Divorce Time

Chapter 336

Padgett paused, clearly incredulous. “Walking away with nothing? Are you sure about that?”

Thorne was being pretty generous, offering her a fortune so vast that she could live lavishly for the rest of her life and still not spend it all.

Padgett couldn’t quite wrap his head around why she would want to give up such easy money.

Charlene replied, “I’m sure, but I have one condition.”

She never really planned on taking his money. Even if she turned it down, she wouldn’t feel like she was missing out.

But…

When Irma had that fall and ended up in the hospital, Thorne, in his gratitude for Charlene visiting Irma, not only handed her a check for twenty million dollars but also gifted her three townhouses in the community

where Helena lived.

Although Thorne had given her those townhouses later on, they were still included in the divorce settlement.

So, even though the deeds for the townhouses were in her name, and she technically owned them, as long as the divorce papers weren’t finalized, the properties didn’t truly belong to her.

If she walked away with nothing, she wouldn’t get those townhouses.

Thorne might just hand them over to the Hawkins family or the

townhouses, they’d likely move right into her grandmother’s neighborhood and

in mind, she told Padgett, “I just want those three townhouses. I

past couple of months, she’d earned a significant amount of money,

townhouses.

Charlene’s

like a raw deal to him, she was firm in her decision,

otherwise.

change of plans, Padgett quickly got in touch with Thorne’s lawyer to inform them of Charlene’s intentions.

just as Charlene was getting ready to

discuss

dinner yet?” Thorne asked

she said, “I assume your lawyer has already briefed you on

I’m okay with it. However, after Grandma found out about our divorce and reviewed the settlement, she insisted that any changes

old lady would definitely be interested

tell her. We’ll just finalize the divorce

Thorne chuckled. “You’ve gotten

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