Divorce Time

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Chapter 120

jarlene thought Thorne probably wouldn’t come back. Before stepping into the bathroom, she intended to Close the door first, but as she was walking over, she bumped right into Thorne, who had returned.

Charlene paused, stepping aside to let him through.

She assumed Thorne had come back to grab some things.

After all, his luggage was still here.

* But when Thome entered, he casually shut the door behind him. It looked like he wasn’t planning on going out

again that evening.

Charlene was taken aback. Before she could say anything, Thorne brushed past her and went inside.

And

As he passed, Charlene detected a new scent on him it was Vesta’s perfume. And there was something else…

lipstick mark on the collar of his pajamas,

He had just taken a shower, and the pajamas were freshly put on. Without looking, it was clear the scent of Vesta’s perfume and the lipstick mark had been acquired during their outing.

At first glance, his lips seemed redder than usual; Charlene had thought it was her imagination.

it was evident it wasn’t.

a seat by

planning to

for Charlene. She

it made sense he wouldn’t spend the night

Vesta had come looking for him personally because

something might happen between them?

the fresh scent of Vesta’s perfume and the lipstick mark,

off her thoughts.

when she came out of

seemed to be one of the books she had brought

was about to speak up when Thorne looked

mind, slightly.

her notes from the first read and revealed nothing about today’s company meeting, she relaxed a bit

responded, “Okay, I’ll ask next time before taking

Next time?

occasion where they’d be

to the book, suddenly commenting,

was a compliment. But Charlene pretended not to hear, grabbing the hairdryer and heading

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to dry

her hair, Thorne was

routine and then laid down on the other