Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 422
Charlene thought for a moment, then stood up. "I'll talk to you later. I need to take this call outside."
With that, she nodded a quick goodbye to Professor Hancock and the others, then slipped out of the private dining room, phone in hand.
As the door closed behind her, Stewart finally snapped out of his daze. His eyes widened in disbelief.
He had wondered once, at a gala last year, when he saw Charlene and York dancing together, if there might be something more between them. But after that night, as far as he knew, they hadn’t crossed paths again—so how could—
Gaylord Hearst, picking up on Stewart’s reaction, instinctively glanced in Charlene’s direction.
He didn’t know York, hadn’t even heard of him before. But the flicker of discomfort on Charlene’s face, combined with Stewart’s response, immediately put him on alert. Something was going on.
So, this York—was there something between him and Charlene?
Across the table, Thorne did know York. When Stewart spoke, Thorne cast a lazy, almost indifferent glance toward Charlene, intending to look away just as quickly. But the strange tension on her face caught his attention, and he paused, his gaze lingering thoughtfully as she left the room.
Outside, Charlene answered the call, barely opening her mouth before York spoke first. "I was starting to think you weren't going to pick up."
Charlene had always attracted attention, even as a teenager. Declarations of love from the opposite sex were nothing new to her. But after she got married and had a child, her life changed. She made no secret of her marital status at work, and for years, no one had confessed their feelings for her.
She and York were casual friends at best. And since her divorce from Thorne wasn’t finalized, York’s recent confession had left her uneasy. Now, with him calling again so soon, she was even more on edge.
Before she could reply, York continued, "I've been thinking about our last conversation. At the time, even I thought my feelings were just a spur-of-the-moment thing. But after really reflecting on it, I realized it wasn't impulsive at all. Somewhere along the way, I started to genuinely like you. What I said before—that was me being honest with myself. I truly care about you—maybe even more than I realized back then."
Charlene had already guessed why he was calling, but she hadn’t expected him to lay it all out like this.
York’s voice was calm and steady, suffused with sincerity, as if he’d spent a long time pondering every word. Before she could respond, he added, "Last time, you told me you were 'married.' Not that you are married, but that you have been. Can I ask—does that mean things are over? Are you divorced? Could you tell me where things stand now?"
Charlene fell silent, caught off guard by how perfectly he’d read her mind.
York’s voice came through again, gentle and sure. "I know all that. But I don’t mind waiting."
Charlene snapped back to herself, remembering her daughter, Jasmine. She opened her mouth to explain that she had a child, but York spoke first—again. "You said you were married. I figured you might have a kid, too. I’ve thought about that, and my answer’s still the same."
"So, I hope I can be the first in line. If you ever think about starting something new after your divorce, I hope you’ll consider me first."
Charlene had been on the receiving end of plenty of confessions before, but never one quite like this.
Before she could say a word, York’s voice came through, low and inviting. "Where are you right now? Have you eaten? I just got back into town—can I buy you dinner?"
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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....