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.

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

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 their mother’s heart. That reassured her.

by Jasmine’s delayed response,

teacher laughed and explained in the kids‘ lounge that Jasmine was fine, video chatting with her dad and possibly an aunt.

Charlene decided, realizing Jasmine was

softly said, “Let them talk. No need to disturb them.”

day, whether she had made any new friends, and what she had for lunch. Then, she reminded Jasmine to listen to the teacher

voice message from Jasmine. [Got it, Mom. I’ll sleep well.]

Sunny, Charlene found her outgoing, sociable, and capable.

around six in the evening, as Charlene was about to leave work, Sunny offered to buy her dinner as a thank–you for her guidance. “It’s part of my job, Sunny. No need

Charlene’s phone rang. It was

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

her concern, and asked Charlene to bring him

Charlene to a