Chapter 36

The meeting took place on a chilly morning. Thorne, the sought-after CEO of Henderson Group, was expected to appear.

Charlene and the others had settled into the conference room with their morning coffees barely touched when Thorne finally made his grand entrance fashionably late as usual. When he stepped in, Sunny, the newest addition to the team, gasped audibly, her eyes sparkling with admiration. Sunny was so mesmerized by Thorne that she seemed to forget where she was until the meeting officially began, and she had to snap back to reality.

Nudging Charlene, she whispered, "Mr. Henderson is seriously handsome!"

Charlene, who had only glanced up briefly when Thorne entered, responded with a noncommittal "Hmm" without taking her eyes off her laptop.

Sunny was surprised at Charlene's apparent lack of interest in Thorne but then remembered Charlene was happily married with kids. Suddenly, her reaction, or lack thereof, made sense.

Throughout the meeting, Sunny got distracted, her gaze constantly drifting back to Thorne while Charlene diligently took notes on her laptop.

After the meeting, Thorne was the first to leave, and the others slowly filtered out. Sunny's heart fluttered with excitement until Josh came over to collect the minutes from Charlene. That brought her back to reality.