Divorce Time

Chapter 39

Just then, his phone rang. Charlene glanced over and saw “Sweetheart‘ flash across the phone screen on the table.

She thought she’d be over it by now. But after putting her heart into this relationship for years, could she truly drop it like it was nothing? The word pierced her eyes, and she quickly looked away.

When Thome looked up, he noticed the deep pain in Charlene’s eyes, but he unhesitatingly answered the call right before her, his voice soft as he spoke, “What’s up?”

Jasmine also noticed the commotion on Thorne’s end. In her memory, Thome only showed this tender side when talking to Vesta

Forgetting Charlene was there, she excitedly asked, “Dad, is it Ms. Hawkins?”

Thorne replied in a mild tone, “Yeah.”

As Jasmine was about to say she wanted to talk to Vesta too, she remembered Charlene was there and that Charlene didn’t like Vesta, so she swallowed her words.

But her good mood was affected. She frowned slightly, wishing Charlene could get along with Vesta, Whatever Vesta said made Thorne frown with concern, leaving his breakfast unfinished as he hurried out Seeing Thorne rush off, Jasmine couldn’t help but worry. But with Charlene there, she didn’t voice her concerns. Losing her appetite, she tugged Charlene to stand up, saying, “Mommy, I’m done eating. Let’s head out.” Charlene saw Jasmine’s reactions, understanding her rush was to check on Vesta. But she said nothing.

“You’ve hardly eaten anything. Take some with you for the car.”

rejected. “No, I’m not

didn’t insist

a second longer. As soon as she sat in

but

saying it was just a minor fever

Jasmine felt guilty. It had been a while since she’d eaten Charlene’s cooking, and she had planned to

Charlene in the driver’s seat and seeing

hugged Charlene affectionately. “Mom, I’m heading in now.”

“Okay.”

notice how cold Charlene’s reply was as she breezed into school.

an urgent matter, pushing the meeting from 10 a.m. to the afternoon. Thorne’s “urgent matter” was taking care of the sick Vesta. Charlene showed no

because Josh announced a 3 p.m. meeting and asked her to prepare a cup of coffee

the meeting room, Charlene’s

his clothes. Not the ones from the morning. He had visited Vesta in the morning. Whether or not something happened between them, Thorne might have just wanted to comfort

Thinking she was daydreaming about Thorne