Divorce Time

Chapter 215

Your

Your turn or mine?” Thorne asked again.

Charlene glanced at Jasmine. “Let Minnie decide.”

“Dad, definitely,” Jasmine said confidently. “Mom’s not really into basketball, but Dad’s really good at it.”

Charlene could play basketball, but she kept that to herself.

Since Jasmine had made up her mind, Charlene said, “Alright, your turn, Thorne.”

“Sure thing,” Thorne replied with a nod.

As the sun climbed higher and the temperature rose, Thorne shrugged off his long black coat and handed it to Charlene. “Mind holding this for me?”

Charlene took it with a silent sigh and laid it down on the grass beside her.

an eyebrow but

“Hey, when you’re filming, try to keep up with

rolling her eyes playfully.

Basketball,” had a simple rule: parents start by pulling a hoop with a rope while dribbling a basketball inside the hoop, and once they reach the turnaround point, the kids take over pulling the hoop, and the parents continue dribbling. The ball has to stay within the

basketball and volleyball before, but back then, Jasmine hadn’t shown much interest. Maybe she was too young, or perhaps she had forgotten those outings. Now, whether it was school teaching or Thorne’s influence, Jasmine was dribbling like a pro

dribbling as he pulled the hoop backward, and they glided

between his hands with ease. As he rolled up his sleeves, gracefully keeping in step with

memories of him playing on the school court flooded back to her mind. A few months ago, she could recall his face and stature so vividly. Now, looking at this taller,

and Jasmine were the undisputed champions of that round.

was over the moon, jumping up and down with

lifted her into

the moment on video, thinking that today, Jasmine was probably the

one to join them today for the parent–child activity instead of her, Jasmine might have been even happier.

of Jasmine’s classmates‘ parents came over to chat with Thorne.

and engaged in