Divorce Time

Chapter 160

When Charlene stepped out of the bathroom, it had already been ten minutes.

After having dinner with Connie, she suddenly felt the urge to visit the nursing home.

But remembering Sybil’s condition and how the director mentioned she shouldn’t see familiar faces, she found herself parked outside the nursing home. In the end, she couldn’t bring herself to go in and drove back home.

Once home, she locked herself in her room and busied herself with her own things.

Time passed unknowingly.

Her phone rang again. It was a call from Thorne.

Charlene glanced at it, noted down the data she was working on, and didn’t pick up.

The call eventually went to voicemail.

few minutes later, it rang again. Charlene still didn’t answer.

Shortly after, Thorne sent a text: [Grandma wants us over for dinner at the family home.]

Charlene didn’t reply.

On the other side, seeing no response, Thorne held his phone in silence for a moment.

voice floated up from the stairwell, “Dad,

speaking, Jasmine had already reached the bottom of

arms.

steadied her, murmuring an

was holding his phone, seemingly about to send

replied, “Your mom’s not answering her phone.”

Jasmine huffed in annoyance

reaction, Thorne pinched her cheek gently, “Getting mad the moment I mention your

eyes widened with irritation as she exclaimed,

hand in a thoughtful pose, feigned

skiing, but when I called her today,

out, shouldn’t you be understanding instead of getting mad at her? Isn’t

“You!”

hair, then

paused, “Where to?”

great–grandmother’s calling us

made a noise of acknowledgment

a takeout, and just after she finished her meal around seven,

Irma had been kind to her family, and she felt

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