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 distance, and he'd

lifted her

Sunny had asked her to teach her how to make coffee.

she could tell it tasted a little different from the way

small sip. The flavor wasn't

she noticed Thorne sampling his as well, looking quite pleased with Sunny's

and naïve, she'd felt a secret pride that Thorne seemed to prefer only the

But now...

It was just coffee.

you lost one flavor, you found another. It wasn't such

struck her as

in these thoughts, she heard Thorne speak. "Where did I leave off with

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

"About the hybrid-precision computational architecture we discussed last

your team

is excellent. I've got some ideas of my own I'd like to discuss with you

"Absolutely," Charlene agreed.

technical details, Charlene explaining the

It was deep, specialized

of thing only those closely involved would understand. Coy and Josh, sitting nearby, could only listen in silence,

Thorne and Charlene were fully engaged, trading

a change in Thorne. His gaze lingered on Charlene with a mix of

focused, a slight smile playing at his lips,

aback. And he wasn't the only one.