Chapter 351
The moment Dalton laid eyes on Charlene, his eyebrows furrowed as if by instinct. The last time he saw her was when Thorne had visited PrimeStar to see Charlene a while back. He wasn’t entirely sure what had developed between Charlene and Thorne since then, but he had heard rumors of a collaboration between Thorne and PrimeStar. He couldn’t help but wonder if Charlene and Thorne might have used this as an opportunity to get closer.
Even though Dalton didn’t say a word, the crease in his brow when he saw Charlene was enough for her to guess what was on his mind. Without so much as a greeting, Charlene got into her car and drove off. Dalton watched her leave, then got into his own car and headed back to the office.
He was in the middle of negotiating a deal with the Hawkins family. Around 3 PM, his secretary came in and said, “Mr. Ramirez, Ms. Hawkins has arrived.”
Dalton paused for a moment. “Ms. Hawkins?” he echoed.
“Yes,” his secretary confirmed, “Ms. Hawkins said Mr. Hawkins has caught a cold, so she’ll be taking over the meeting for him.”
Dalton’s eyes lit up with a hint of excitement at the news. He quickly stood up and made his way to the meeting room. Upon seeing him, Vesta immediately apologized, “I’m sorry, my father is under the weather, so I’ll be representing him for this collaboration.”
Dalton quickly reassured her, “That’s perfectly fine.” Vesta noticed the spark of joy in his eyes and smiled slightly, keeping her thoughts to herself.
After wrapping up the meeting,
Dalton seized the moment. “Ms. Hawkins, do you have time to grab a bite to eat later?” he asked. Vesta shook her head with a smile. “I have a racing competition coming up, se I’ll be heading to the track for some practice. Rain check on dinner?” She was a race car driver, something Dalton was well aware of. Since meeting her, she hadn’t participated in any races. Intrigued, he had even downloaded videos of her past races to watch them repeatedly on his phone. The thought of seeing her race in person was tempting.
However, he hesitated. If she was heading to practice, Thorne would likely be there with her. With that in mind, he decided not to push further. “Alright rain check it is,” he agreed. Vesta nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries, and left.
Not long after she left, Dalton’s phone rang. It was Kelvin.
“York’s off today. Want to hang out?” Kelvin suggested.
An idea popped into Dalton’s head. “Sure, but how about we skip the bar this time and do something new?”
Kelvin perked up, intrigued. “What do you have in mind?”
“Let’s go watch a racing event tonight,” Dalton proposed. “Racing event, you say?” Kelvin was definitely interested. “Count me in!”
After figuring out where Vesta would
be practicing that evening, Dalton joined Kelvin and York Watson for dinner. Post-meal, they all hopped into their cars and headed to the
race track where Vesta was training.