Divorce Time

Chapter 98

Granger didn’t respond, leading Moran to think he believed it was too soon to discuss, opting for silence instead.

Aware that pressing Granger would be futile, Moran turned to Daisy with a smile and crouched down to her level. “Daisy, the lady who had lunch with you, how many times have you seen her? Do you remember her

name?”

Granger’s grip on his cup tightened suddenly. “Moran!”

Daisy, oblivious to the adults‘ complex thoughts and not very familiar with Moran, candidly replied when asked about Charlene, “Three times!”

“The lady’s name…”

When Granger and Charlene met earlier that day, he hadn’t even referred to her as “Ms. Ross,” and Daisy couldn’t quite recall Charlene’s name.

She looked at Granger for help. “Uncle, what’s the lady’s name?”

Granger lowered his gaze, “Next time you see her, you can ask her yourself.”

Daisy nodded happily. “Okay.”

Moran muttered under his breath, “Stingy.” Granger ignored him.

Daisy, albeit a bit reluctantly, decided to

“Thank you, Daisy.”

modestly, “You’re

“Minnie, won’t you pick

pick one out

“Oh…”

dinner, Charlene decided to read for a while before heading to the bathroom for a

she stepped out, she received a call from Vernon. “Charlene, I

Rhoda, Vesta’s aunt?

when Vernon added, “At first, I didn’t pay much attention, but after I entered our house, I noticed she went into the

pale, and she sat

usually

visibly upset. “They… must be doing this on purpose!*

for the Hawkins family in Starfall was now

Vernon, being

simply chosen not to mention it to Charlene to spare her feelings.

the Hawkins family’s decision to settle in Starfall and purchase property was one thing. But knowing full well that the Ross family lived here, they chose a house right across, in a town as

a

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the gravity of his