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?

at that party or the expo, she had always maintained a distance from Thorne, careful

“What are you guys talking about?”

responded, “Nothing.” Then, turning to Vesta, he

Professor Hancock, introducing, “Professor Hancock, this is Ms. Hawkins, the

Hancock Stewart introduced to

attention, given her

Vesta and Stewart slightly marred their previous encounter. But engaged in conversation with Charlene then, Hancock hadn’t paid much mind to it

he said, “Nice to meet you, Ms.

meet

of tech talents, learning of Professor Hancock’s reputation made Vesta courteous,

had a lengthy conversation,

being tech–savvy, Henley and Laverne stayed out of the technical chatter.

Chapter 68

Without further ado, she turned her back, no longer preoccupied with what

she spun around, Moran caught sight of

moment, Vesta had drifted toward Henley, leaving Thorne by

elbow before subtly gesturing toward Charlene. “Over there. Your

the indicated

a prototype’s technical nuances to

team were so engrossed that they didn’t sense Thorne and his

stared at Charlene, his gaze unyielding, words unspoken.

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

it. With confusion and curiosity, Charlene

and asked, “What’s with the

Thorne replied, “Nothing.”

raise an eyebrow when Charlene saw them, especially Thome, and reacted as if looking at a stranger, keeping her