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.”

to her

at the Ross Group, she knew the difficult times it was facing. Vernon was busy with work daily, struggling to keep the

been in such dire

it weren’t for Irma, Thorne, with his misunderstandings about her, would probably have been more inclined

taste of the roast beef turned bland in her mouth.

seek help from Thorne, even in times of

dinner, while Helena dozed off, Charlene handed Vernon

don’t need-”

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

excelled academically and could contribute to research and development. But

co–founded with Stewart and others also paid dividends annually. Adding it all up, she could easily earn tens of millions without lifting

several

Barely surviving.

my lack of ability,”

normal, uncle. Try not to stress over

field is growing rapidly. With your development skills and my operational expertise, our company could have been worth billions by now, leading the industry. Thankfully, the Al sector still offers vast

the company could significantly improve its fortunes, eventually enabling her