Divorce Time

Chapter 118

Thorne just chuckled at the remark and said, “Got it before he turned on his heel and left.

As he made his way downstairs, he saw that Moran and the others were already digging in.

They were all a bit surprised to see him come down alone. Like Jasmine, they had assumed that if Thorne personally went to fetch her, Charlege would have found it hard to say no.

Granger threw out a question, “She didn’t come down, huh?”

*Thorne just nodded.

Then he turned to the staff member nearby and ordered, “Could you prepare a plate of BBQ ribs, a Caesar salad, and, oh, throw in a pot of chili too? Have it sent up to my wife, please.”

Vesta bit her lip at that. It didn’t really mean much that Thorne was having food sent up to Charlene. But…

She didn’t like how he referred to Charlene as “my wife.” As if he was affirming Charlene’s status as his wife.

Then again, she thought, the staff probably didn’t even know Charlene. Without calling her ‘my wife, who would know who he meant to send the food to?

Upstairs, Charlene was indeed feeling hungry.

The doorbell rang, and she opened the door to let the staff member with the food trolley inside.

table and

frowned and said, “I think there’s been a mistake. I didn’t order these-”

pot was enticing, and the

really did want

wasn’t what she had ordered.

Henderson. The dishes you ordered are

Charlene paused.

two or three of her couldn’t finish all this, not counting the

up taking quite a

their meeting, Charlene

Charlene for some documents. When Charlene joined, she was mid–bite, prompting Stewart to ask, “What

to

meeting room, they were amazed at the spread of expensive food displayed and asked, “All that? Have you guys just started eating?”

replied, “No, I’m almost done.”

that for just

hesitated. “I didn’t order it.”

caught on: “Your

confirmed, “He had