lue gown shimmered under the flash of cameras, and the diamond necklace at her throat c

. A murmur rippled through the crowd of reporters and socialite

er there, in the grey suit. The rest is up to you. I'll be watchi

scanned the room. She spotted Gideon Stone standing near the far windows, dee

. He had pulled himself together since the disaster at his apar

lien, look over there

arry gown, hair swept up, skin glowing. She wore diamonds at her th

at?" Julien's brow furrowed. He f

ike she found a new spon

. He watched as she moved through the cr

extended her hand. "Mr. St

g her with polite curiosity. "

rth orbit satellite networks," Caddie said. "Your

guage of an expert. "You've read it? T

your modular concept with AI-based autonomous orbital correctio

e widened. "P

r clutch and showed him a technical proposal she had prepared for CloudVista. She

t from polite interest to genuine admiration. The sight

is tie and strode

ell over the table. She looked up and s

said, his voice low and commanding,

, we're in the middl

you're upset, but this is a pathetic way to get revenge

The smile faded from her fac