To avoid drawing any suspicion, Vesta Hawkins did her best to act like everything was normal, throwing herself into the conversation with Thorne Henderson, Granger Harden, and Moran Albright as if nothing was amiss.

That evening, when Vesta got home, Leah Spencer and Georgina Spencer were sitting on the couch, chatting.

As soon as Vesta walked in, Leah, munching on a slice of watermelon, turned her head and asked, "Hey, sis, did the old woman from the Henderson family wake up yet?"

Vesta shook her head. "Not yet."

"Really? Is there any idea when she'll come around?"

Again, Vesta shook her head.

Hearing this, Leah and Laverne Hawkins both frowned.

They'd already heard about Irma Henderson's sudden illness not long after she was rushed into the emergency room.

Thorne had told Vesta almost immediately that, because of Irma's condition, he'd decided to delay the divorce with Charlene Ross.

ill, it wouldn't look good for Thorne and Charlene to

thing-being happy

hadn't gotten sick, Thorne would have finished up his business and,

and Charlene could have finalized

still hadn't regained consciousness, no one

With Thorne's feelings for Vesta, it's only a matter of time before they get married. This whole thing is just a temporary setback. Honestly, you're more anxious

blinked, then

"I just can't stand that snake Charlene still pretending to be my sister's

calm, acting as if nothing could

But now...

was only after they

Hearing Vesta say she was tired, she just

Spencer, however, caught the slight change in

noticed something off about her, too. But since Vesta hadn't wanted to talk about it-ando Maureen herself had been called away on urgent

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