Henley was called away by an urgent phone call—there was still important

business at the office.

Vesta looked unsettled. Maureen guessed that, aside from being overshadowed

by Charlene’s dazzling performance today, something else must have happened.

She asked, “At the press conference, how did Thorne treat Charlene?”

Vesta lowered her gaze. “He admired her.”

Maureen’s expression darkened.

In the past, Thorne had always ignored Charlene, never seeing any worth in her.

He had never once shown her the slightest bit of respect.

But now—

“Those technical achievements Charlene talked about at the press conference—

do you really think she developed them herself?”

Maureen hadn’t spent much time with Thorne, but from what her daughter had

told her, she knew Thorne was technically savvy himself, and he’d always

respected people with real expertise.

If Charlene truly had such skills, then Thorne’s sudden admiration would make

sense.

Before Vesta could answer, Leah blurted out, “Of course they’re not hers! She’s

no way she could pull that off. It

Stewart—”

her off, her voice quiet but certain.

in disbelief. “That’s impossible!

Charlene had skipped three

most prestigious

skipped grades and attended a

that it didn’t

wanted to

had the

Even if it was hard to

couldn’t help but

both Charlene’s

the innovations she’d

very well be

work.

thinking

in school, Charlene’s academic brilliance had

fists. “If those results weren’t really hers,

claim them so openly?”

“With her shamelessness? She’d

and Vesta chose to ignore

pressed her lips together. “I

may have

get into college, but

much

academically. She’d graduated,

had a child, and

joined The Henderson Group.

could she possibly

sophisticated technical knowledge?

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