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.

she was anxious that Charlene's dual

of PrimeStar-would

she'd been tightly wound over this, and now, the tension


words, Vesta realized he'd completely misread the situation. Still, she didn't feel the need to correct him. In fact, his presence provided a

a smile. "Mr. Ramirez, I didn't expect to

to chat with Ms. Hawkins for a bit. Since you two have business, I

never an intrusion, Mr.

excused himself

"You've been waiting a while, haven't you? Let's go over and

the past, whenever

opportunity to speak with him, ignoring Stewart's obvious dislike for her and doing. whatever she could

But now...

had already become

meant, from her very first encounter with Kenton, he had already known exactly

her she didn't quite measure up to

true. But when he looked at her back then, was


besides was Charlene truly exceptional before Kenton

"What's wrong?"

her thoughts when she

"Nothing," she replied.

not wanting Thorne to suspect anything was amiss, she composed herself

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