Divorce Time

Chapter 288

Claudia and the others arrived home, expecting to find Charlene, but she was nowhere in sight. They assumed she must have gone to the airport with Thorne to pick someone up.

Now, with Thorne and Jasmine back, Charlene’s absence struck them as odd. Still, none of them were too

concerned to ask about her whereabouts.

Thorne simply mentioned, “She’s got something going on.”

Terence didn’t think much of it and continued playing with Jasmine.

Irma seemed to have an inkling but chose to stay silent.

After dinner, Jasmine played by herself for a while. Feeling a bit bored, she decided to give Charlene a call, even though she wasn’t expecting much.

Charlene wasn’t one to let herself take it easy, even during a holiday. When Jasmine called, Charlene was absorbed in going through the materials Kenton had provided. When she saw Jasmine’s name flash on her phone, she realized it had been almost a month since their last conversation. She quickly picked up and answered, “Hello?”

Jasmine was surprised, as Charlene hadn’t picked up her calls in ages. “Mom!”

Charlene kept her focus on her computer and responded nonchalantly, “Yeah.”

tone, too thrilled to care. “Mom, I’m back from

had no idea Jasmine had even left the country. “Okay,” she replied, acknowledging

contain her excitement. She bounced on the bed, brimming with joy. “Mom, when will you be done with your work? Will you come home tonight? I want you to

mentioned that she wouldn’t be returning to the Henderson house anymore. “Mom’s busy these days. How about next month? I’ll take you out somewhere fun.”

had been ages since Charlene took her out, so the

But…

days away, it seemed like forever to Jasmine. But she didn’t complain. Instead, she

and eagerness to see her. Charlene’s grip on her mouse tightened before she

“Alright…”

asked, “Have you

but I

to do, so I’m going to hang

to end the call. She checked the call

her, “Next time I have some free time, if you want

Jasmine reluctantly agreed, “Okay… you have to

“I

Jasmine said,