Divorce Time

mapter 31

Chapter 31

Jasmine finally cracked a smile, rattling off her favorite foods without taking a breath.

Thorne listened quietly on the side.

After Jasmine finished, Vesta began to compliment her outfit. “Minnie, you look stunning in that dress. It suits you perfectly

Jasmine was happy. “Really?”

Vesta chuckled. “Of course, it’s true.”

Then, she asked, “So, Minnie, how was your day at school? Did you get along well with the other kids?”

Their conversation flowed smoothly, with Thorne rarely interjecting and focusing on his meal with meticulous care. To an uninformed waiter watching them, they appeared a perfect family of three, earning Vesta admiring glances.

call coming in from Charlene. She had requested the call that morning. But at that moment,

that parents love their children more than anything, and that every child

by Jasmine’s delayed response, Charlene called the

and explained in the kids‘ lounge that Jasmine was fine, video chatting with her dad

to bother,” Charlene decided, realizing Jasmine was busy with Vesta and Thorne.

dining with Vesta, she softly said, “Let them

what she had for lunch. Then, she reminded Jasmine to listen to the teacher

Charlene received a voice message from

spending the day with Sunny, Charlene found her outgoing, sociable,

the evening, as Charlene was about to leave work, Sunny offered to buy her dinner

phone rang. It

as Claudia usually ignored her, Charlene answered cautiously, “Claudia?”

expressed her concern, and asked Charlene to

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