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.

up from the stairwell, “Dad,

Jasmine had already reached

arms.

steadied her, murmuring

seemingly about to send a text,

not answering

huffed in annoyance and turned her

her cheek gently, “Getting mad the moment

exclaimed, “No, it’s Mom who made me mad!”

with his hand in a thoughtful

puffed up, complaining, “Mom promised to take me skiing, but when I called her today, she said

things to handle and can’t take you out, shouldn’t you be understanding instead of getting mad at her? Isn’t

“You!”

her hair,

paused, “Where

great–grandmother’s calling us over for dinner.”

noise of acknowledgment and

she finished her meal around seven,

Irma had been kind to

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