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 in the

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

briefed Thorne about her standing in for Stewart to verify contract

she entered, neither Thorne nor Coy seemed surprised.

professional air, greeting,

hand and sat down, not bothering with small talk.

everything checked out, she signed her name

echoed her sentiment. “Looking

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

glanced at his

respond, Thorne added, “I’ll have someone bring

to celebrate their new partnership. But Thorne’s second remark caught him off guard. The familiarity in Thorne’s tone with Charlene suggested they knew each other well–too

Who

discuss

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

left without a backward

was decidedly