Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Divorce Time 265

Chapter 265

"Put the cupcakes in the fridge."

Jasmine had just come upstairs after a refreshing shower when her phone buzzed.

It was a call from Thorne,

"Hey, Dad?" Jasmine answered,

Thorne's voice came through clearly, "Just got word, your grandpa's coming home tomorrow afternoon. I'll have someone pick you up after school for dinner at home. Let your mom know."

Thorne's father, Lloyd Henderson, worked in government and was often swamped with responsibilities. It wasn't unusual for the family to go months without seeing him.

When Irma had her accident, Lloyd had rushed back at the crack of dawn and left again before the sun rose. Now, with Irma still in the hospital, Lloyd had managed to take a couple of days off to spend New Year's with her.

"Got it," Jasmine replied after Thorne finished speaking.

Then she realized Thorne said, "pick you up," not "pick you guys up," which meant Charlene wasn't included.

turned to Charlene, "Mom, aren't you

whenever Lloyd returned, regardless of Thorne's presence, Irma would invite both Charlene and Jasmine to join the family dinner

despite Jasmine's young age, she associated her grandfather's visits

question was directed at Charlene, but Thorne was

tomorrow."

on speaker mode, so Charlene

and Thorne were in

for her to visit the Hendersons' and

was on the same page, as he

further ado, Thorne

The next day arrived.

afternoon, Granger and his key technical team members came to

headaches at work. In return, she treated him with a bit more

arrived, Charlene set aside

an hour into their meeting, Granger's phone rang. It

excused himself with a nod to Charlene and stepped outside to take

made Granger pause for a couple of seconds before he

we're having dinner at home

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