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.

polite smile. “It's nothing,"

"Alright," Charlene replied.

gaze, but he wasn't a mind reader-he could only guess at Gaylord's thoughts. Even so, that cold, determined look made

had gone, Granger gave a small laugh and commented, "That was 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 assumed he was

She'd been surprised herself.

privileged background, she'd thought

on

to

with him had turned out to be much more pleasant than their awkward first meeting

simple praise, but in truth, he was testing the waters-gauging Charlene's opinion of Gaylord. Hearing her speak so positively about Gaylord, Granger

the States because he admired PrimeStar's programming language. In other words,

looked at Charlene during their work discussion, it was obvious he admired her professionally-maybe even revered her. What Gaylord didn't know, Granger suspected, was that Charlene

win Gaylord's admiration just by virtue of her abilities, Granger could only imagine how Gaylord would react

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