Chapter 123
Charlene subtly touched her nose and then, as if nothing had happened, dropped her hand and took a small step back, increasing the space between them.
Thorne seemed oblivious to her actions and, after opening the invitation, casually commented, “Her 70th birthday bash?”
Charlene simply nodded. She didn’t ask him if he was free like before, nor did she plead for him to make some time to attend. She just said, “Could you let my folks know for me?”
It was unclear if Thorne had noticed her lack of inquiry about his availability that evening.
He glanced at her, then set the invitation aside carelessly, saying, “Got it.”
Without another word, he turned and headed into the bathroom.
Charlene watched his retreating figure, put away the hairdryer, and then went to give Jasmine a bath in her room.
After bathing Jasmine and drying her hair, nearly an hour had passed.
Jasmine clung to her arm, snuggling close and asked if she could sleep with her that night.
Given the current state of things with Thorne, what was stopping her?
Charlene returned to the master bedroom, gathered her things, and on her way out, informed Thorne, “I’m crashing in Minnie’s room tonight.”
Thorne, deep into his book, just hummed in response, neither asking questions nor raising any objections.
The next day, after breakfast and dropping Jasmine off at school as per her request, Charlene headed back to the office.
Her grandmother’s birthday was drawing near, and with over a month consumed by work, Charlene hadn’t yet found the time to buy her a gift.
At lunch, Charlene called Connie Snyder, asking her to come shopping for a birthday present that evening.
Connie immediately agreed upon hearing it was for her grandma’s birthday.
The invitation for Tiffany hadn’t been sent out yet.
After hanging up, Charlene tried calling Tiffany. The call went through, but no answer.
Charlene knew Tiffany wasn’t fond of her, or any of the Ross family, for that matter.
Tiffany’s silence on the phone could very well be intentional.
However, out of respect for Irma, Charlene went through with all the necessary steps.
After the call naturally ended, Charlene dialed again. This time, the call was deliberately cut off.
It was clear Tiffany was avoiding her calls.
Charlene wasn’t bothered. She was merely following protocol.
She texted Tiffany, explaining the reason for her call and asking when she might be free to receive the invitation.
After sending the message, Charlene didn’t wait for a reply, choosing instead to focus on her tasks.
That evening, after dinner with Connie and a long, fruitless search for the perfect gift, Connie suddenly suggested, “There’s a charity auction the day after tomorrow. Maybe you could find something there?”
“But I don’t have an invite…”
08:51
Connie appeared a bit troubled. “The invites for that auction were sent out half a month ago. It’s indeed tough to get one now, but maybe…”
was clear Connie was hinting at asking Thorne for help.
After parting ways with Connie around 9 pm, Charlene eventually decided to head back to Thorne’s villa.
Upon her return, she found Thorne had already arrived home and was busy in his study.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne)
Stewart and Charlene will the best match, both power players!...
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...