Chapter 746
While Charlene was dining with Kenton and the others, Corinne was out getting drinks with Vesta.
Scrolling through the trending posts, Corinne slammed her phone down in frustration. “No wonder she latches onto Stewart Ferguson so hard, and does everything in her power to stop you from getting close to him and Kenton. She’s just using Stewart to get all these insane networking perks p>
In all honesty, Corinne came from a very wealthy family, but even she had never managed to get anywhere near untouchable elites like Kenton, Geoffrey, and Darius.
Some comments online joked that just breathing the same air as men like Kenton and Geoffrey would be the peak of their entire lives.
Forget the average internet user-Corinne felt exactly the same way.
Charlene came from a completely unremarkable background compared to her. Yet, simply by riding Stewart’s coattails, she had effortlessly infiltrated their inner circle. And according to the waitress’s caption, not only did she know them, but they openly favored her p>
Corinne didn’t voice every bitter thought out loud, but Vesta perfectly understood the venom behind her words.
Lowering her eyes, Vesta stayed silent, but her fingers tightened around her cocktail glass until her knuckles turned white.
Because deep down, she knew the real truth better than anyone.
At the exact same time, Raleigh had also stumbled upon the viral photo.
Naturally, he hadn’t missed the massive headlines about Charlene’s award wins from a few days prior either.
He had poured over every single research paper she published, analyzing them line by line. He had to admit, the quality of her work was undeniably spectacular. Every paper left him genuinely stunned and utterly electrified by her brilliance.
Based strictly on the merit of the content, her sweeping those awards was absolutely deserved.
But the lingering doubt gnawed at him. Could a mere undergraduate truly produce such groundbreaking, in-depth research after only being with PrimeStar Technologies for about half a year?
Did she genuinely write those papers herself?
Raleigh pressed his lips together, his eyes locked onto the image of Charlene
standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Kenton, Geoffrey, and the rest.
Men like Kenton and Geoffrey were gods in the industry. Raleigh figured he wouldn’t ever get a chance to meet them in his entire lifetime.
Staring at the screen, a suffocating wave of inadequacy washed over him. He realized that he and Charlene were now living in two completely different worlds. She had ascended to peak he could never hope to reach, living a life far beyond his wildest imagination.
If it were Stewart achieving this, he could accept it.
But Charlene… what gave her the right?
At that thought, Raleigh’s gaze turned somber and icy.
Dalton Ramirez rarely scrolled through social media, but Kelvin Scott practically lived on the
internet When Kelvin saw the
trending post, his jaw nearly
floor. He instantly dialed Dalton
“Dude, did you see the news online?! Why aren’t you in that picture? Your dad is out having dinner with all these titans, why didn’t he bring you p>
Dalton listened in sheer confusion.
Pulling up his browser, he froze the second he saw the photo of his own father
dining intimately with Charlene, Kenton, and Geoffrey.
“Holy crap man! That’s Kenton, Geoffrey, and Darius! It’s the
networking opportunity of a lifetime, and you-you didn’t even go? Kelvin
shouted over the line. Co
“My old man didn’t tell me,” Dalton replied dryly.
“Huh? What?” Kelvin gasped.
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After processing the words, he blurted out, “Wait, but Stewart and Charlene were
both invited. Why the hell wouldn’t your dad bring you along p>
Dalton really wanted to know the answer to that himself.
Before he could say another word, Kelvin just couldn’t help himself. “Do you think p>
maybe they think you’re just not impressive enough p>
Knowing he had crossed a line, Kelvin let out a nervous chuckle. “Hey, I was just curious p>