Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Granger Harden hurried after her, but he was a step too late. By the time he reached the elevator, Charlene Ross was already descending to the lobby.

Meanwhile, across town-

Thorne Henderson was deep in conversation when his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID, then picked up.

A few minutes later, he hung up just as Vesta Hawkins strolled over to him. "Who was that?" she teased. "You sounded like you were having a great time."

He grinned. "An old college friend. He's in Starfall City on business and wants to catch up. We haven't seen each other in ages, and I'm free later, so I said yes." Thorne paused, then added, "Want to come along?"

Vesta nodded. She'd met Thorne after he'd graduated, and while she'd encountered a few of his college friends at social events, most had seemed like mere acquaintances. This one sounded different-clearly someone closer.

"Sure, I'd like that," she said with a smile.

After chatting with a few more people, Thorne checked the time, then left with Vesta for the restaurant where they'd agreed to meet.

Thorne's friend, Lean, was already seated when they arrived. He was French and rather striking, with a friendly smile. Spotting them, Lean stood and waved. In heavily accented English, he turned to Thorne and asked, "Is this your girlfriend?" Then, with a grin, he added, "She's beautiful. You two are a perfect match."

Thorne introduced Vesta, and Lean, ever the gossip, immediately wanted to know how they'd met.

Vesta laughed. "We first met in Goldland—I'd just finished a class..."

taste. I remember hearing about a girl you liked in college-she was some kind of prodigy, graduated early, and I heard you two

faded a notch,

Lean. The girl you saw back then

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was heading back

France

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hand. "It's been years since I've

up to

was effortlessly sociable, and soon turned to Vesta, asking what she did for

working on self-driving cars,"

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of the

explained how things had

story, people would comment on how lucky she was to have Thorne's support. But Lean was

quite live up to the picture he'd painted in his mind. He shot Thorne a glance, as if questioning his