Divorce Time

Chapter 68

Charlene withdrew her gaze as Patton called her over for some assistance. Without further ado, she turned her back, no longer

reoccupied with what was happening on Thorne’s end.

As she spun around, Moran caught sight of her.

At that moment, Vesta had drifted toward Henley, leaving Thorne by his lonesome.

Moran walked over, nudging Thorne’s side with his elbow before subtly gesturing toward Charlene. “Over there. Your wife’s here, too.”

Following Moran’s hint, Thome looked in the indicated direction and spotted Charlene.

She held a tablet, explaining a prototype’s technical nuances to Patton and his crew.

Charlene and the team were so engrossed that they didn’t sense Thorne and his company’s curious glances.

Moran paused before quizzing, “Who are those folks with your wife? Is she discussing the core tech of the prototype? She’s savvy, huh?” Thome stared at Charlene, his gaze unyielding, words unspoken. Sensing something, Charlene glanced their way. Their eyes met across the distance, and it was a silent exchange.

Charlene hesitated. The distance made it hard for Charlene to decipher the exact emotion in Thorne’s eyes, but she noticed Thorne seemed to smile.

Was he smiling at her? Perhaps she was overthinking it. With confusion and curiosity, Charlene averted her gaze.

Moran noticed and asked, “What’s with the smile?”

Thome replied, “Nothing.”

Moran didn’t press further. He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow when Charlene saw them, especially Thorne, and reacted as if looking at a stranger, keeping her composure.

Was Charlene playing hard to get, or was she just being tactful?

distance from Thorne, careful not to reveal any signs of their relationship. Indeed, Charlene seemed quite considerate in this aspect.

“What are you

turning to Vesta, he asked, “Have

with Professor Hancock, introducing, “Professor Hancock,

the same Professor Hancock Stewart introduced to Charlene at a previous gathering.

much attention, given her focus wasn’t on mingling

between Vesta and Stewart slightly marred their previous encounter. But engaged in conversation with Charlene then, Hancock hadn’t paid much mind to it and never brought

to meet you,

to meet

the Hawkins family’s tech firm in dire need of tech talents, learning of Professor Hancock’s

lengthy conversation, surrounded by numerous

tech–savvy, Henley and Laverne stayed out of the

Chapter 68

as Patton called her over for some assistance. Without further ado, she turned her back, no longer

she spun around, Moran

Vesta had drifted toward

over, nudging Thorne’s side with his elbow before subtly gesturing toward

hint, Thorne looked in the indicated direction

technical nuances to Patton

that they didn’t sense Thorne

Is she discussing the core tech of the prototype? She’s savvy, huh?” Thorne stared at Charlene, his gaze unyielding, words unspoken. Sensing something,

to decipher the exact emotion in Thome’s eyes, but

it. With confusion and curiosity,

“What’s with

Thorne replied, “Nothing.”

press further. He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow when Charlene saw them, especially Thome, and reacted as