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

she climbed into bed and got ready

Jasmine, perhaps sensing her mother's presence, rolled over

But Jasmine didn't

Jasmine clung tightly to her, little fingers clutching Charlene's

right

already dressed and had

arrived, she

knew Thorne was waiting outside, but they pretended

they simply told

Charlene out the door, and Charlene followed, but only as far as the front steps. She let go of Jasmine's

to her father.

few words with her before turning to Charlene.

just replied,

nodded. After Jasmine and Charlene waved their goodbyes, he carried Jasmine to the car and drove

Technologies, the Henderson Group, and Axiom Flux Technologies all had

on weekends, Charlene barely

Vernon to visit Sybil Ross at the hospital, but soon after, she went back upstairs to tackle her

three,

Thorne's whirlwind schedule-returning from Goldland only to jet off overseas again—had already reached both the Hawkins

Spencer was clearly

it really kill him to stay one more day and get the divorce papers signed? Why does he

pouted in

divorcing Charlene for Vesta Hawkins, and Vesta herself had

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