Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time

Chapter 525

Charlene stopped in her tracks, humming an absentminded acknowledgment. She turned around and asked, "Where are Minnie and the others?"

Thorne replied, "The rain's been relentless today. Half the streets outside are flooded. The manor's drainage system has always held up well, but if this keeps up, it might not last much longer. The housekeeper's already sent people to deal with it. Minnie's never seen folks piling up sandbags, or rain coming down this hard. She ran outside to see what all the fuss was about."

Charlene glanced out the window and finally realized just how much water had swallowed up the landscape outside.

Honestly, in all her years, she'd never seen Starfall hit by such a severe flood.

Frowning, she couldn't help but worry. "Where's Minnie now? With rain like this outside, you just let her—"

Before she could finish, Jasmine burst through the door, wearing a little raincoat and dripping head to toe. "Mom, you're awake!"

Seeing Jasmine safe and sound, Charlene finally breathed easy.

But even with the raincoat, Jasmine's hair and clothes were soaked through. The concern in Charlene's eyes deepened, her brow furrowing again.

Jasmine, on the other hand, was clearly having the time of her life. She dashed toward Charlene, about to leap into her arms, but stopped short when she remembered just how wet she was.

wanted to scold her, but seeing Jasmine's joy, the words caught in her

book aside, stood up, and scooped Jasmine into his

but then started wriggling in his hold. "I want Mom to

at Charlene. "Are you sure? Didn't you notice

Jasmine blinked, surprised.

She honestly hadn't noticed.

at Charlene, searching her face for signs of anger, but didn't see any. "Mom,

"...No,

you

the sofa and sat down. "Let your dad

on his shoulder, scrunching up her

mom's not mad at you-she's mad at

voices were just loud enough for Charlene to

paused, but didn't

the housekeeper came back inside, and Charlene asked, "Is Grandma still