Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Chapter 543

"Ms. Hawkins."

As Dalton approached, Vesta offered him a polite, reserved smile. "Mr. Ramirez."

Dalton glanced around before asking, "Why are you here on your own? Where's Mr. Henderson?"

Vesta gestured in a direction across the room. "Thorne's over there, talking business."

Dalton followed her gaze, but his attention soon drifted back to her face. After a brief hesitation, he couldn't keep his curiosity in check. "You don't look like you're having a good evening, Ms. Hawkins. Did something happen?"

Vesta's smile faltered.

Noticing her change in demeanor, Dalton pressed on. "Is it because of Charlene?"

Before Vesta could respond, Dalton cast a frosty glance across the room in Charlene's direction. "Someone like her, managing to get ahead the way she does -sometimes I think the world really isn't fair. Even Mr. Kenton and his wife seem quite taken with her."

Vesta truly wasn't in the best of moods tonight.

And yes, it did have something to do with Charlene.

But not for the reasons Dalton assumed.

was anxious that Charlene's dual identity-as Kenton's

founder of PrimeStar-would be revealed at

over this, and now,

fact, his presence provided a small measure of relief from the anxiety that had been gnawing at her all evening. At that

noticed Dalton and greeted him with a smile. "Mr. Ramirez, I didn't expect to see you

coolly. "Just came over to chat with Ms. Hawkins for a

never an

Dalton excused himself and

said, "You've been waiting a while, haven't you? Let's go over and say hello to Mr. Kenton and

the past, whenever Kenton

any opportunity to speak with him, ignoring Stewart's

But now...

already become Kenton's

encounter with Kenton, he

told her she didn't quite measure up to

looked at her

was Charlene truly exceptional before Kenton took her under

"What's wrong?"

cut through her thoughts

"Nothing," she replied.

to suspect anything was amiss, she composed herself and walked with him toward Kenton and his wife.