Divorce Time 149

Chapter 149

Granger could sense Charlene's hesitation, so he reassured her, "I promise, my personal matters will never interfere with the business between your uncle and me."

"Are you sure?" Charlene asked, a hint of skepticism in her voice.

"Absolutely."

Charlene was well aware of her uncle's company's dire straits.

After a moment's pause, she finally agreed, "Okay."

"Whenever you're free, let me know. I'll arrange a meeting time."

"Okay," Charlene replied.

As they spoke, Granger noticed how the cold night wind tousled her hair. "It's chilly out tonight. You should head inside," he suggested.

Hearing his words stopped Charlene in her tracks. They were eerily similar to what Thorne had told her just moments before.

She nodded silently and got into her car.

Granger remained outside.

the window, gave a nod of

disappear into the distance before he too

returned to the Ross

were still up, while Nadine and

looked up, obviously having waited

"Come here" Helena said.

her, Charlene set her

hand, Helena asked, "Have you decided to let go

had been markedly different from before, and it was hard

Charlene said softly. "We're planning

saying, "Well, that's good.

good to Minnie

yet

know. I'll discuss it with him properly. It's late; let's all get some rest," she

Helena and Vernon went off to bed, Charlene couldn't

on the way home, Kenton and Stewart had discussed a lot, and upon reaching her room, Charlene had received a list of project tasks from Stewart, marked as urgent by their teacher, that needed completion

a.m.

a sip of water, Charlene replied, "Got it," and immediately got to work without

she had finished her tasks and sent the compiled content

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