That night, when Charlene got home, she found Jasmine already fast asleep in her room.
After her shower, Charlene slipped under the covers. Almost immediately, Jasmine instinctively rolled over, nestling into her arms, and mumbled sleepily, “Mommy, you’re back?”
“I’m here. Go back to sleep,” Charlene whispered.
There was no reply.
Charlene glanced down and realized Jasmine had already drifted off again.
The next morning, Stewart headed out for a business meeting, while Charlene joined a group of engineers for a trip to The Henderson Group.
Charlene spent most of the morning deep in conversation about technical matters. When the discussion finally wound down, she glanced back and noticed Thorne standing nearby, quietly listening to her.
She paused, drew her attention back to the group, and said, “There are actually a few outstanding papers in academia on what I just mentioned. Would you like me to recommend some titles?”
“Yes, please!” came the enthusiastic response.
Charlene rattled off the names and authors of the papers, then turned to gather her things—only to meet Vesta’s gaze.
Thorne noticed her arrival and walked over. “When did you get here?”
Charlene looked away, leaving Vesta to answer.
With a small smile, Vesta replied, “Just now.”
In reality, she’d been there two or three minutes already.
She’d arrived just in time to catch Thorne and his technical team listening intently as Charlene explained some complex concepts. She only saw Thorne in profile, and though the angle wasn’t perfect, it was clear that as he watched Charlene, there was a look of genuine admiration in his eyes.
The realization made her smile falter for a moment.
It was the first time she’d ever seen Thorne look at Charlene that way.
But… that didn’t necessarily mean anything. Or so she told herself.
Later that afternoon, Vesta had more business at The Henderson Group and stopped by again.
This time, she went straight to Thorne’s office.
He wasn’t there yet.
She was about to sit down when she noticed several books stacked neatly on his desk. Curious, she picked one up and saw it was an AI journal. Flipping through, she found an article that had been carefully marked.
He was only there to grab a file and didn’t seem to notice her sudden stillness. “Ms. Hawkins, I’ve got to run—”
“Go ahead, don’t worry about me,” she said.
“I’ll have someone bring you a coffee,” Josh added as he left, file in hand.
Vesta set the journal down with deliberate care and moved to the sofa to wait.
Josh had said Thorne’s meeting would last half an hour; in the end, it was barely five minutes before Thorne walked in.
Seeing him, Vesta managed a smile. “That was quick.”
“Josh told me you were here,” Thorne replied. “There wasn’t anything urgent left in the meeting, so I came back.”
He glanced at the journals on his desk, but only briefly, before turning away and settling into the seat beside her.
Vesta caught the gesture, and her smile faded just a little.
She’d thought, at first, that he’d rushed back just for her.
Now it seemed…
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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...