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

weight, but Charlene noticed that he looked worn out. Though she never worked at the Ross Group, she knew

Group wouldn’t have been in such dire straits if

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

taste of the roast

her predicament, Vernon never asked her to seek help from Thorne,

dozed off, Charlene handed Vernon a

don’t

Charlene insisted, pushing the check back toward him. “There’s not much else I can do

up, she excelled academically and could contribute to research and development. But she was

several patents in artificial intelligence. The tech company she co–founded with Stewart and others also paid dividends annually. Adding it all up, she

several times, but the

Barely surviving.

lack of ability,”

in transitioning the company is normal, uncle.

and my operational expertise, our company could have been worth billions by now, leading the industry. Thankfully, the Al sector still offers vast opportunities, and I hope you can rejoin

return to the company could significantly improve its fortunes, eventually enabling her to provide even more financial support