Chapter 844

Since neither Charlene nor Axiom Flux offered a way out, that left only…

Leah bit her lip and asked, “It’s been a full day since last night, and my brother-in- law still hasn’t sent any word. Vesta, do you think he’s—”

“No news is good news,” Maureen stated evenly.

“Exactly.” With the crisis unfolding, Laverne had also rushed over from Yaleborough. “The news of the company’s downfall is blowing up all over the internet. Everyone is watching us and Thorne. If Thorne were to step in and help us right now, it wouldn’t just impact him—it would drag down the entire Henderson family.”

“So, weighing the options, Thorne not helping us is actually the best way to cut losses.”

Leah looked frantic. “But if my brother-in-law doesn’t help us, isn’t our company really finished? We’ll be buried in massive debt-“

Laverne shot her a glance. “With Thorne around, what is there to be afraid of?”

Leah froze for a second.

Even as slow as she could be, the implication suddenly dawned on her.

As long as Thorne was backing them, even if they lost Hawkins Technology, they wouldn’t have to worry about rebuilding from the ground up.

After all, Thorne was famously generous when it came to Vesta.

Realizing this, Leah perked up, instantly feeling a surge of elation.

However—

“But he hasn’t replied to a single message since last night. Is it really not because

Because he was planning to break up with Vesta?

Maureen said calmly, “He’s under a tremendous amount of pressure right now. Aside from business matters, there must be a lot of people in Thorne’s circle pressuring him to break up with Vesta.”

Laverne chimed in, “The fact that Thorne is withstanding all that pressure under these circumstances-how is that not an advantage for us?”

Hearing this, Leah, Rhoda, and the others suddenly saw the light, their anxious hearts finally settling down a bit.

Maureen looked at Vesta. “If Thorne hasn’t replied by tomorrow, try contacting him again the day after.”

“I know,” Vesta replied.

As she spoke, she glanced down at her phone again.

In their group chat, Granger and Moran were still completely silent.

Since last night, neither of them had reached out to her, either.

…

The next day, after holding a meeting at PrimeStar, Charlene headed over to The Henderson Group with Gaylord and the others.

Even though the online traces of Professor Lu’s gala had been thoroughly scrubbed, plenty of people had already seen the news the night before.

It wasn’t until then that the employees at The Henderson Group realized the true nature of the relationship between Charlene and Thorne.

When Mr. Windsor and the other executives saw the news, they felt like they were living in a surreal fever dream.

Seeing Charlene now…

Noticing the awkward smiles

plastered on their faces, Charlene

instantly knew they were fully

fare.

of what had transpired over the past couple of days. “Let’s start the

meeting,” she said smoothly.

Mr. Windsor cleared his throat lightly. “Right away.”

Since Charlene wasn’t bringing it up, it naturally wasn’t their place to say anything. They quickly busied themselves with their materials and scurried into the conference

room.

During the workday, significantly

more people went out of their way to

consult Charlene on various

matters After all, even before

knowing she was Dr. Wagner’

student, they already recognized her

exceptional capabilities.

Now that her identity as Dr. Wagner’s protégé was out in the open everyone felt an immense sense of pride just thinking about the fact that they had been working and learning alongside a direct student of such a legend.

After a long, busy day, Charlene headed back to the Ross family estate for dinner.

Just as she arrived, she noticed an unfamiliar car parked right by the entrance.