Chapter 227

On the other side, the moment Calliope walked into StellarTek, she went straight to the tech department. Only a handful of people noticed her arrival, quickly jumping to their feet and greeting her nervously, "Miss Godfrey." But most of them? They just watched with a smirk, practically reveling in the drama. Some even started whispering, thinking no one would hear. "Wow, she really had the guts to show up. Heard the Aether System's about to be yanked offline." "She must've pulled some seductive tricks to hook up with Mr. Hilliard. That whole acquisition act? Total theater." "What else could it be? Bet she slept her way in. Otherwise, how would she get her hands on his shares in Stellar Group? A woman like that is gonna run the company straight into the ground." While they were deep in their little gossip zone, a calm but icy voice suddenly dropped from overhead. "So chatty-should I just send you guys to the Hilliard Corp and let you repeat all that to Mr. Hilliard directly?" Their bodi