Divorce Time

Chapter 6

Noon hit, and Charlene’s colleague suddenly tapped her shoulder, pulling her back from her thoughts.

Charlene chuckled and shook her head. “Nothing much.”

“Aren’t you going to call your daughter today?”

“No, not today.” Usually, Charlene called Jasmine twice a day. One call was at 1 A.M. and again at noon. It was an open secret among her office mates. What they didn’t know was that Jasmine’s father was none other than the big boss of their company.

After work, Charlene stopped by the local market to pick up some groceries and a few potted plants for her home.

Post–dinner, she went online to catch up on news about the Future Tech Expo. After reading, she made a call. “Keep a ticket for the Future Tech Expo next month for me.”

“Are you sure?” The voice on the other end was cold. “You said the same the last two times and never showed up. You wasted tickets many people can only dream of.”

was a major event in the tech world, and tickets weren’t easy to come by. Their company managed to snag a few spots, which were highly sought after by many of its top members. Each slot

won’t ask you again if I don’t make it this time,”

other end before the call ended,

mentioned was her desire to return to the company.

on her family when the company was getting off the ground, derailing their plans and causing them to miss out on opportunities. Her colleagues were understandably annoyed. They had lost

to catch up on the industry’s current state before making concrete plans.

the day and focusing on her projects at night without contacting Jasmine or Thorne. They didn’t call

Goldland, Jasmine had formed a habit of calling

Vesta’s number, but their conversation was

moving back to the country!” she

called her dad, Thorne, “Dad, did you know

documents and

did you