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.”

then said, “Well, Mommy, goodbye.”

“Yep, goodbye.”

hanging up, Jasmine put down the phone, looked at Thorne, and mentioned, “Dad, Mommy seems

why, but she just had a feeling

indifferently, “Is

“Yeah.”

“Hmm.”

was the end of

the next few days, Charlene worked from

daily to check on her injury, confirming Charlene’s suspicion that she wouldn’t

and Stewart submitted to Kenton received feedback within two days. The core technical content they discussed, which others would consider confidential,

Kenton.

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 for work.

arrival, Stewart shared, “Thorne seems genuinely interested in partnering with us.”

the week before. Stewart feared it might upset Charlene and had kept it from

side was to visit again soon, and if the discussion went

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Thorne from his tech company but not an employee of the Henderson Group,

also in tech, he greeted