Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 428

The next day, Sybil’s test results came back.

Overall, the organ failure was less severe than what the previous nursing home had found.

Ordinarily, with proper treatment and attentive care, her condition could be stabilized at this stage.

But Sybil’s overall health was so poor that her organs were deteriorating faster than usual. The prognosis still looked grim.

After the doctor’s explanation, Charlene and Helena felt a mix of relief and anxiety.

They were relieved that Sybil still had a fighting chance, but worried because, given her current state, Sybil probably wouldn’t be able to cooperate fully with the treatment.

That afternoon, Kenton called and invited Charlene and Stewart out for dinner.

But Stewart was away on business, so Charlene drove by herself to pick Kenton up that evening.

As they arrived at the restaurant and got out of the car, Vesta—just about to step out of her own vehicle—caught sight of them.

She noticed Charlene and Kenton together, but Stewart was nowhere in sight. Not thinking much of it, she got out and walked toward Kenton. “Mr. Wagner.”

Kenton glanced at her coolly, gave a curt nod, and immediately turned back to Charlene. “Let’s go,” he said.

He started walking ahead, picking up their earlier conversation as if nothing had interrupted them.

A few days ago in Thorne’s office, when Charlene had discussed some of the latest developments in artificial intelligence with Professor Mack and the others, she’d earned their praise. Even though part of her felt she was just repeating what she’d heard from others, she couldn’t help keeping up with new trends in the field.

She could tell that Kenton was now talking to her about recent breakthroughs in AI—brain-computer interfaces, edge AI inference, and other hot topics.

After Kenton responded to her greeting with such indifference, Vesta didn’t try to join in. She simply kept a polite distance of about six feet, trailing behind them as they entered the restaurant.