Divorce Time

Chapter 149

Granger could sense Charlene’s hesitation, so he reassured her, “I promise, my personal matters will never interfere with the business between your uncle and me.”

“Are you sure?” Charlene asked, a hint of skepticism in her voice.

“Absolutely.”

Charlene was well aware of her uncle’s company’s dire straits.

After a moment’s pause, she finally agreed, “Okay.”

“Whenever you’re free, let me know. I’ll arrange a meeting time.”

“Okay,” Charlene replied.

As they spoke, Granger noticed how the cold night wind tousled her hair. “It’s chilly out tonight. You should head inside,” he suggested.

Hearing his words stopped Charlene in her tracks. They were eerily similar to what Thorne had told her just moments before.

She nodded silently and got into her car.

Granger remained outside.

As the car passed him, Charlene rolled down the window, gave a nod of acknowledgment, and then sped off.

watched her car disappear into the distance before he too

returned to the Ross residence.

up, while Nadine and Carl had

Charlene return, Helena and Vernon looked up, obviously

here” Helena said.

her bag

Helena asked, “Have you decided to let go of

attitude towards Thorne today had been markedly different from before, and it was hard not

softly. “We’re planning to get a

saying, “Well, that’s

turned worried. “But Minnie is quite attached to him, and he has been really good to Minnie these past years. He probably won’t

wasn’t concerned about Jasmine’s custody.

voiced this thought.

I’ll discuss it with him properly. It’s late; let’s all get some

off to

and Stewart had discussed a lot, and upon reaching her room, Charlene had received a

a.m.

Charlene replied, “Got it,”

her tasks

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as busy, was almost finished too and reminded her, “The professor wants us to visit him by 9