Divorce Time

Chapter 322

As they settled into their seats at the restaurant, Granger got Charlene a glass of water and asked, “Did you gain anything from the exchange activities this time?”

“Sort of.”

She had joined the exchange program seeking inspiration to delve into the materials Kenton had handed over to her and Stewart a while back.

After attending several sessions, she felt she finally had some new directions to explore.

Charlene then asked, “How’s Daisy doing lately?”

“Daisy’s been doing much better since the second half of last year. She started school again this year, and she’s made some new friends. She’s been quite happy both at home and at school.”

Granger paused and added, “She often mentions you. Next time, maybe we can all get together for dinner?”

Charlene nodded, replying, “Sure.”

With personal matters out of the way, they switched to discussing business topics.

and they found plenty to talk about. The meal turned out to

she mostly engaged with Daisy and barely acknowledged him. But now,

that Charlene was beginning to let go of past grievances and was slowly accepting him. Although this acceptance

meal, Charlene and Granger parted

to live on her own, Charlene had been so busy with work that she hadn’t had time to shop for clothes in the past few months. With the

decided

on clothes for over an hour and picking out some items for the Ross family, she took a seat on the couch to rest and wait for the

voice called out from the entrance, “Cousin?”

her head and saw Janetta

was the daughter of Laverne Hawkins, only a few months younger than Charlene.

to play together all the time as kids and were very close. But after Charlene’s mother divorced Henley Hawkins,

ago. Back then, Thorne hadn’t met Vesta yet. Janetta, having heard about her uncle’s serious business troubles and imminent bankruptcy, had come all the way from her city to secretly give Charlene her savings to help out.

her, “It’s been a

bit overwhelmed. Then, remembering something, she turned to Charlene with concern and asked, “Cousin, are you

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