Ste walked over to Joshua and pointed to a section under the hood. "Right here..."


    The two of them leaned over the Dawnlight''s internalponents,unching into a deep discussion that left Leonard and Aurorapletely forgotten.


    The car''s inner workings were incrediblyplex. Even for Ste, who had studied assembly, a car like the Dawnlight was too intricate tomit entirely to memory. She took out a notebook and began sketching out designs as she and Joshua talked.


    Aurora knew Ste could y the violin, but she never expected her to


    understand race cars-not just the basics, but the intricate details of how they were built.


    With just a few prompts from Joshua, Ste immediately grasped his meaning. When he pointed to a specificponent and exined something, Ste would think for a moment and then trante his words into a rough design sketch in her notebook. It was clear from their conversation that she was far from a novice.


    Aurora saw the difference in Joshua. Gone was the defiant arrogance she was used to, and gone too was the cheerful ease he showed Ste.


    He was nothing like the unstable figure from the rumors. His profile was etched with focus and a serious intensity that was almost maic. In that moment, Aurora finally understood why Simone was so captivated by him. He was apletely different person from the one she thought she knew.


    For about an hour, Aurora and Leonard stood by in silence, watching them work. By the time they finished, Ste''s notebook contained a nearlyplete design n.


    Leonard nced at the sketches


    and felt a jolt of shock. It had taken his team of seven or eight зак


    professional designers over a week to create the original ns for the Dawnlight. Yet, in just one hour, Ste and Joshua had managed to map out most of its internal, Structure er drawings were quick but not crude; every part and connection was rendered with surprising detail and uracy. As a former artist himself, Leonard could see that Ste possessed a strong foundation in drawing. This wasn''t some amateurish attempt to copy a design.


    Ste, for her part, was amazed by Joshua''s deep knowledge of car assembly. She handed him a bottle of water. "Joshua, you must be tired. Have some water."


    Even with her natural talent for mechanics, Ste was no professional. A top-tier,plex vehicle like the Dawnlight was still a formidable challenge for her.


    Joshua took the bottle, twisted off


    the cap, and handed it back to her.


    "You first I''m not that thirsty


    Sting


    then gestured to her notebook.


    me see that for a second. I''ll check if


    there''s anything we missed."


    Ste took the water and handed him the notebook. "Joshua, I didn''t know you were an expert on cars too."


    He smiled. "Would you believe me if I told you I just crammed for a few days?"


    "If it were anyone else, I wouldn''t," she said. "But with you... I believe it."


    Ste already considered herself a fast learner, her affinity for cars stemming from a natural talent


    developed over a rtively shortet


    time. Her friends Abby and Antoney always praised her as a gifted prodigy. But seeing Joshua she finally understood what meant to be truly exceptional. He was a genuine genius.