Divorce Time 160

Chapter 160

When Charlene stepped out of the bathroom, it had already been ten minutes.

After having dinner with Connie, she suddenly felt the urge to visit the nursing home.

But remembering Sybil's condition and how the director mentioned she shouldn't see familiar faces, she found herself parked outside the nursing home. In the end, she couldn't bring herself to go in and drove back home. Once home, she locked herself in her room and busied herself with her own things.

Time passed unknowingly.

Her phone rang again. It was a call from Thorne.

Charlene glanced at it, noted down the data she was working on, and didn't pick up.

The call eventually went to voicemail.

few minutes later, it rang again. Charlene still didn't answer.

Shortly after, Thorne sent a text: [Grandma wants us over for dinner at the family home.]

Charlene didn't reply.

no response, Thorne held his phone in

up from the stairwell, "Dad,

the time she finished speaking, Jasmine had already reached the bottom of

arms.

steadied her,

send a text, she asked,

replied, "Your mom's not answering her

him mention Charlene, Jasmine huffed in

mad the moment I mention your mom? Did

widened with irritation as she exclaimed,

his hand in a thoughtful pose, feigned curiosity and responded,

to take me skiing, but when I called her today,

your mom said she's got things to handle and can't take you out, shouldn't you be understanding instead of getting mad at her? Isn't

chuckled, playfully mussing her hair,

Jasmine paused, "Where to?"

us

a noise of acknowledgment and hurried

takeout, and just after she finished

could ignore Thorne's calls, but Irma had been kind to her family, and she

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