Chapter 203
Stewart had been eyeing a tray of pastries in the corner all evening. Just as they were about to head over to grab some, someone stopped them to discuss a project.
Across the room, York had just greeted Vesta and was now nodding to Granger and Moran, “Mr. Harden, Mr. Albright.”
Granger returned the nod.
At that moment, Thorne finished his phone call and joined them.
Moran scratched his nose, coughing slightly as he recalled the dance York and Charlene had shared earlier. It was quite a while, considering Charlene was Thorne’s wife…
Granger’s eyes flickered with the thought.
Thorne, however, seemed unbothered by it.
Seeing York, Thorne even greeted him warmly, “Mr. Watson.”
York replied, “Mr. Henderson.”
Thorne clinked his glass with York’s, taking a small sip and saying, “It’s been a while.”
York swirled his glass, replying, “Yeah.”
Moran sighed internally. Guess he was worried for nothing.
The group began chatting, the conversation flowing easily among them.
Charlene and Stewart, meanwhile, were caught up with other guests for a good while and didn’t have a chance to reunite with Thorne and the others.
As the night wore on, they bade farewell to their hosts and left the party.
Come Monday morning, Stewart hadn’t been at the office long when someone informed him that Mr. Palmer from The Henderson Group was downstairs, wanting to discuss a potential collaboration. Accompanying Mr. Palmer was Vesta.
Stewart sighed.
If Thorne had shown up to talk business, Stewart would have flatly refused to meet him. But he got along well with Mr. Palmer, and having him as the intermediary made it tough for Stewart to turn down the meeting. Thorne really knew how to play his cards. Plus, he sent Vesta along.
Stewart felt a headache coming on.
He grimaced and went to find Charlene, filling her in on the situation.
Charlene shrugged, “Meeting Vesta isn’t a big deal.”
Meeting doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing to a deal, after all.
“True,” Stewart agreed, then asked, “Want to join me?”
Charlene nodded, “Let’s go together.”
After Vesta and Mr. Palmer had settled in the meeting room for a bit, Charlene and Stewart went in to meet them.
As Stewart opened the door, Mr. Palmer and Vesta stood to greet them.
peing Charlene walk in alongside Stewart, Vesta’s expression shifted slightly, but she didn’t let it show much. After Mr. Palmer exchanged pleasantries with Stewart, Vesta also chimed in, “Mr. Ferguson.”
Stewart nodded, saying, “Ms. Hawkins, have a seat
Charlene, known for her striking looks and having worked at The Henderson Group for a few years, was somewhat familiar to Mr. Palmer,
Before sitting down, he couldn’t help but remark, “Isn’t this Miss Secretary I remember?”
He chuckled, “I was wondering why I hadn’t seen you around. So you’ve moved to PrimeStar Technologies.”
Charlene laughed lightly, “Yes, it’s been some time now?
Mr. Palmer nodded approvingly, “Good for you, good for you.”
After the small talk, they got down to business.
When Mr. Palmer handed the documents to Stewart, Vesta did the same and passed hers over too.
Stewart took them and handed Vesta’s to Charlene, saying, “Charlene, would you mind taking a look at Ms. Hawkins’ proposal?”
Charlene agreed, “Sure.”
Vesta paused but said nothing.
Charlene flipped open the files. While she wasn’t a speed reader, she was certainly faster than most.
In just a few minutes, she had finished reviewing Vesta’s proposal.
Returning the documents to Vesta, Charlene addressed her, “I can see you’ve put a lot of effort into this, Ms. Hawkins. However, there are quite a few issues. Compared to other partners who’ve approached our company, this one doesn’t really stand out.”