The next morning, after dropping Jasmine off at school, Charlene drove back to PrimeStar.
In the days leading up to this, she’d already met with two heads of autonomous vehicle start-ups alongside Stewart, but after each meeting, she’d felt that neither was quite the right fit.
Determined to find more suitable partners, she and Stewart attended a cocktail party that evening.
They arrived early, mingled briefly, and soon spotted Thorne and Vesta across the room.
Both Charlene and Stewart quickly averted their eyes.
Perhaps their disinterest was a bit too obvious, because Thorne and Vesta made no move to greet them either.
A little while later, Dalton Ramirez and Kelvin Scott showed up.
When Dalton caught sight of Thorne, Vesta, Charlene, and Stewart, he headed over to Charlene and Stewart first to say hello.
“Mr. Ferguson, Ms. Ross. It’s been a while.”
It had, in fact, been some time since they’d last seen Dalton.
Charlene and Stewart acknowledged him with polite but expressionless nods.
Their feelings toward Dalton hadn’t warmed in the slightest.
Not wanting to overstay his welcome, Dalton excused himself after the brief greeting and walked over to Thorne and Vesta.
“Mr. Henderson, Mr. Hawkins.”
Thorne nodded. Vesta turned, recognized him, and smiled. “Mr. Ramirez, it’s been ages.”
Dalton looked at her. “It has. Good to see you.”
He lingered for a moment but, sensing they were in the middle of a business conversation, refrained from interrupting further. After exchanging pleasantries, he moved on.
Charlene and Stewart had come with a clear objective, but at these kinds of events, it was impossible to avoid the steady flow of people eager to introduce themselves. The evening kept them busier than they’d expected.
He glanced at Vesta’s back, a hint of admiration in his voice. “She deserves it.”
Kelvin blinked. “…You’re serious?”
But both his childhood friend and Thorne seemed hopelessly smitten with Vesta—ready to give her the world and happy to do it. Kelvin didn’t get it, but he didn’t have the heart to burst Dalton’s bubble.
Still, he couldn’t help adding, “Financial freedom really is something else. You can spend on whoever you want, and no one can stop you. I have to admit, I’m seriously jealous of Thorne.”
Dalton shot back, deadpan, “If you ever became financially free, I bet you’d burn through everything within a year.”
Kelvin opened his mouth, then shut it again.
Charlene and Stewart also noticed the shift in attitudes toward Vesta.
During conversations, a few people even joked about Thorne’s generosity, marveling at how he could lavish fortunes on a beauty without batting an eye.
Vesta, for her part, kept an eye on Charlene and Stewart, but with so many people coming over to greet them, she failed to pick up on their true reason for attending tonight’s party.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne)
Can't wait to read where Charlene will start another relationship... God for is she gets back with Thorne... She needs to be with York or Gaylord (to annoy vesta) or granger (to annoy 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...