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

mother and was raised by her grandmother

business faltered, the Hawkins family’s enterprises

no expense in giving her the best of everything and invested

Thus, the once illegitimate daughter, Vesta, was then a legitimate

the life of an heiress for over a decade, Vesta exuded

match.

thought her childhood ties with Vesta would end their association. But fate seemed to favor Vesta particularly.

Thorne were childhood friends, but no matter how hard she tried, Thorne

are you okay?” Seeing Charlene’s pale face, her colleagues grew

snapped back to reality. “I’m fine.”

and Thorne were nearing their divorce, and whoever Thorne would love from then on would have nothing

matter between Thorne and

her best friend, Connie, calling to say she had drunk too much and needed Charlene to pick her up.