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

After all, when Charlene was eight, her father, determined not to let Vesta and her mother suffer, divorced Charlene’s mother

Charlene lived with her mentally ill mother and was raised by her grandmother and uncle.

uncle’s business faltered, the Hawkins

father spared no expense in giving her the

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

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

match.

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

how hard she tried, Thorne never saw her the way he instantly fell for

are you okay?” Seeing Charlene’s pale

to reality. “I’m

whoever Thorne would love from then on would have nothing to do

on the matter between Thorne and Vesta any

her best friend, Connie, calling to say she had drunk