Divorce Time

Chapter 372

Granger Harden snapped back to reality, offering a small smile and a shake of his head. “Oh, it’s nothing,” he

assured her.

After wrapping up his conversation with Granger, Charlene Ross received a call from Stewart Ferguson later that afternoon.

“Just got word from our lawyer,” Stewart began. “Turns out Vesta Hawkins still won’t budge on breaking the contract. She’s willing to pay a hefty sum for reputational damages, but I didn’t accept it. Since we can’t come to terms, I’ve instructed the lawyer to proceed with legal action.”

Charlene nodded through the phone. “Alright, got it.”

With that settled, Stewart added, “Thorne Henderson is dropping by the office tomorrow for a meeting. Livingston can handle the first part of the negotiations, but there’s a document you’ll need to personally

review.”

In other words, she would have to meet with Thorne in person the following day.

Charlene understood. “Okay, I’ll be ready.”

Thorne and Coy arrived at the company

Livingston was the one to initially welcome Thorne. Midway through, Charlene got a message and headed

in for

entered, neither Thorne nor Coy

meeting with a professional

down, not

everything checked out, she

“Looking

part of the meeting complete, Charlene prepared to leave. She turned to Livingston, “I have other matters to attend to, Laird.

she stood to exit, Thorne glanced at his watch, then looked up. “How about

respond, Thorne added, “I’ll have

a gesture to celebrate their new partnership. But Thorne’s second remark caught him off guard. The familiarity in Thorne’s

Minnie? Who was that?

discuss something related to Vesta?

pang of jealousy, but now her expression remained neutral. She replied coolly, “Sorry, I don’t

left without a

was decidedly