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.

the only one who noticed. Stewart, sitting just one seat away, caught the look on Thorne's face and paused,

recent meeting at the Henderson

now.

with such open interest genuinely caught him off

Gaylord who noticed. Mr. Windsor, Coy, and the others from The Henderson Group-who'd already picked up on Thorne's unusual attention toward Charlene back at the last team dinner-exchanged looks. Back

else. Now, seeing Thorne so focused on Charlene, Coy's brows knitted even tighter. Thorne had always seemed to care deeply for Vesta. So what was this look he was

all the speculation, finished her presentation and quietly slipped back

Thorne's gaze

His expression darkened.

"Did you notice the way Thorne

"What do you

words. "I just mean... Thorne really doesn't seem

and nodded. "That's true. He's never really paid me much

capable Charlene was in the Al field. Now that he'd è seen her skills firsthand, maybe he was just impressed nothing more With that

memory of Thorne's gaze during the meeting. All day long, whenever he had