Chapter 193
Granger
had that thought nailed down.
As they sipped coffee, Thorne mentioned, “Even though I have custody, the agreement is crystal clear. She can see Jasmine whenever she wants, no strings attached.” Granger hadn’t expected this turn of events.
Just then, the kids looked over, and they dropped the subject.
Out of the blue, Thorne said, “Heard you’ve been mingling with PrimeStar lately?”
Granger paused, “Yeah.” And then asked, “What about you? Not interested?”
Thorne shrugged, “Haven’t decided yet. It’s early days for me, no rush on my side.” “Gotcha.”
Charlene’s thesis was far from done.
After spending a day and a half on her thesis, on Sunday night, Charlene and Connie grabbed dinner out and strolled around for a couple of hours before heading home. An undisturbed, fulfilling, and peaceful weekend passed by just like that.
On Monday, Charlene went to work at PrimeStar as usual.
From that day on, those who had previously called Stewart expressing their desire to collaborate with PrimeStar started showing up with their proposals in hand.
Dalton made his appearance on Thursday.
Stewart had just left for a business trip out of town on Wednesday.
Upon receiving the message, Charlene put her work aside and headed to the reception room.
Seeing the door to the PrimeStar reception room swing open, Dalton stood up but paused when he saw Charlene entering alone.
Extending a hand, Charlene courteously said, “Hello, Mr. Ramirez. I’m Ross. Stewart had to travel out of town yesterday and is not at PrimeStar at the moment. Currently, I’m handling all affairs here at PrimeStar. If there’s anything you’d like to discuss, I’m here to talk just the same.” She’s handling everything?
In what capacity?
Stewart’s girlfriend?
Dalton wasn’t sure if her claims were accurate or if she was just trying to assert her significance in Stewart’s
life.
Even if her words held truth, their proposal was filled with specialized terms and technical jargon.
Could she comprehend it?
It was almost amusing that, knowing he was here for a collaboration talk, she didn’t bring any technical staff
and chose to meet him alone.
However, Stewart seemed to really value her.
With this in mind, even though he doubted she could fully grasp their company’s proposal, Dalton didn’t just turn around and leave to avoid unnecessary hassle. Instead, he extended his hand for a light handshake and said, “Then I’ll be in your care, Ms. Ross.”
He sat down, handing over the document to Charlene, “Here’s our proposal, Ms. Ross, please take a look.” Carlene took it, responding, “Sure, I’ll give it a glance,”
Just as Charlene was about to dive into the document, another of Stewart’s secretaries knocked and whispered, “Ms. Ross, there are more visitors downstairs. They say their names are Henley and Vesta, asking to wait in your office for you-
“No need,” Charlene cut him off softly, “Send them away.”
“Alright.”
After Stewart’s secretary left, Charlene apologized to Dalton before seriously starting to review his proposal. While reviewing Dalton’s cooperation proposal, Charlene noted to herself that even though Dalton was later than others in submitting it, he clearly had the luxury of being late. His proposal was detailed and almost perfectly aligned with her requirements.
Charlene seemed very focused on the document, as if she truly understood it.
she wanted to pretend, he wasn’t going to call her out. After all, he wasn’t in a hurry.
Half an hour later, Charlene put down the document and said, “Mr. Ramirez’s proposal indeed matches our company’s needs very closely. We’ll definitely give it some serious thought.”
Dalton didn’t feel like engaging in further conversation with Charlene, thinking he’d rather wait for Stewart’s return to discuss in detail.
Yet, he remained exceedingly polite, “Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to the possibility of working with your company.”