Divorce Time

Chapter 177

Thorne barely glanced up from his phone when he heard her, muttering a distracted, “Sure”

Seeing him agree, Charlene felt a wave of relief wash over her.

Irma had been chatting with the butler, missing the exchange entirely, but the sight of them talking brought a warm smile to her face.

After dinner, Irma had someone bring Charlene her medicine.

Thorne excused himself from the dining room to make a call.

Charlene, having finished her medicine, was just stepping out of the dining room when the sound of a car engine caught her attention.

“Did he leave?” she wondered aloud.

Irma huffed, clearly annoyed, “Yes, off in such a hurry. Who knows what he’s up to.”

Charlene frowned, suspecting he might be off to Neural Nexus Tech to help Vesta again, despite his promise to

chat with her later.

She hoped he would return that evening. But Thorne didn’t come back.

following days were hectic over at Neural Nexus

to the Neural Nexus Tech entrance

already there

an

replied You’re early. Didn’t you pull

we had to get an early start to

commenting further, and Charlene

restroom, Thorne appeared. This time, it didn’t seem like

a brief greeting with Vesta near the

headed their way.

asked, “Mr. Henderson, what brings you

It looks impressive, but I have some ideas I’d like to

need to run to the restroom. You guys start without

me.”

were exchanged, and Charlene

and Stewart when a sharp cry of “Director Hawkins” echoed from

rushed towards the conference room. He brushed past her so forcefully that Charlene nearly stumbled, her shoulder

shoulder, Charlene shook her head, “I’m fine.”

she spoke, she saw Thorne emerge from the conference room, supporting a woozy Vesta, before they both disappeared

asked, “What happened to Director Hawkins?”