Divorce Time

Chapter 255

Charlene and Nadine were grabbing lunch when Charlene decided to buy some movie tickets.

After they finished their meal, they caught the movie and then did a bit of shopping.

While Nadine tried on some clothes and Carl went off to check out some collectibles, Charlene turned to Jasmine and said, “Your mom will drop you home later.”

“Home?” Jasmine, sitting beside her, replied, “I’m not going home. I’m staying at Grandma’s for another night. I’ll head back tomorrow evening.”

Charlene took a sip of her water and said, “Tommy and Max have been hanging out with you all day. They need to buckle down and do their homework tomorrow. You might distract them at the Smiths‘ place.”

“I don’t need them to entertain me. I can play on my tablet by myself,” Jasmine insisted.

Charlene didn’t push the issue further but found a moment to text Thorne, asking him to arrange for Jasmine to be picked up a little later.

Thorne seemed busy and didn’t reply for quite a while.

After Nadine finished shopping, they wandered around a bit more before heading back to the Smiths‘.

Helena and Vernon were truly happy to see Jasmine. They genuinely doted on her.

Jasmine, with her charming demeanor, made sure to sweet–talk them. After dinner, she joined Helena for a walk, leaving Helena utterly delighted.

Still, no word from Thorne.

stayed over at the

Nadine and Carl dutifully stayed in their rooms to

Jasmine busied herself downstairs or sat quietly beside Charlene, not causing

Thorne finally messaged Charlene, saying he’d send someone over soon to pick up

Charlene didn’t respond.

phone rang. She turned to Charlene and said,

Charlene just nodded.

said, “Mom, Dad

mentioned it to me. If you want to go, then

“Alright!”

hour later, the car Thorne sent to pick up Jasmine arrived.

reluctance. As she always did, she packed plenty of

“I thought he was more generous than this. Who knew? Just two

Charlene’s response, heading back inside with a mix of sadness and

then, Charlene’s phone rang. It

agreement. The additional

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“Okay, got it.”