MasukStewart had warned her. There hadn't really been a call interrupting her during their most recent talk. As she left, Darleen texted Stewart the recording of the whole conversation she had had with Vesta. Charlene and Stewart were still at work. After hearing the recording, Stewart smiled and went to Charlene's office to tell her the news. "Looks like we've got this lawsuit in the bag," Charlene said with a confident smile as she sat back in her chair after learning the specifics."Exactly," Stewart answered. In addition to severing its relationship with Neural Nexus Tech, their lawsuit to end the contract was a calculated attempt to force Vesta to make a mistake. In the hopes that she would falter and provide them with the necessary proof, they sought to coerce her into attempting to halt the abortion. Vesta was likely to make a mistake or create further divisions if she attempted to reach out to the Ross family or Stewart's side in order to accomplish her objective, giving them the l
Vesta anticipated not hearing anything for several days. That same afternoon, Thorne surprised her by calling. "Tomorrow, Mr. Ferguson and Darleen will attend a charity auction. Would you like to come along? With a laugh, Vesta said, "Sure, sounds good." They showed up for the auction the following evening. Thorne quickly led Vesta to Stewart's parents, Hector and Darleen Ferguson. He presented Vesta to them. The past between Thorne, Charlene, and Vesta was well known to Hector and Darleen.However, when they greeted Thorne, none of it was evident. They gave him a cordial handshake, and as Thorne introduced Vesta, Darleen smiled politely and held out her hand, saying, "Hello." The city's elite gathered for the auction. Vesta had the opportunity to speak with Darleen one-on-one after Thorne and Hector got sucked into a business discussion. Vesta started off by saying, "Darleen, I came here today because I have a favor to ask." Darleen chuckled softly."What could you possible require f
"York, besides Hickey and my old man, do you know anyone else who might have Kenton's contact information?" Dalton asked, interrupting York as he was lost in thought. In response, York said, "No, I don't." However, a thought suddenly occurred to him. "Hold on, you mentioned that Ms. Hawkins had met Kenton? She may have Mr. Wagner's phone number. Wouldn't Ms. Hawkins just get in touch with Mr. Wagner herself if speaking with him could resolve this?"As someone directly involved, she probably wouldn't want to contact Mr. Wagner unless absolutely necessary, especially to criticize Stewart," Dalton said after giving it some thought. Dalton appeared to have given this a lot of thought. He obviously cared more about Vesta than he disclosed. "All right, I'll ask around and see if anyone else can help," Dalton groaned. York gave a nod and said, "Okay."He was aware that neither Stewart nor Charlene had disclosed that Charlene was a student of Kenton, perhaps due to the fact that it was privat
Due to Abelard's obstinacy and refusal to assist, Dalton thought about contacting Kenton directly. There was only one problem. He lacked Kenton's contact details. When Dalton sent Abelard a message requesting Kenton's phone number, Abelard quickly responded with just two words: "Not happening." Another communication from Abelard appeared before Dalton could even comprehend that: "I've already spoken to Hickey too."Don't squander time. Dalton was becoming rather irritated. He tried phoning Abelard once more, but this time he was unresponsive. Given that Hickey and Abelard were a no-go... York Watson crossed Dalton's mind. He recalled York saying that he had met Kenton at work. They had even eaten together once. Dalton contacted York with this in mind. Later that night, York returned the call. When Dalton requested Kenton's contact information, York said, "I don't have Mr. Wagner's contact details.""Not at all. You had dinner with him and my old guy, didn't you? You two switched numbe
"Are you trying to say that Stewart sided with Charlene again and gave Ms. Hawkins a hard time?" Abelard interrupted Dalton before he could finish. Abelard's accurate guess truly surprised Dalton. "Old man, how did you find out? Are you aware of what transpired already?""I didn't know," Abelard laughed. Just a fortunate assumption. The problem was that Charlene and Stewart wouldn't purposefully make things tough for his somewhat inexperienced kid at work if they had first consented to work with him because of him. Any disagreement was most likely not between Dalton and them, as his son wasn't the kind to cause trouble either. It appeared more plausible that Charlene and Stewart had caused problems for someone Dalton cared about. Vesta was most likely that person.He had supper with Geoffrey, Charlene, and the group earlier that year, and they just so happened to run into Ms. Hawkins at the restaurant door. Given her composure and charm, Abelard had approved of Dalton's attentiveness
Stewart smirked at the corners of his mouth as he sat with his knees crossed. "Specifically, turned into what? Blind to truth and wrong, or consumed by charm? In my opinion, both. Dalton didn't say that aloud, of course. Stewart seems to read his mind. "Funny," he said with a laugh. "I have a feeling that the one who's blind and smitten isn't me but someone else entirely." Stewart went on, "And as for who my mentor values the most, well, it's not me," before Dalton could reply."Mr. Ramirez, you flatter me too much." Dalton was surprised. Stewart seemed unfazed even by the mention of Kenton Wagner. Stewart was not going to give Dalton a free pass. "Mr. Ramirez, you are free to end our agreement if you feel compelled to defend Mr. Hawkins. Naturally, you would have to make up for any losses to PrimeStar. Dalton believed he was making sense.Stewart, however, was obviously antagonistic and even suggested that their business partnership be terminated. It was ridiculous. In an attempt to







