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.

the divorce, Thorne might just hand them over to the Hawkins family or the Spencer family.

family’s reputation, if they got those townhouses, they’d likely move right into her grandmother’s neighborhood and make her life a living

I don’t need

earned a significant amount

townhouses.

understood Charlene’s

to him, she was firm in her decision, and he didn’t

otherwise.

plans, Padgett quickly got in touch with Thorne’s lawyer to inform

an hour later, just as Charlene was getting ready to head out for dinner,

to discuss the divorce, Charlene answered, “Hello?”

yet?” Thorne asked from the

“I assume your lawyer

did,” Thorne replied. “If that’s what you want, I’m okay with it. However, after Grandma found out about our divorce

the old lady would definitely be interested in how the assets were divided in

not tell her. We’ll

move,” Thorne chuckled. “You’ve gotten sneaky.”

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