Chapter 369
“He called just a few minutes ago.”
Stewart let out a sarcastic laugh, “Guess he got to you first.”
Vesta reaching out to Thorne for help, potentially stirring up trouble for the Ross family, was something they had anticipated for a while.
Thorne probably figured they’d use the Henderson Group’s tech collaboration with PrimeStar as leverage, so he tried contacting Charlene first, hoping to find a weak spot there.
But Charlene didn’t give him the chance.
So, Thorne turned to him.
The reason Stewart was handling the talks with Thorne was straightforward: on paper, he was the head of PrimeStar, making him the more suitable spokesperson for these discussions.
Thinking about how Thorne tried to manipulate Charlene to help Vesta, assuming Charlene was an easy target, made Stewart both angry and worried for her. He asked, “You doing okay?”
Charlene, calm as ever, replied, “I’m fine.” Then she inquired, “How’s the business trip going? Smooth sailing?”
“Yeah, all good.”
They talked a bit more before hanging up.
The legal team for Neural Nexus Tech was under Moran Albright’s wing.
By the afternoon, Moran had already caught wind of PrimeStar’s decision to terminate their contract with Neural Nexus Tech.
Later that evening, in a private booth…
Upon hearing that Thorne had already spoken with Stewart and that Stewart was firm on terminating the deal with no room for
negotiation, Moran cursed under his breath and echoed Georgina Spencer’s sentiment, “Charlene seems so quiet and unassuming, but man, she’s got some hidden depths.”
He added, “Then again, she did drug you and played innocent afterward, so it’s clear she’s not all sunshine and daisies.”
Granger Harden listened, his lips barely moving, but before he could say anything, Moran jumped in with, “Is there really no way out of this?”
Thorne replied, “Not at the moment.”
Moran sighed, “If Granger and I hadn’t pulled out our shares from Neural Nexus Tech, maybe we could step in and talk to Stewart. It might have been easier.”
But they were no longer shareholders, and thus had no authority to intervene in the mess between Neural Nexus Tech and PrimeStar.
Vesta, sitting quietly, glanced at Granger beside Moran. She noticed that Moran was the one doing all the talking and planning on her behalf, while Granger hadn’t said a word. He didn’t seem inclined to help her at all.
Her lips tightened.
With things escalating this far, it seemed like the termination of the contract was inevitable.
Henley Hawkins and Laverne Hawkins were promptly made aware of the situation as it unfolded.
Realizing Thorne and Granger were out of options, Henley said, “I’ll try talking to her later.”
By “her,” he meant Charlene.
Katie Hawkins, with a calm demeanor, added, “I’ll go with you.”
Just as Laverne was about to speak, Vesta interjected, “Don’t bother. It’s pointless. Thorne said if you go after her, she and Stewart will just see it as harassment. It’ll make any legal action even messier.”
The faces around the room-from the Hawkins family to the Spencers-grew
even darker at her words.