Divorce Time

Chapter 77

Stewart stopped his conversation with Mr. Dale when he noticed something was amiss and made a beeline for Charlene.

“Everything okay?”

Charlene nodded.

“Did you twist your ankle?”

*“A bit.”

Her ankle was indeed sore, likely a sprain. Stewart’s concern was comforting, yet it also brought a tinge of

sadness.

She knew the looks she was getting from the people around them. They probably thought she was throwing herself at Thorne, desperate for his attention. Even with her injury, they likely thought she got what she deserved.

As for Thorne, he didn’t even make the effort to help her up, not even a basic “You okay?”

The only person who truly cared about her here was Stewart.

me take a

“It’s fine.”

were around.

up and carried her away from the crowd to sit down. He then knelt, slipped off her high heels, and gently lifted her leg to find her ankle swollen. He asked a waiter to call a doctor and fetch a pair of

seemed to many that the gossip of Charlene throwing herself at Thorne was

her lip, diverting her gaze. Then, she

intimate interaction between Charlene and Stewart, Thorne continued chatting

indifferent to Charlene and Stewart’s closeness, Vesta’s lips relaxed into a smile. And she also continued her conversation with the others, no longer paying

a look at Charlene, he prescribed some cream for the pain. Once the doctor left, Stewart applied the ointment to Charlene. Charlene

the waiter returned with the sneakers for

stood up, testing her foot. “It’s not too bad. I

“That’s good.”

her condition, Stewart suggested she skip the gallery visit in the evening. He had asked someone to take photos of

excused themselves to the others before taking

left, the rest of the group also started to

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her place, he had to leave for another