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.”

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 lived with her mentally ill mother and

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

childhood, her father spared no expense in giving her the best of everything and invested a

up to expectations, Vesta was exceptionally accomplished. Thus, the once illegitimate daughter, Vesta, was then a legitimate

for over a decade, Vesta exuded an

match.

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

and Thorne were childhood friends, but no matter how hard she tried, Thorne never saw her the way he

Charlene’s pale face, her colleagues grew

snapped back to

and whoever Thorne would love from then on would have

dwell on the matter between Thorne and Vesta any further.

worked overtime 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