Divorce Time

Chapter 87

Charlene had gotten up to chat with the other person, and telling from their interaction, it felt like they knew

each other.

“Granger.”

“Is that him?” Stewart was genuinely surprised. “I thought you two weren’t close. How did you end up sitting together?”

Charlene explained, “His niece fell into the pool earlier, and I saw it and saved her. He came over to thank me.”

Stewart nodded in understanding. “Ah, that explains it.”

Charlene mentioned she was with her colleagues, so Granger assumed the person she had greeted earlier was

a coworker and didn’t turn back to look.

As Charlene and Stewart walked away, Granger glimpsed their retreating figures, only then realizing the other person was a tall young man with an impressive build.

Judging by their silhouettes alone, he and Charlene seemed well–matched. Observing the distance as they walked, they shared a good relationship.

“Uncle Granger…”

the present. “Finished eating?

“I’m done.”

set down his napkin

book on the balcony, but then her phone rang. It was Thorne. Usually, he only

this, Charlene answered with

come over for

“Okay, I

soon as she finished speaking, the call was abruptly ended. Charlene didn’t

slept well that night and woke up early the following morning.

a brief rest,

was when a woman in her forties or fifties, leading Daisy by the hand, approached her.

seemed the nanny the Harden family had hired to look

into the pool the day before because the nanny had taken an urgent call and lost focus. The outcome would have been unthinkable

Charlene, the woman quickly thanked

“Don’t mention

water after the previous day’s scare, Charlene was surprised to see her holding the nanny’s hand and a swim

Daisy paddled toward Charlene, softly saying,

“What’s

didn’t respond, but she seemed happy, swimming around Charlene.

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