Divorce Time

Chapter 138

Jasmine seemed oblivious to Charlene’s cool demeanor, and upon hearing Charlene’s words, she felt a sense

of relief.

After Vernon handed over his gift to Helena, Charlene also presented hers.

The first gift she handed over was a beautiful tapestry. “This cross–stitch was prepared for you by Irma, with Thorne’s help.”

Helena accepted it, looked it over for a moment, and it was clear the gift truly touched her heart. She was very pleased and said, “She’s thoughtful.”

Charlene then handed over an emerald jewelry set to Helena: “This is from Thorne”

The quality of the emeralds was exceptional.

Helena really liked it.

But since it was from Thorne, she only glanced at it briefly before closing the lid and setting it aside, remarking coolly, “It’s beautiful, thank him for me.”

As for whether Thorne would come to wish her a happy birthday today.

She didn’t ask a single question.

She couldn’t be bothered to ask or even want to ask.

Charlene knew she didn’t like Thorne, and while she might have advocated for him in the past, this time, she

refrained.

Instead, she presented her own gift to Helena, which, as Charlene had anticipated, turned out to be Helena’s favorite among all the presents: a set of elegant writing tools.

Helena was so delighted with them that she immediately went to her study and penned a letter.

the family gathered

was lively and

smiles, clearly very

But…

a hint of melancholy in her eyes from

also a day for family reunion for them. However, the

of this, Charlene turned her face away,

to not spoil the mood, they

were closer

at a hotel they had booked in advance,

side

was probably missing

advice and stayed put with the Ross family without wandering off. But

several messages to Vesta throughout the day, but Vesta seemed to

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to her messages.

afternoon, they all headed to the hotel.

to arrive

to their seats, only to notice one of

celebration to attend today. I’ll just have a glass of water and then

understanding that the guest had

this was an

later, seeing many business associates leave after delivering gifts, and even more who didn’t come in person but sent their secretaries instead, they realized

great joy, a meticulously prepared banquet, yet such a situation had arisen…. Helena would surely be upset

their own commitments, but

closer business associates, Laird, “Many friends tonight mentioned they

Riverstone but are moving to Starfall, so they bought a property recently. Today marks

and Vernon’s