Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Chapter 413

Charlene nodded and settled onto the sofa by the coffee table.

Thorne gave another instruction. "Have someone bring in some coffee."

Josh responded promptly, "I've already taken care of it."

No sooner had he spoken than Sunny Fields appeared at the door, carrying a tray and knocking politely before entering.

She paused when she saw Charlene. "Ms. Ross?"

Sunny had been the one to take over Charlene's position at The Henderson

Group after she'd left. Since then, the two had barely kept in touch.

Charlene greeted her with a warm smile. "It's been a while."

"It really has," Sunny answered, returning the smile.

But with Thorne present, Sunny knew it wasn't the time for small talk. She quickly set the cups in front of Thorne and Charlene, then turned to leave. Halfway to the door, something seemed to occur to her, and she turned back to give Thorne a brief work update.

After listening, Thorne replied, "Understood. I'll be free this afternoon-have him come by before three."

"Of course," Sunny said. She gave Charlene a friendly nod before hurrying out. Charlene watched her go, quietly stirring her coffee.

As the team lead in the admin department, it was standard for her to report to Thorne's office, but back when she held the position, she'd been strictly required to communicate only through Thorne's two secretaries.

During her two-plus years as team lead, she'd only entered Thorne's office herself when Coy and the others were overwhelmed and she'd been allowed to deliver his coffee. But as for reporting work directly to him—not once.

had always kept her at a

about those days, she lifted her coffee and

she'd been preparing to leave the company, Sunny had asked her to teach her how to make coffee. Charlene

the coffee touched her lips, she could tell it tasted

another small sip. The flavor wasn't quite the same, but it was

sampling his as well, looking

and naïve, she'd felt a secret pride that Thorne

But now...

It was just coffee.

one flavor, you found

back, it struck her as rather

in these thoughts, she heard Thorne speak. "Where did I leave off with Mr. Ferguson last time? Did he fill you

replied, pulling her mind back to the present. "We can pick up

hybrid-precision computational architecture we discussed

think your team

ideas of my own I'd like to discuss with you in more

"Absolutely," Charlene agreed.

delved into the technical details, Charlene explaining the latest improvements in processing speed with

It was deep, specialized

the kind of thing only those closely involved would understand. Coy and Josh, sitting

were fully engaged, trading ideas back and

gaze lingered on Charlene with a mix of surprise and admiration—a

a slight smile playing at his

was taken aback. And he wasn't the only one. Josh had noticed too, and looked equally