Divorce Time 47

Chapter 47

Footsteps echoed from outside. Thome was back.

"Daddy!"

"Hmm." Thorne entered and went to the bedside.

Seeing him, Charlene tried to put Jasmine down to make room for Thorne, but Jasmine clung to her, reaching out for her dad.

Thorne came closer and lifted Jasmine into his arms.

Holding Jasmine close, Charlene could catch the familiar scent of his cologne. But mingled with that familiar smell was a light whiff of women's perfume. She had caught a whiff of this on Vesta at the dinner bash earlier. Charlene turned away, rising to put some distance between them, stopping when the scents faded.

Adorned with a sleek watch, Thorne gently touched Jasmine's forehead with his wrist before he looked at Charlene. "How's her fever? Did it go down a bit?"

the doctor's words. "It's shifted from a high to a low fever, but it's still unstable. It

into his arms, unwilling to leave.

reflexively, holding it close until the mixed perfumes hit

the past, holding his jacket would have felt like a cherished moment of happiness she wouldn't want

then, she casually placed the jacket aside

perk up a bit. Hearing about the soup, she obediently nodded, "Okay, thanks, Mommy."

soup, Charlene began preparing other ingredients. Twenty minutes later, she emerged from the kitchen with

Hesitant, Charlene went upstairs.

on

he talking to Vesta? Did

her gaze and entered Jasmine's

fallen asleep after her treatment, sweating

Latonia moved aside and offered her the towel, assuming Charlene wanted to tend to Jasmine personally. That had always been Charlene's way. With anything concerning Jasmine and Thorne, she was hands-on. Charlene shook

paused but didn't read too much into it, quietly helping Jasmine change into dry

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