York reached out his hand and introduced himself, “York.”
Gaylord shook his hand.
As their eyes met, an unspoken understanding passed between them—when it came to winning over Charlene, it was every man for himself.
After releasing his grip, York turned his attention back to Charlene. “Am I making you uncomfortable by showing up like this?”
Yes, she thought. But she chose her words carefully. “A little.”
“I’m sorry. I knew this would probably make things awkward, but I still came.” His voice softened, as if recalling how bluntly she’d turned him down over the phone. “I just thought I had to try in person to know if you might change your mind. Well, now I know, and I’ll be more careful about boundaries from now on.”
Was he saying he’d keep pursuing her?
Before Charlene could reply, York turned to Stewart. “How about we save the tour of PrimeStar for next time? I don’t want to impose any further today.”
Stewart actually thought York was a decent guy. If Charlene ever wanted to start a new relationship after her divorce, York wouldn’t be a bad choice at all. But Charlene herself clearly wasn’t interested, and it wasn’t his place to interfere.
He nodded politely. “Mr. Watson, you’re welcome to visit PrimeStar anytime.”
York nodded in return, then glanced at Charlene one last time before leaving. She stood there in silence; he seemed to want to ask her something, but in the end, he just said, “See you next time.”
Charlene managed a polite, “Take care.”
And York was gone.
Gaylord had always assumed Charlene and York were already together. But now it was clear—York was the only one pursuing, and Charlene had turned him down flat. The realization actually lifted Gaylord’s spirits.
At first, he’d thought Charlene and Stewart were a couple, but after a while at the company, he realized something didn’t add up. They were friendly, sure, but they never arrived or left together, never acted like a couple. Eventually, he’d asked Charlene directly, and she’d told him herself—they weren’t dating.
The colleague thought for a second. “Oh, right, you only joined this year. All the old-timers know, but since you got here, we haven’t really talked about Ms. Ross’s private life. Makes sense you wouldn’t have heard.”
Gaylord fell silent.
The news that Charlene was married was a complete shock.
After a moment, he asked, “So what’s her husband like? Have you ever met him? Are they… close?”
“We only ever saw a glimpse of him on video once, didn’t even see his face,” another coworker chimed in. “No idea who he is. As for how close they are—honestly, no one really knows. Ms. Ross has worked at PrimeStar for ages, but aside from that one time last year when he accidentally popped up in a video meeting, he’s never shown up here, and she’s never even mentioned him…”
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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....