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?”

down, Charlene said, “Yes.”

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 to marry Vesta’s mother

the divorce, Charlene lived with her mentally ill mother

years, while her uncle’s business faltered, the Hawkins family’s enterprises

in giving her the best of everything

exceptionally accomplished. Thus, the once illegitimate daughter, Vesta, was then a legitimate heiress of a wealthy

of an heiress for over a decade, Vesta exuded an aura of nobility that even

match.

with Vesta would end their association. But fate seemed to favor

no matter how hard she tried, Thorne never

are you okay?” Seeing Charlene’s pale

snapped back to

were nearing their divorce, and whoever Thorne would love from then on would have nothing to do with her.

dwell on the matter between Thorne and Vesta

until around nine, 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