Divorce Time

Chapter 40

Hey, Josh.” Charlene reached out her hand. “Thanks for looking out for me all these years.”

Josh was still in a daze but shook her hand. “Don’t mention it.”

After gathering her things, Charlene left.

Josh couldn’t believe Charlene had gone.

“What are you spacing out for?” Coy slapped him on the shoulder.

“Charlene left the company.”

Coy paused, “For real?”

Could she bring herself to leave? He was skeptical.

He scoffed, “Sure, she’s gone now, but that doesn’t mean she won’t try to worm her way back in. Just wait. She’ll be back before we know it, probably with Irma pulling some strings for her.”

Josh remained silent. It seemed unbelievable, but he felt she was serious based on the vibe he’d been getting from Charlene lately.

After leaving Henderson Group, Charlene went straight home.

Seemingly preoccupied with Vesta again, she didn’t get any calls from Jasmine for the next few days.

shut her book, snatched

day and hadn’t stopped till then. Connie lived in the old town area. At this hour, the

medicine. When she returned to her car, the passenger door slammed open, and a towering figure

skipped a beat. As she turned, she saw a black gun

man was in black, wearing a mask and a hat that

hands slightly, not daring to move further.

Just drive

he

was eerily quiet, with no cars or people, and the pharmacy

was figuring out what to do next, she picked up a

a moment, she started the car and asked,

to Silver Wave Port.

way,” Charlene said, pulling onto the

meticulous. As the man saw this, gun

he instructed, “Stop under the oak tree

parked smoothly by the roadside, his gun still trained on her. As he got out, she retrieved her purse, calmly searching through it before him. “I have

stronger in the half–hour drive. Charlene

paused but ignored her offer, exiting the car

her help, Charlene didn’t insist,

boat waiting for him, removing his hat and mask. His phone rang as he was getting his wounds treated. Picking up, he heard