Divorce Time

Chapter 20

So Mom’s coming back with us to Great grandma’s?”

Yeah.”

Upon hearing that, Jasmine couldn’t help but frown before she said anything. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to see Charlene. Nor was it that Jasmine didn’t miss her. It had been ages since she last saw Charlene. Unusually, Charlene hadn’t contacted her in over two weeks. Now that they mentioned Charlene, Jasmine realized she did miss her a bit. But knowing Charlene would join them for the evening at Henderson Mansion meant she’d be back from her business trip. She only found out Charlene had been away when she woke up the morning after returning home,

Jasmine was secretly thrilled to find Charlene not at home. She had hoped to spend more time with Vesta during her mom’s business trip. After all, meeting with Vesta would become rare once Charlene was back.

So, Jasmine had been hoping Charlene would stay away longer. But Charlene was coming back after just two days. Now that Charlene was back, she wouldn’t allow Vesta to take her to school the next day.

Charlene wouldn’t let Jasmine go if she knew about nosedive.

car race tomorrow night. After thinking about this, Jasmine’s mood

Vesta to drop her at school tomorrow morning, and Vesta agreed. She

felt deflated.

over. “What’s up?”

to talk to Charlene about letting Vesta take her to school the following day, but that might lead to

compromise on the school issue and let her mom accompany

Thorne, “You promised to take me to see Ms. Hawkins‘ race tomorrow night, but if Mom finds out,

it.” With Thorne’s assurance, Jasmine felt

after breakfast, Thorne left.

run into Thorne when she arrived at the office.

called her, inviting her to lunch at “The Feast,” just a few

and was about to turn the corner to “The Feast,” she overheard someone saying, “Thorne, without your help, I doubt we could’ve secured that contract no matter

That familiar voice-