Hearing this, Vesta's hand paused mid-meal.

Nicol went on, "I'm serious. Whether it's her looks, her calm demeanor, or the way she carries herself-she's everything I like. And she's so talented. Honestly, she's the kind of woman I've always dreamed of meeting. How could I not fall for her?"

Maybe because the divorce with Charlene wasn't final yet, Thorne knew it was inappropriate to encourage other men to pursue her. So when Nicol finished, Thorne just smiled politely and didn't say anything more.

Nicol had other things to take care of, and their call ended shortly after.

After the call with Nicol, Charlene spent the afternoon resting at home. Before bed, she carefully gathered all the documents she'd need to finalize the divorce tomorrow, placing them neatly in her bag and double-checking that nothing was missing. She was just about to turn off the light when her phone buzzed-Kenton Wagner was calling.

"Get ready. Someone will be there to pick you up in ten minutes."

Tomorrow was supposed to be the day she and Thorne made their divorce official.

Charlene hesitated for a moment. "Professor, I—"

instead?" she started to ask, but the rest of her

know that, for them, time wasn't just

her a chance to finish. He ended the call abruptly after

institute would last. If she didn't make it back before the period was up, they'd have to reapply for the divorce and start

while, she snapped out of it,

dressed, Charlene hesitated, then messaged

have an urgent matter to handle. We'll need to reschedule the

was busy or just hadn't seen her message, but there was no response by the time she'd finished packing or even when

she turned in her phone according to protocol, and the staff in

even reached the institute before she

Three days passed.

a row without sleep, Charlene completed her final assignment. The engineers in the data center

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