Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 573

Jasmine held out Thorne's gift, then quickly pulled it back, grabbing Charlene's hand with a playful pout. "Open mine first!"

"…Okay," Charlene agreed.

She carefully opened the box. Inside was a framed oil painting of herself. In the bottom right corner, in a child's careful script, were the words: *To my Mommy, Happy Birthday.*

Something clenched in Charlene's chest, and her hands stilled on the frame.

Jasmine bounced on her toes. "I finished it two weeks ago! Do you like it?"

Charlene blinked, pulled back to the present by the hopeful look on her daughter's face. Her emotions were a tangled mess, but she answered honestly. "I love it, Minnie. Your painting skills are getting better and better."

Hearing that, Jasmine beamed. "If you like it, I'll paint you another one!"

"…Okay."

Only then did Jasmine press Thorne's gift into her hands. "I have to go to school or I'll be late! Can I come over for dinner tonight to celebrate?"

"…Of course."

Helena and the others had come outside at some point. Jasmine, seeing the time, waved a quick goodbye and hopped back into the car.

After she was gone, Charlene turned to go back inside. The gift didn't change the fact that Thorne could still call to finalize the divorce today. No one said a word.

Even from the quality of the gift box, Carl could tell its contents were expensive. When he picked it up, it was heavier than he'd expected. He lifted the lid.

Helena, standing beside him, gasped.

Carl knew nothing about jewelry. "Is this… a red diamond?" he asked, stunned.

Maisie, who knew a thing or two, came over for a look and froze. It was a red diamond, and it was massive—well over a hundred carats. A stone that large, and of such a rare color, was unimaginably valuable.

Carl remembered Charlene auctioning a diamond to pay for Sybil Ross's medical treatments, but he still didn't grasp the scale of what he was holding. Seeing the shocked expressions on his mother's and grandmother's faces, he realized this was something extraordinary.

As if sensing his confusion, Maisie found her voice. "This stone… it's purer and rarer than the one Charlene auctioned. And it's nearly twice the size. A conservative estimate for a diamond like this would be… three hundred million dollars."