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 that morning. But at that moment, she was enjoying her chat

another girl that morning had upset her. But her spirits lifted in class when the teacher reassured them that parents love their children more than anything, and that every child is unique and irreplaceable in

Jasmine’s delayed response, Charlene called the

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

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

Thorne was dining with Vesta, she softly said, “Let them talk.

her day, whether she had made any new friends, and what she had for lunch. Then, she reminded

received a voice message from Jasmine. [Got it, Mom. I’ll

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

buy her dinner as a thank–you for her guidance. “It’s part of my job, Sunny. No need for

then, Charlene’s phone rang. It

usually ignored her, Charlene answered cautiously,

tersely informed Charlene that Terence was secretly racing cars, expressed her concern, and asked Charlene to bring

address led Charlene to a racetrack in the