Chapter 51

When Charlene walked in, the room went silent, every pair of eyes fixed on her in awe.

Too thrilled to remain seated, someone stood up and rushed to ask, "Mr. Ferguson, is this stunning lady our new colleague?"

"Word does get around, doesn't it?" Stewart chuckled, turning to introduce Charlene. "This is Charlene Ross. She's joining our company-"

Raleigh cut him off and suddenly blurted, "Did you give up on Vesta because of her, Mr. Ferguson?"

Stewart paused a moment, then nodded, "Yeah. I was thinking of giving you the rundown later..."

Before he could finish, Raleigh turned to Charlene, saying, "Vesta just got her PhD from one of the top ten universities, and she's only 25. If Ms. Ross managed to get her spot here at PrimeStar, her resume must be even more impressive, right?" The word around was that Stewart had personal reasons for not hiring Vesta, who had not revealed the real causes.

Raleigh had seen Charlene hugging Stewart downstairs earlier, which led him to believe her hiring at PrimeStar was due to personal connections.