At noon, Vesta made her way to The Henderson Group headquarters, ready to apany Thorne to a meeting with a partner from Neural Nexus Tech.


    When she arrived, Thorne was still tied up in a meeting.


    It had already been a busy morning for him-three back-to-back meetings-so


    Vesta waited patiently until he finally wrapped things up.


    Stepping back into his office and seeing her there, Thorne gave a brief nod. "You''re here."<fn2026> Get full chapters from find?novel</fn2026>


    Vesta smiled. "Yeah."


    "I''ve got a few things to finish up. We''ll have to wait a bit before we can head out," he said.


    "No problem. Go ahead," Vesta replied, settling into a seat as Thorne turned to the stack of documents on his desk.


    Meanwhile, Coy stood by his side, quietly running through the day''s itinerary.


    "I spoke with Mr. Kevitt on the phone this morning," Thorne said. "I''ll be postponing my trip to Golnd by two days."


    "Understood," Coy replied, not pressing for more details before moving on to the next item.


    But as Vesta listened from across the room, hershes fluttered ever so slightly. Three nights from now was PrimeStar''s anniversary g.


    If Thorne was dying his trip to Golnd, that could only mean he intended to attend the PrimeStar event.


    When the invitation from PrimeStar had arrived, she''d promised to go with him. She''d only agreed because she didn''t want Thorne to notice anything out of the ordinary. In the past, whenever he''d asked her to join him at such events, she''d always said yes.


    She''d figured when the g rolled around, she could simply make up an excuse at thest minute.


    So when she first heard Thorne would be out of town on the night of the g, she''d actually felt-


    But now-


    There were still a couple of days before the celebration, but Thorne was fully aware of everything going on with Neural Nexus Tech With so little time left, she couldn''t even think of a reasonable excuse to back out.  s


    The thought made her frown slightly.


    Then, all at once, something clicked.


    Was Thorne postponing his trip to Golnd just to attend PrimeStar''s anniversary


    g?


    She nced over at him.


    Thorne was absorbed in his paperwork, seemingly oblivious to her gaze.


    After a moment''s hesitation, Vesta couldn''t help but speak up. "Thorne, did you dy your trip to Golnd just to goto PrimeStar''s anniversary dinner?"  s


    Thorne paused, then looked up at her. "Yes."


    She forced a smile. "Why didn''t you mention it before?"


    His trip to Golnd had been scheduled after the PrimeStar invitation came in, but the business he had there was important-just a cruciatas the ongoing partnership between PrimeStar and The Henderson Group.  s


    Their coboration with PrimeStar was steady; his absence at the g wouldn''t jeopardize anything. Golnd, on the other hand, was a different story.


    Besides, knowing Stewart and Charlene''s usual attitude toward Thorne, neither of them would mind if he missed the PrimeStar event.


    Given the circumstances, anyone would know which meeting took priority.


    Yet Thorne had chosen otherwise.


    He gave a faint smile, eyes back on the documents. "Things in Golnd are under control. Going a littleter won''t hurt."


    Was that really true?


    Vesta didn''t press further.


    Atst, Thorne finished reviewing the paperwork, stood up, and turned to her. "Alright. Let''s go."