Divorce Time

Chapter 13

Speakily glancing at Vesta while hastily retreating to lean against the wall, Charlene’s colleagues were intimidated.

Vesta caught a glimpse of Charlene too, but she quickly looked away, unimpressed, and headed to the elevator surrounded by a group

of managers.

Charlene’s colleagues sighed with relief before eagerly diving into gossip as the elevator doors closed.

“Was that Mr. Henderson’s girlfriend? Wow, she’s stunning and draped in designer brands. They must cost a fortune, right? No wonder she carries herself with elegance and confidence, a true mark of the elite. She’s simply in a different league compared to us.”

“Absolutely!”

They then quietly asked Charlene, “What do you think, Charlene?”

Charlene said, “Yes.”

daughter of Charlene’s father. Calling Vesta a product of an affair might not be entirely accurate. After all, when Charlene was eight, her father, determined not to let Vesta and her mother suffer, divorced Charlene’s

Charlene lived with her mentally ill mother and was raised by her

her uncle’s business

said to compensate for Vesta’s difficult childhood, her father spared no expense in giving her the best of everything

expectations, Vesta was exceptionally accomplished. Thus, the once illegitimate daughter,

for over a decade, Vesta exuded an aura

match.

end their association. But fate seemed to favor

friends, but no matter how hard she tried, Thorne never saw her the way

Seeing Charlene’s pale face,

back to reality. “I’m

divorce, and whoever Thorne would love from then on would have nothing to do

day, Charlene didn’t dwell on the matter between Thorne and

her phone rang as she was wrapping up. It was her best friend, Connie, calling to say she had drunk too much and needed Charlene to pick