Althea sparkled with satisfaction. Although her hair was messy, her shirt was in disarray, and she was filled with sweat, she still looked absolutely gorgeous in her husband's eyes.
Althea was the brightest after a successful challenge.
Althea actually thrived on it.
Although she did her best to prepare Alterra to be as stable as possible—over-designing here, over-preparing there—it didn't hide the fact she actually lived for the thrill.
At least when she wasn't affecting others, she would find ways to give herself a hard time. She'd pick the most difficult projects, she'd go deep in areas she had little expertise on, she'd care for plants that had no chance to survive, or she would push ideas that would make her sleepless in thought.
Whether it was of discovery or of growth, a good challenge was Althea's true source of joy outside her family.
