Divorce Time

Chapter 80

Hearing Jasmine’s words, Charlene suddenly snapped back to reality.

Just the day before, she had fallen, and he hadn’t bothered to help her stand up. She was injured, but he acted as if it was none of his business,

His indifference could only mean he didn’t care about her, or perhaps he was worried about upsetting Vesta.

Vesta’s thoughts and feelings must be paramount to him, right?

Whether she lived or died seemed utterly inconsequential to him. Otherwise, why would he have reacted so indifferently to her fall and injury?

While thinking this, Charlene’s expression turned cold, and Thorne beat her to it as she was about to decline the call.

“Ask your mom.”

Upon hearing that, Jasmine asked Charlene, “Mommy, Dad’s asking if you want to talk to him over the phone.”

Charlene pursed her lips and stated plainly, “No need. Mommy’s busy.”

“Oh…” Jasmine told Thorne, “Dad, Mommy said no.”

Thorne acknowledged, “Hmm.”

“Well,

“Yep, goodbye.”

hanging up, Jasmine put down the phone, looked at Thorne,

had a

indifferently, “Is that

“Yeah.”

“Hmm.”

was the end of that

days, Charlene worked from

her injury, confirming Charlene’s suspicion that she wouldn’t

received feedback within two days. The core technical content they discussed, which others would consider confidential, got

Kenton.

for the following few days, Charlene and Stewart spent much time revising their “homework” based on Kenton’s comments alongside their

mostly better. She still wasn’t driving, but she could make it to the office

“Thorne seems genuinely interested in partnering

them the week before. Stewart feared it might

Thorne’s side was to visit again soon, and if the discussion went well, they could finalize a preliminary collaboration

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the technical director sent by Thorne from his tech company but not an employee of the Henderson Group, met Charlene for the first time.

that Charlene was also in tech, he greeted her courteously, “Ms. Ross, nice to