After they'd finished discussing work, Charlene noticed Gaylord lingering behind. He didn't leave right away-instead, he cast a thoughtful look at Granger. Uncertain whether the two knew each other outside the office, Charlene asked,

"What's up?"

Gaylord, for his part, had been puzzled by Granger. He'd observed Granger's obvious interest in Charlene, yet Granger had never actually made a move. Gaylord had started to wonder if maybe Granger was over her after all.

But from what he'd seen today, it was clear that Granger liked Charlene—a lot— and showed no signs of giving up.

That realization led him to another: maybe Granger already knew Charlene was still married. Maybe he even knew who her husband was.

Gaylord considered prying for information about Charlene's husband. But remembering the sharp look Granger had given him earlier, he doubted Granger would share anything-if he knew, he certainly wouldn't spill it to a rival.

Besides, asking outright would only reveal that Gaylord himself wasn't fully in the loop about Charlene's personal life, which would put him at a disadvantage. Not exactly a wise move.

smile. “It's nothing," he said lightly. "I've got something to take care of, so I'll head

"Alright," Charlene replied.

thoughts. Even so, that cold,

the Hearst family's golden boy, right? I'd heard people say he was spoiled and impulsive, but from what I've seen, he seems pretty dedicated to his work." Charlene

She'd been surprised herself.

privileged background, she'd thought

PrimeStar on

to

turned out to be much more pleasant than their awkward

was testing the waters-gauging Charlene's opinion of Gaylord. Hearing her speak so positively about Gaylord, Granger simply smiled, keeping his

that Gaylord had come back to the States because he admired PrimeStar's programming language. In other

her professionally-maybe even revered her. What Gaylord didn't know, Granger suspected, was that Charlene herself

admiration just by virtue of her abilities, Granger could only imagine how Gaylord would react once he discovered she was the

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