As soon as the words left her mouth, York barely had time to react before Charlene’s phone buzzed. Glancing at the screen, she muttered, “Something urgent came up at the data center. I have to run,” and hurried off.
The next morning, Charlene left the compound early. After a much-needed day at home to recharge, she headed back to work at PrimeStar Technologies.
PrimeStar had recently kicked off a partnership with Henderson Tech Solutions. On the day Charlene returned, Stewart was just about to head over to Henderson for a meeting.
Previously, when it came to hashing out contracts with Thorne, Charlene could leave it to Stewart or Livingston to handle the discussions. But for this joint project between PrimeStar and Henderson, her involvement was essential.
The meeting was all about the core technologies at the heart of their collaboration, so Charlene joined Stewart as they made their way to Henderson Tech’s headquarters. Gaylord Hearst and a few other tech leads came along, too.
As they reached the conference room, Thorne, his two assistants, and Josh appeared from the opposite hallway. Thorne greeted Stewart with polite small talk.
Since Charlene had left Henderson, Josh hadn’t really seen her around. He’d only heard from Coy about her new gig at PrimeStar. Stewart had dropped by Henderson a couple of times lately, but Charlene hadn’t been with him, so they just assumed she wouldn’t be coming back. Apparently, they were wrong.
Thorne spotted Charlene and Gaylord but only gave them a brief, indifferent glance before heading inside with Stewart. Gaylord was happy to leave it at that—he didn’t want anyone knowing he and Thorne had any history.
Charlene and Josh had always gotten along pretty well, so when she saw him again, she gave him a nod and said, “Hey, Josh, long time no see.”
“Yeah, it’s been a while,” Josh replied, smiling.
Gaylord caught the exchange and asked, “You two know each other?”
“I used to work here,” Charlene explained.
Gaylord didn’t know the details about her and Thorne. From her answer, he just assumed she’d been a tech at Henderson—nothing unusual. Besides, they had business to get to, so he didn’t press further.
Charlene and Gaylord had barely settled in when the door opened again. This time, it was Professor Mack from Evermore College, who was also involved in the project.
“Sorry to keep everyone waiting,” Professor Mack said as he entered.
“We just got here ourselves,” Stewart replied.
“I’ll give her a call,” Thorne said.
Half an hour later, Charlene and the group arrived at The Oak & Ivy, a local favorite for business lunches. Just as they pulled up, Vesta and Leah were getting out of their car.
Seeing Professor Mack, Vesta hurried over. “Professor! It’s been too long!”
They chatted for a moment before Professor Mack turned to Stewart. “Mr. Ferguson, I believe you already know Vesta?”
Stewart glanced at Vesta and replied, “We’ve met.”
Professor Mack beamed. “You two are among the brightest in your field. You should definitely connect more.”
Vesta noticed the way Stewart looked at her—a look no different from before. She’d assumed that, now he knew she was Dr. Smith’s doctoral student, he’d see her in a new light, maybe even as a peer. After all, they had a lot in common when it came to their area of expertise. But from the way Stewart regarded her, nothing had changed at all.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne)
I know its ur story and u obviously have ur own plot line and all and have every right to build the story as u like but what writer provide isnt just entertainment, but they shape the narrative of young minds. So I would say that romanticing cheating is, or rather THORNE'S behaviour, wrong for all the reasons..give york a chance ..that will be way more satisfying...again all of this is just my point of view but if charlene and thorne get back together, its not the story im looking for...
Hey...please dont ever make Charlene and thorne get back together no matter what...he simply doesn't deserve it....no matter the reason or plot twist behind the way he treated his legally wedded wife....whether he actually slept with vesta or not....just his emotional cheating...not repecting his spouse....not caring enough to actually get to know the person his wife was....and actually distancing his child from her mother and encouraging her to bond with the mistress are all the biggest RED FLAGS... when a person enters a contract....he must uphold it no questions asked...its not like if ur partner isnt good enough, ur allowed to cheat..allowed to let a 3rd person in-between....if ur not satisfied with ur partner then u can get a divorce...whats the point of all the wealth, power and brilliance of mind when the ML cant even get his head around this simple fact...So, its fine it he regrets, but charlene shouldn't be with him in any case.....
Enough already. This novel is dragging slowly. Updated with 2 chapters only. REALLY!!! Whoever the author or authors of this novel why is there a delay in penning more chapters? Here’s my question. In reading the comments from others does their opinions matters and/or make a difference? Are comments being monitored? Or is it only a tool allowing readers to blow off steam?...
Long wait to just get an upload of a couple of chapters. Very little progress in the story if any at all! For heaven's sake the story is 453 chapters so far with nothing or little change from where the story began! Show commitment to us your readers and followers please!...
Hi..its my 1st ever time commenting on any story. But seriously....i dont mean to come as rude but are u seriously thinking about the stroy or losing ur grip on the plot and characters...not updating...no story development...no commitment towards ur readers...u just uploaded 2 chapters after god know how long and still nothing to give to the story..if u dont want to write or simply cant then please dont...
The updates are so slow that I forgot the story for some time and just remembered it and read 20 chapters. The chapters are short and the story development is like a snail. 451 chapters and Charlene still couldn't break her image in other's eyes or dealth some serious damage to Vesta and her trash father....
It would be better to say right away that there are 10 chap/month...
Just give us updates already...
We're stuck at this chapter for over 2wks now Very annoying Thorne and vesta having the tune of their lives while Charlene is stuck More annoying...
Updating chapters to this novel is reminiscent of a sloth. There should be a disclaimer when this site states PUBLISH 10 chaps/day....