Divorce Time

Chapter 172

Charlene paused but didn’t say much, taking the set of papers from him.

Charlen

Terence’s grades were quite impressive, and his fundamentals were solid. Charlene took a look at the two tests he handed over, helped him streamline his thoughts a bit, and he quickly grasped where he had gone wrong.

“Wow, Charlene, you’re amazing, thank you!”

Once he got it, Terence, unconcerned about his appearance, hunched over the coffee table and started writing

away.

After he finished the physics problems, he packed up his books and pen, declaring, “Done! Finally, I can play on my phone now!”

Charlene giggled, tossing aside the newspaper she was flipping through. Feeling a bit perked up, she thought about heading upstairs to grab a book to kill some time. Meanwhile, Terence leaned closer, lowering his voice, “Hey, Charlene, you know my racing queen, right? She was in another car race recently and totally rocked it. I

nagged a video; want to check it out?”

Charlene hesitated, her smile fading slightly, “No thanks, I’m not really into car racing.”

Charlene shared his interest, “I saw you with binoculars at the race

people I knew at the event

I see…” Realizing she truly wasn’t interested, Terence didn’t press further. He turned back to his phone to continue watching Vesta’s race replay, murmuring, “My crush didn’t compete this time. I miss seeing her

“I’m going to head upstairs to grab a

responded, “Sure, Charlene, you do seem more upbeat, but make sure to rest up, okay?”

With that, she

she returned to her room,

into her bag. She often brought a book or two with her

she wanted in her room, she thought it might be in Jasmine’s, so she headed there next.

was open.

Charlene could reach her room, she heard Jasmine talking from inside: “Ms. Hawkins, I’m so boredom

in her tracks.

the soup soon, I promise I won’t

against the wall, Charlene listened.

Ms. Hawkins,

didn’t

unwell and coughing a bit, stepped into Jasmine’s room,

on her bed, kicking her feet in the air happily. Seeing Charlene, she got up, “Mom, why did you leave