Divorce Time

Chapter 265

“Put the cupcakes in the fridge.”

Jasmine had just come upstairs after a refreshing shower when her phone buzzed.

It was a call from Thorne,

“Hey, Dad?” Jasmine answered,

Thorne’s voice came through clearly, “Just got word, your grandpa’s coming home tomorrow afternoon. I’ll have someone pick you up after school for dinner at home. Let your mom know.”

Thorne’s father, Lloyd Henderson, worked in government and was often swamped with responsibilities. It wasn’t unusual for the family to go months without seeing him.

When Irma had her accident, Lloyd had rushed back at the crack of dawn and left again before the sun rose. Now, with Irma still in the hospital, Lloyd had managed to take a couple of days off to spend New Year’s with

her.

“Got it,” Jasmine replied after Thorne finished speaking.

Then she realized Thorne said, “pick you up,” not “pick you guys up,” which meant Charlene wasn’t included.

She turned to Charlene, “Mom, aren’t you coming with us for dinner?”

presence, Irma would invite both Charlene and Jasmine

enough that, despite Jasmine’s young age, she

at Charlene, but Thorne was

tomorrow.”

her voice a bit subdued. Jasmine had her phone on speaker mode, so Charlene heard the entire

Lloyd’s return was fresh to Charlene as

were in the midst of

her current status, there really wasn’t any necessity for her to visit the Hendersons‘ and mingle with

same page, as he had promptly offered an excuse for her

further ado, Thorne ended the call.

next day arrived.

team members came to PrimeStar for a

which saved Charlene a lot of headaches at

as he arrived, Charlene set aside her tasks to greet

their meeting, Granger’s phone

himself with a nod to Charlene and stepped

for a couple of

having dinner at home tonight. I’m

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