Divorce Time

Chapter 316

Kendal was genuinely upset. Ignoring Thorne, he turned to Charlene with a determined look. Let’s go, Charlene. How about we grab some dinner?”

Charlene set down her coffee mug, smiled, and stood up. “Sure.”

Without sparing Thorne another glance, Kendal and Charlene headed out the door together.

Thorne remained seated on the couch, sipping his coffee with an air of nonchalance. He neither followed them nor tried to stop them from leaving.

Vesta watched as Charlene and Kendal walked away, uncertainty in her eyes. “What just happened?”

Thorne calmly reassured her, “Don’t worry about it, give it some time.”

In other words, he believed that with time, Kendal would come to terms with everything and eventually accept

her?

Charlene and Thorne’s marriage had been a rocky road, something Kendal had witnessed first–hand over the past few years.

From the very beginning, Thorne had never been particularly fond of Charlene.

And now, he had someone else he was interested in.

along well with people like Irma and Kendal,

been the type who couldn’t be swayed by anyone, regardless

disapproved of Thorne’s relationship with Vesta, they couldn’t really change his

he thought about it, Kendal gave Charlene’s

he was expressing his concern for her. With a soft smile, she reassured him, “Tve moved on, Kendal. I have a new life now, and I’m doing well. You don’t have to

returned her smile, relieved. “That’s good to hear.”

dinner, Charlene dropped Kendal back at The Underwood Mansion, only to find that Thorne and Vesta had already left.

Vesta had left the mansion without informing Jasmine, as Charlene received

let

that evening, when Charlene went to the Ross family home for dinner, she noticed an invitation card on the coffee

it was an invitation to Irma’s seventy–fifth

some time

shouldn’t throw big birthday parties over the past decade, or

being somewhat superstitious, had taken this to heart, keeping her birthdays low–key with just immediate

and Thorne had already talked about organizing a grand celebration for Irma this year.

time left before the big day,

14:23

finalizing the details.

stepped out of her room, noticing the invitation in Charlene’s hand. “They just had it