Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 513

The next morning, Charlene and Helena set out for the cemetery.

On the gravestone, in the faded photograph, Old Mr. Ross’s hair was entirely white.

The Ross family had always looked young for their age.

When Sybil divorced all those years ago, Old Mr. Ross had been just over fifty, with barely a streak of gray in his hair.

Charlene remembered it clearly: less than a year after Sybil’s accident, his hair had turned completely white.

He’d died of illness.

It was only last year that Charlene learned his sickness was, in part, the result of years of heartache he’d never managed to let go.

If he hadn’t fallen ill, he might still be alive today.

Helena was the first to tear up, thinking of how, even in his final days, Mr. Ross never stopped worrying about his beloved Sybil; how, after all these years, Sybil still hadn’t managed to move on and start a new life, just as he’d hoped. Supported by Vernon, Helena knelt beside the grave and gently traced the photograph with trembling fingers. “Oh, my dear…”

She wanted to say that their precious daughter still hadn’t healed, that she hadn’t lived up to his hopes, that she was sorry. But when the words reached her lips, nothing came out. She just stroked the picture and let her silent tears fall.

Charlene’s eyes were red. She let go of Jasmine’s hand and turned her face away.

Sensing the heavy sadness in the air, Jasmine looked up at Charlene, bewildered. “Mom?”

Charlene shook her head gently, saying nothing.

It was more than an hour before they finally left the cemetery.

The Ross family still had a few close friends and relatives in the area.

Almost every year when Charlene came back, she and Helena would go visit them together.

Normally, news about the Hawkinses and Spencers wouldn’t mean much to Charlene or Helena.

But today, the Ross family was already feeling fragile.

As soon as Dowager Young mentioned the Hawkinses and Spencers, the room fell silent.

After a moment, Helena said softly, “I know.”

Dowager Young looked concerned. “I heard that future grandson-in-law of theirs comes from quite the family. When one person rises, everyone around them rises too. I just hope they won’t go to Starfall and start making trouble for you.”

For now, the Hawkinses and Spencers didn’t dare cross the Ross family.

But if Vesta really did marry Thorne, who could say what might happen then?