Charlene left the office and returned to the Ross family estate, but Jasmine Henderson was nowhere to be seen.

She'd heard Jasmine had gone home to be with Thorne.

Irma's condition was still precarious, and Charlene couldn't help worrying. Over the next few days, she made it a point to visit the hospital every morning.

Sometimes, when she arrived, Thorne was there. Other times, she found Claudia and Tiffany Henderson sitting by Irma's bedside.

Claudia had never approved of Charlene as her daughter-in-law, but whenever Charlene came to check on the old lady, Claudia would still offer a polite thank you.

Tiffany wasn't fond of Charlene either. But with Thorne and Charlene's divorce now imminent, she felt there was no point in making snide remarks anymore. So, during these recent encounters, she kept her opinions to herself.

On this particular morning, when Charlene arrived at the hospital to see Irma, she found all three Henderson siblings-Tiffany, Thorne, and Terence-along with Claudia gathered in the room.

After checking in on Irma, Charlene was about to leave when Thorne stood up. "Let me walk you out."

"That's not necessary," she replied, her tone cool. Without a backward glance, she left the room.

Thorne didn't insist.

Tiffany, who had been out of town for a while and hadn't seen Charlene in ages before Irma's incident, watched her leave. Noticing how decisively Charlene walked away, showing not a trace of longing for Thorne, Tiffany turned to him and said, "Looks like she's really over you."

a small, wry smile, but

hospital, Charlene headed straight to Henderson Group

slid open on the ground

didn't frequent Henderson Group often, but she'd been there enough times that

her relationship with Thorne, the

faltered for a split second, and

in acknowledgment, and slipped

moment later, she reached

and Coy, waiting there, also greeted her courteously. "Ms.

greetings

office, she paused

buried in paperwork. Only

in did he look up, and

offered him a genuine smile. "Still

yet,"

his first day at Henderson Group. The rest of his time had been swallowed up

smiled, moving closer. She noticed an invitation in his hand and leaned

at the envelope.

an invitation to PrimeStar

Technologies' tenth anniversary

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