Divorce Time 1

Chapter 1

It was past nine at night when Charlene Ross landed at Goldland Airport.

It was her birthday. As soon as she turned on her phone, it lit up with a barrage of birthday wishes. All were from colleagues and friends. But not a single word from Thorne Henderson.

Charlene's smile faded slightly.

When she got to the villa, it was well past ten.

The housekeeper, Latonia, was stunned upon seeing her. "Mrs. Ross, what... what brings you here?"

"Where are Thorne and Minnie?"

"Mr. Henderson hasn't come home yet, and Miss Minnie is up in her room, playing"

went upstairs. She found her daughter, cozy in pajamas, totally wrapped up in whatever she was doing at her little table, too absorbed to even see her mom come

bright smile, "Mommy!" Then, she quickly turned

her in a hug, only to be

last saw Jasmine, and no amount of hugs seemed enough.

to dampen her spirits. "Are

up. "It's for Ms. Hawkins' birthday next week. Dad and I picked these shells and polished them ourselves. Aren't they pretty?" Charlene felt a

couldn't

before making her necklace again, "Mom, please, I mixed up the order of the beads now." Charlene, let go, standing in silence for a long moment. Seeing Jasmine not even bothering to look up, she left the room without a word. Latonia saw her

remembering Jasmine's words, Charlene

before he answered, his

so late?" It was Vesta

on the

"It's nothing."

get a word in, Thorne

the trip to Goldland, but he couldn't manage to come home or even stay on the phone long enough

asking where he was and if he could come home. But perhaps too weary, she couldn't

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