Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 642

However, Vesta quickly realized she had been overly optimistic. Thorne's attitude toward her was a world away from what it used to be.

Instead of simply giving them money as he had in the past, Thorne had his people investigate the situations at Hawkins Technology and Neural Nexus Tech, then helped them secure technical collaborations and new investments. As for Thorne himself, he had vanished completely after that dinner.

Both Henley and Vesta were left in stunned silence. Even Leah Spencer could see what was happening. Thorne was signaling that he no longer wanted to spend his own money on them.

She couldn't accept the change. "How could he do this to us?"

The others looked equally grim. None of them had expected Thorne to handle things this way.

Rhoda, seeing their somber expressions, forced a laugh. "Well, no matter what, he still helped us, didn't he? Without him, we might not have secured any investment for the projects at all."

While that was true, the way he helped felt more like a perfunctory gesture to get Vesta off his back. Even Rhoda knew that, compared to how generous he used to be, this felt downright cold.

Seeing that everyone remained worried, she tried again. "In any case, at least he hasn't broken up with Vesta. I think there's still a chance to fix things, right, Vesta?"

Vesta lowered her eyes, saying nothing. Honestly, she couldn't read Thorne at all anymore. She had no idea what he was thinking.

Besides, his change in attitude toward Charlene had started long ago, not just recently as the rest of the family believed. His feelings for Charlene were probably a lot stronger than any of them realized.

Henley and the others knew Rhoda had a point. But Thorne's withdrawal was so obvious, and his pursuit of Charlene so aggressive, that it seemed he had little affection left for Vesta. He was likely just putting off the breakup out of respect for their shared history.

Charlene nodded.

"Right," Stewart scoffed. "Definitely don't need to answer that."

Gaylord Hearst was nearby. He hadn't seen the number, but he could guess who it was from their tone. He glanced at Charlene.

Just then, her phone buzzed again. Charlene picked it up. It was Thorne again, but this time it was a text message.

[Can we talk? It's about the collaboration with Andie Sanderson.]