Chapter 273
That evening, after officially submitting their work, they decided to take Kenton out for dinner.
This time, Kenton didn’t turn them down.
As they arrived at the restaurant, Charlene got out of the car with Kenton and the others, heading upstairs, completely unaware that Granger’s car was parked not too far away.
Granger, however, paused for a moment when he saw Charlene and the group before he stepped out of his car, carrying a sleepy Daisy.
Moran was the first to arrive.
Seeing him, he greeted, “You’re here?”
Granger nodded, “Yeah.”
A few minutes later, as Daisy was just waking up, Thorne, Vesta, Jasmine, and Leah showed up.
Seeing Leah, Granger averted his gaze.
Leah, on the other hand, was all smiles, walking briskly over to him with a sweet greeting, “Granger.”
Granger looked at her with a cool expression, not responding.
Leah felt the awkwardness creeping in, but then Jasmine approached. Noticing Daisy seemed a little off, she asked, “Daisy, are you feeling okay?”
Daisy replied, “Not really…”
Granger, catching Jasmine’s eye, offered a gentle smile, “Daisy’s fine, just a bit groggy from.waking up.”
With Jasmine there, Daisy climbed down from Granger’s arms and joined her on the couch to chat.
When Vesta arrived, she took a seat next to Thorne, sipped the water he handed her, and then pulled out a book from her bag. She said to Granger and the others, “I’m gonna read a bit. You guys chat. Don’t mind me.”
Everyone was aware that Vesta was studying under Lanny. Watching her commitment, Moran couldn’t resist teasing her, “Bringing a book to dinner? Isn’t that going a bit overboard?”
Leah, now sitting next to Granger, chimed in, “My cousin’s been like this all week–super dedicated.”
Granger was aware of Vesta’s ambition to become Kenton’s student.
And Kenton was, in fact, dining not far from their private room.
Yet, he kept that to himself.
As he thought about it, a realization struck him.
Earlier downstairs, when he saw Charlene with Stewart and Kenton, he initially assumed Charlene was there because of Stewart.
But if that were true, she would have been standing next to Stewart.
Charlene wasn’t the most social person, yet she seemed quite familiar while chatting with Kenton.
PrimeStar’s projects had only been in development for a few months.
Charlene had left The Henderson Group to join PrimeStar around the same time–about three or four months
ago.
Lanny had mentioned a few days back that Charlene was more capable than him.
And suddenly he remembered how Vesta wanted to join PrimeStar, but Stewart, due to Charlene, had promptly turned. down Vesta, whom they all thought was exceptional.
Back then, both he and Moran believed there was something between Charlene and Stewart, which was why Stewart chose Charlene over Vesta.
But now…
Watching Vesta flipping through her book and earnestly asking Thorne questions when she didn’t understand something, a light bulb went on in Granger’s head. He suddenly stood up, frozen by his realization.
