Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Jasmine Henderson was halfway through unwrapping the present Thorne Henderson had given her as she chatted with Charlene Ross upstairs.

Charlene listened, distracted, when her phone buzzed with a new message.

It was from Thorne.

[Something's come up in Goldland. I need to head back tomorrow afternoon to deal with it. The divorce will have to be postponed another week.]

Charlene's brow furrowed as she read the message. She quickly typed a reply.

[Can't you wait until Monday morning to go back?]

Thorne responded almost immediately.

[I've tried. It's not possible. Sorry.]

Charlene pressed her lips together, hesitating, then decided not to reply.

Maybe sensing she was annoyed, Thorne sent another message, trying to reassure her: [Even if I can't make it back by next Friday, I promise I'll be back before the following Monday. You have my word.]

With Thorne giving her a concrete timeline, Charlene felt a bit more at ease.

She put down her phone without replying again.

Thorne must have known she'd seen the message, and when she didn't answer, he let it go and didn't reach out again.

After chatting with Charlene for a while, Jasmine started to get sleepy, and soon drifted off.

in, then went

day. Once she'd showered, she climbed into bed and got ready to turn off the

she settled in, Jasmine, perhaps sensing her mother's presence, rolled over and snuggled

Jasmine was awake, Charlene murmured, "I'm here. Go back to sleep." But Jasmine

so, Jasmine clung tightly to her, little

next morning, Thorne arrived right

already dressed and

had arrived, she grabbed Charlene's

and Vernon Ross both knew Thorne was waiting outside, but they pretended not to notice-neither greeting him nor inviting him

goodbye, they simply told her,

and Charlene followed, but only as far as the front steps. She let go of Jasmine's hand there, not

ran straight to

Charlene. "I'll

replied, "I

he carried Jasmine to the car and drove

Flux Technologies all had pressing

on weekends, Charlene barely had

Ross at the hospital, but soon

flight was just after five in the afternoon. Around three, he dropped Jasmine back home before rushing to

off overseas again—had already reached both

was clearly

Would it really kill him to stay one more day and get the divorce

Spencer pouted in

for Vesta Hawkins, and Vesta herself had promised