he was impressed,