Divorce Time

Chapter 214

Jasmine ran excitedly towards Charlene, her little hand raised for a high–five. “Mom, we did it! We won!”

Charlene grinned, giving her daughter a high–five. “Yeah, we sure did.”

Thorne walked over, a smile playing on his lips. “Did you get it all on camera?”

“Yep,” Charlene replied, sending the video to him with a quick tap on her phone.

After the thrill of musical chairs, it was time to tackle the next adventure: the unstoppable wheel of fun.

The rules were simple: four families formed a team, each member stepping and spinning the hula hoop tape as they moved forward. The first team to reach the finish line would claim victory.

Thorne turned to Charlene. “You want to join this round?”

Jasmine nodded eagerly. “Yeah, Mom, come with me!”

Charlene was game. “Sure thing.”

As the game was about to start, Charlene glanced at her purse. She hesitated for a moment before Thorne reached out his hand. “I can hold that for you.”

“…Thanks,” Charlene said, handing it over.

For many couples, a husband carrying his wife’s bag was pretty common. But for them, this was the first time Thorne had ever held her purse.

ever carried

as usual, but with his straight black coat, he somehow looked perfectly natural

quickly looked

game was all about

the middle, matching the rhythm of those ahead as she lifted her arms to spin

following along and

them with his phone, her

though Charlene was aware of his presence, she

voice trail off, followed by Thorne’s calm instruction from the side.

with a cheerful, “Got

when Charlene filmed Thorne and Jasmine, she stood still, capturing footage without following their

game movements.

Jasmine, moved backward with them, keeping pace with

back–and–forth, the

Jasmine dashed over to Thorne. “Dad, that was so fun! Can we

Thorne smiled. “Absolutely.”

returned and took her purse

of a message notification from her phone.

she found that Thorne had sent

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