Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Chapter 519

The next morning, Charlene stood up at the team meeting and methodically explained the solutions she'd come up with for all the problems they'd

encountered during yesterday's test run.

Everyone had expected the issues to stall them for another couple of days at least. No one imagined Charlene would have everything figured out after just one night.

Mr. Windsor and the PrimeStar crew were visibly delighted, exchanging impressed glances at her initiative.

The night before, Gaylord hadn't stayed long in Charlene's room. Just before he left, he'd asked if she had any ideas for resolving the technical setbacks. Charlene had given him a rough outline of her thoughts. Still, seeing the surprise and genuine admiration on everyone's faces as Charlene presented her ideas this morning, Gaylord couldn't help but break into a smile, feeling a surge of pride on her behalf.

But as his gaze drifted across the table and landed on Thorne, his smile slowly faded.

Thorne was watching Charlene too, his head slightly tilted, a faint smile playing at his lips. There was no disguising the appreciation—and curiosity-in his eyes. But there was something else in his expression as he looked at her, something Gaylord couldn't quite name.

Gaylord's lips pressed into a thin, tense line.

one seat away, caught the look

of their collaboration with The Henderson Group. Stewart had heard the stories: how, during a recent meeting at the Henderson offices, the company's president had personally come downstairs to hear Charlene

now.

Thorne watching Charlene with such open interest genuinely caught him off

Group-who'd already picked up on Thorne's unusual attention toward Charlene back at the last team dinner-exchanged looks. Back then, they'd chalked it up to Thorne's appreciation for talented people. But now, seeing the way Thorne was

seeing Thorne so focused on Charlene, Coy's brows knitted even tighter. Thorne had always seemed to care deeply for

to all the speculation, finished her presentation and quietly slipped back to

Thorne's gaze followed her the entire

His expression darkened.

"Did you notice the way Thorne was looking at you just now? It was...

puzzled. "What

for the right words. "I just mean... Thorne really doesn't seem to know you

lowered her eyes and nodded. "That's true. He's never really paid me much attention-he doesn't know much about

that he'd è seen her skills

during the meeting. All day long, whenever he had the chance,