Divorce Time

Chapter 63

Imma hadn’t seen Thorne, and it was getting under her skin, leaving Jasmine feeling pretty down in the dumps, too.

But Charlene was the picture of calm amidst the storm, pouring Irma a cup of coffee with a serene expression, suggesting, “Maybe he’s caught up in something urgent and can’t break away.”

Irma was in a foul mood, calling it a night much earlier than usual.

Jasmine tried calling Thorne several times, but it was like talking to a brick wall. She got no answer,

The following morning dawned. When Charlene woke up, the bed beside her was empty. There was no sign of Jasmine anywhere.

After getting ready for the day, Charlene left her room to find the place eerily quiet.

Bored out of her mind because Thome was a no–show, Jasmine had someone take her to the city for excitement bright and early. And Irma? She caught a chill from the evening breeze the night before, ending up with a splitting headache in the wee hours, and had headed back to the Henderson Mansion before Charlene even stirred.

Not wanting to disturb her rest, they didn’t even bother to inform Charlene.

So, there was Charlene, the only guest in the huge Sapphire Springs Resort, except for the staff.

to take her out for some fun. But Jasmine sneaking off without a word probably meant she got some news from Thorne’s end, planning to meet

under its protective cover offered a cozy refuge. There’s something special about soaking in the hot

to herself. So, even with everyone gone, Charlene decided to stay put at Sapphire Springs

planned to have dinner before heading home and got a call from Irma. “Charlene, I rang Thome in the morning, asking him to pick you up from Sapphire Springs Resort tonight. Did he get in

Springs Resort but had been

out, either, since she sneaked

to

But

simple, she lied,

didn’t press further after Charlene inquired about

dinner at Sapphire Springs Resort as the

she was, waiting until nearly nine with no sign of

Resort was a good hour and a half from her home, and Charlene couldn’t wait longer. She arranged for a resort shuttle to

the ride home when her

up, Charlene said, “Connie?”