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.”

and tickets weren’t easy to come by. Their company managed to snag a few spots, which were

again if I don’t

other end before the call ended, an

hadn’t mentioned was her desire to return to the

out on opportunities. Her colleagues were understandably annoyed. They had lost touch over the years. Charlene wanted to return, but her life had revolved around her family. She

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

kept to her routine, working during the day and focusing on her projects at night without contacting Jasmine or Thorne. They didn’t call her, either, which didn’t surprise her. Their communication had been one–sided

of calling Vesta every morning when she

Vesta’s number, but their conversation was cut short by Jasmine’s sudden

is moving back to the country!” she sobbed after hearing

her dad, Thorne,

flipped through his documents and replied,

you find