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.

night, Connie started running a fever. Charlene quickly shut her book, snatched up her car keys and bolted out the

all day and hadn’t stopped till then. Connie lived in the

a pharmacy near Connie’s place to pick up some medicine. When she returned to her car, the

turned, she saw a black gun pointed at

The man was in black, wearing a mask and a hat that pulled low, obscuring his face, but his gaze was cold and sharp.

her hands slightly, not

man took her purse and phone. “I won’t harm you. Just drive me where I need to go, and you’re free

he

no cars or people, and the pharmacy

was figuring out what to do next, she picked up a heavy scent of blood

started the

to Silver Wave Port. I’ll tell you

Charlene said, pulling onto the

entirely on driving, she didn’t miss a beat, her driving smooth and meticulous. As the man saw this, gun his hand, he started seeing her differently, but

“Stop under the oak tree ahead.”

the roadside, his gun still trained on her. As he got out, she retrieved her purse, calmly searching through it before him. “I have some first aid supplies here.”

smell of blood had only grown stronger in the half–hour drive. Charlene

exiting the car and quickly disappearing

her help, Charlene didn’t insist, turning the car around

his hat and mask. His phone rang as he was getting his wounds treated. Picking up, he heard Moran’s anxious voice before he could