Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Jasmine held Charlene's hand in one and tugged Thorne's sleeve with the other.

"Come on, let's go eat!" she chirped.

Charlene hesitated, trying to slip her hand from Jasmine's grasp. But Jasmine

suddenly piped up, "You know, it's been ages since I had dinner with both my

mom and dad."

Charlene paused, glancing at the little girl's beaming face as Jasmine clung to her

and Thorne, surrounded by other children happily flanked by their parents.

Charlene's heart twisted.

She'd kept Jasmine when the unexpected pregnancy happened, her decision

alone. For years after, Thorne had barely been involved in Jasmine's life.

Only in the last couple of years had Thorne started making an effort, but by then,

she and Jasmine spent more time apart than together as a family.

The truth was, Jasmine had never really known what it was like to have both

parents around—a normal family life.

In that, Charlene knew she'd let her daughter down.

She'd given birth to Jasmine, raised her, but had never really given her a typical

childhood.

No matter what happened between her and Thorne, they would always be

Jasmine's parents.

Whatever the future held, even if they divorced, there would be times they'd have

down together to talk about Jasmine's

like this, really, wasn't so

and looked up

didn't respond.

back to the moment, Charlene glanced at Thorne,

opinion.

her, as if he could

shall we

her voice neutral. "You

Thorne nodded. "Alright."

they each got into their

arrived, they were shown to a

Thorne handed Charlene the menu. Then he

coming by The Henderson Group this

do, so I won't

"Alright."

poured her some tea. Charlene nodded her

up. How do you want

hadn't celebrated Jasmine's birthday in two

year, she had planned

Jasmine's birthday,

never replied

Jasmine

having such a good time that

didn't want her mother

So Charlene

birthday to

the trip to Goldland.

hadn't expected things to go the way they did after

voice was calm. "You can

divorce would be finalized, and Jasmine would

could celebrate however

for her, she might

spoke up. "Mom, will you come be

on my birthday?"

promising anything. "We'll see. If