Divorce Time

Chapter 18

Che was worried Helens would be concerned if she knew him her distress, so she quickly composed herself and asked, “Has Auri Pinda and the rest not returned from their vacation yet?

“Nope, they are having too much fun and said they’d be back a week later came the reply

“What about Uncle Vemon? Does he have another business dinner tonight?

“Your Uncle Vernon heard you were coming home and canceled his engagements. He said he’d be back for dinner with us. Should be here any minute now

“Good”

No sooner had they finished speaking than Vernon Ross walked in

Seeing Charlene, he said with a smile. “Charlene, you’re back. But then his expression turned to concem. “Why have you lost so much weight? Haven’t you been eating well?”

Charlene laughed it off. “I’ve been too busy. I’ll eat more tonight.”

adding roast beef to her plate when dinner was ready.

the Ross Group, she knew the difficult times it

Group wouldn’t have been in such dire straits if

the two desperate occasions when Irma intervened, Thorne had never helped her. Charlene thought that if it weren’t for Irma, Thorne, with his misunderstandings about her,

the savory taste of the roast

asked her to seek help from Thorne, even in

dozed off, Charlene handed Vernon

I don’t

for it,” Charlene insisted, pushing the check back toward him. “There’s not much else I can do to help. It

could contribute to research and development. But she was not

a few years back, she had secured several patents in artificial intelligence. The tech company she co–founded with Stewart and others also paid dividends annually. Adding it all up, she could easily earn tens of millions without lifting a finger.

me money several

Barely surviving.

lack of ability,” Vernon

company is normal, uncle. Try not to stress

expertise, our company could have been worth billions by now, leading the industry. Thankfully,

she still possessed her former skills, her return to the company could significantly improve its fortunes, eventually enabling her to provide even more financial support to