Divorce Time

Chapter 47

Footsteps echoed from outside. Thome was back.

“Daddy!”

“Hmm.” Thorne entered and went to the bedside.

Seeing him, Charlene tried to put Jasmine down to make room for Thorne, but Jasmine clung to her, reaching out for her dad.

Thorne came closer and lifted Jasmine into his arms.

Holding Jasmine close, Charlene could catch the familiar scent of his cologne. But mingled with that familiar smell was a light whiff of ,women’s perfume. She had caught a whiff of this on Vesta at the dinner bash earlier.

Charlene turned away, rising to put some distance between them, stopping when the scents faded.

Adorned with a sleek watch, Thorne gently touched Jasmine’s forehead with his wrist before he looked at Charlene. “How’s her fever? Did it go down a bit?”

Charlene relayed the doctor’s words. “It’s shifted from a high to a low fever, but it’s still unstable. It might spike again.”

snuggled into his arms, unwilling to leave. But she frowned, “Daddy, your jacket is so stiff.”

reflexively, holding it

jacket would have felt like a cherished

the jacket aside and told Jasmine, “I’ll go make some

parents at home, Jasmine seemed to perk up a bit. Hearing about the soup, she obediently nodded, “Okay, thanks, Mommy.” Charlene

leave, Thorne’s gaze fell on the suit jacket she’d left

starting the soup, Charlene began preparing other ingredients. Twenty minutes later, she emerged

went

on the phone by a window. “Her

Vesta? Did Vesta genuinely care about

her gaze and entered

after her treatment, sweating profusely.

Latonia moved aside and offered her the towel, assuming Charlene wanted to tend to Jasmine personally. That had always been Charlene’s way.

her head.

it, quietly helping Jasmine change

Charlene sat on the couch and asked, “Did the doctor leave?”