Divorce Time 178

Chapter 178

Stewart leaned in, his voice urgent yet hushed, "Hurry up, Charlene."

"I know," Charlene replied, her gaze steady.

Lunchtime rolled around when Edwin approached them, sharing that Vesta was okay now, having been taken home by Thorne for some rest.

She hadn't finished the herbal remedies Dr. Ableson had prepared for her.

After leaving Neural Nexus Tech that evening, Charlene found herself drawn back to the old family mansion.

However, Thorne was nowhere to be found that night.

Charlene bit her lip in thought and decided to give him a call, but there was no answer. With a sigh, she set her phone aside.

The situation at Neural Nexus Tech was still unresolved, yet their commitments at PrimeStar couldn't be

eglected either.

The following morning, Charlene and Stewart managed to sort out a few matters at PrimeStar before heading back to Neural Nexus Tech in the afternoon.

seemed like there wouldn't be much

saying to Charlene, "I'm never setting foot in Neural Nexus Tech again. I've had enough of being treated like a second-class citizen." Charlene chuckled,

they were relieved to find Vesta

work, seemingly buried under a mountain of

interest in Vesta's well-being; their focus was on wrapping

5 PM, they had completed

Nexus Tech would

unresolved issues waiting for them at PrimeStar,

parking lot, they ran into Thorne and Vesta coming

system issues are nearly resolved. Mr.

Henderson, you're too kind.

Charlene had already

moving towards the parking area, a figure suddenly lunged at Thorne

leaving, initially

happening, it was too late. Vesta, closer to Thorne, reacted instinctively, pushing him out of the way. The knife plunged into her chest instead, the scent of blood filling the air. The attacker was quickly subdued, but Thorne, pale with shock, scooped up the injured

which sped away from Charlene and Stewart's

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hapter

at Charlene,

snapping back to

returned to the mansion, Thorne was

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