Divorce Time

Chapter 321

Over the next few days, Charlene found some time to attend a couple of networking events.

She ran into Vesta twice during these occasions.

However, Thorne wasn’t there to accompany Vesta either time.

March had brought with it a lot of rain.

After one such event, Charlene stepped outside to find it pouring.

She had an umbrella but had left it in her car. She headed towards the main entrance, planning to wait for the rain to ease up a bit before making her way out.

Before she even reached the door, she spotted Vesta, who was chatting with someone. Vesta’s smile faded slightly when she saw Charlene.

Just then, Thorne appeared in Charlene’s line of sight, holding an umbrella. He had clearly come to pick up

Vesta.

He took off his overcoat and draped it over Vesta’s shoulders.

The people waiting out the rain looked on with envy, and a few even let out little exclamations of admiration.

It was then that Thorne noticed Charlene, hesitating for a moment.

kept her face straight.

opened his umbrella again, and left

with Thorne’s coat shielding her, Vesta wouldn’t get wet, even if some raindrops made their way under the umbrella.

thoughtful, to say the least.

while, they disappeared

Thorne’s driver approached Charlene from the parking lot, holding out an umbrella. “Ma’am, Mr. Henderson

take it. “No need; you can

that for Jasmine’s sake, Thorne had

at the last meeting and now was sending

enough confidence in her relationship with Thorne to allow him to send her an umbrella. She understood that Thorne had no feelings for Charlene and was just being polite because of

hesitated. “But…”

mind. You can go.”

seeing her firm stance, turned back with the

the rain showed no

keep

broke through her thoughts. “Come on, I’ll give you

It was Granger.

getting dark, and who knew how long

didn’t refuse,

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it to her. Charlene quickly said, “No