Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 625

Since there weren't many people around, Jasmine felt she hadn't had her fill of fun and decided to save some activities for when the island officially opened to the public. Consequently, they left earlier than planned, around four in the afternoon.

By the time they reached the mainland, the sky was already dark. Thorne turned his head and asked, "What should we get for dinner?"

Jasmine immediately raised her hand. "I'm okay with anything." Then she turned to Charlene. "What about you, Mommy? What do you want to eat?"

Charlene had planned to tell them she wouldn't be joining them, but seeing Jasmine's joyful, wriggling excitement, she couldn't bring herself to say it. "I'm okay with anything, too."

"Then I'll pick the place?" Thorne suggested.

"Okay!" Jasmine cheered.

An hour later, they arrived at an upscale private restaurant. The decor was elegant, and the entrance was lined with luxury cars. It wasn't until they were seated in a private room and ordering that Charlene realized it was an authentic Yaleborough-style restaurant.

Charlene had been born in Yaleborough. Though she enjoyed all kinds of food, her family's cooking still leaned toward that regional cuisine.

Thorne passed her the menu. "These are their specialties. Want to try them and see if they're the real deal?"

Vesta was also from Yaleborough. In fact, she had grown up there, so her palate was even more attuned to its flavors. And with the Hawkins and Spencers now in Starfall City...

Charlene lowered her gaze to the menu he was offering. After a two-second pause, she took it. "Thank you," she said, her tone flat.

Her appetite was gone. She randomly picked a few dishes. When the food arrived, she tasted a few bites and found it was genuinely delicious, but she still didn't eat much.

Jasmine, however, was enjoying her meal immensely. Noticing how little her mother was eating, she asked, "Mommy, don't you like it?"

"It's fine," Charlene said, adjusting it. "It won't fall." Helping her with her bag was too intimate a gesture for their current relationship.

Thorne didn't insist. When the elevator arrived, he stepped inside with her.

Neither of them noticed the group of people walking toward the elevator who had stopped dead in their tracks at the sight of them.

Leah gritted her teeth. "It's... it's them. Why is he with them again?!"

Vesta said nothing.

Rhoda forced a smile. "Well, Charlene is from Yaleborough too," she said awkwardly. The implication was clear: Thorne had taken her here specifically to please her.