Sneakily glancing at Vesta while hastily retreating to lean against the wall, Charlene's colleagues were intimidated.
Vesta caught a glimpse of Charlene too, but she quickly looked away, unimpressed, and headed to the elevator surrounded by a group of managers.
Charlene's colleagues sighed with relief before eagerly diving into gossip as the elevator doors closed.
"Was that Mr. Henderson's girlfriend? Wow, she's stunning and draped in designer brands. They must cost a fortune, right? No wonder she carries herself with elegance and confidence, a true mark of the elite. She's simply in a different league compared to us."
"Absolutely!"
They then quietly asked Charlene, "What do you think, Charlene?"
Looking down, Charlene said, "Yes."
Vesta was the bastard daughter of Charlene’s father. Calling Vesta a product of an affair might not be entirely accurate. After all, when Charlene was eight, her father, determined not to let Vesta and her mother suffer, divorced Charlene's mother to marry Vesta's mother instead.
After the divorce, Charlene lived with her mentally ill mother and was raised by her grandmother and uncle.
Over the years, while her uncle's business faltered, the Hawkins family's enterprises thrived.
People said to compensate for Vesta's difficult childhood, her father spared no expense in giving her the best of everything and invested a fortune in her upbringing.
And, living up to expectations, Vesta was exceptionally accomplished. Thus, the once illegitimate daughter, Vesta, was then a legitimate heiress of a wealthy family.
Having lived the life of an heiress for over a decade, Vesta exuded an aura of nobility that even Charlene, the original heiress, couldn't match.
As she was walking toward the entrance, a little girl appeared from the parking area on the other side.
Charlene froze at the sight of the girl's familiar profile. She thought, ‘Minnie? Shouldn't Minnie be studying in Goldland? Why is she here? Has she returned with Thorne?’
Although Charlene's job didn't grant her access to the company's confidential documents, she knew Thorne's project in Goldland would take some more time to wrap up.
She thought Thorne's return was a brief trip for business matters. She hadn't expected her daughter to come back with him.
Charlene wasn't sure when they had returned, but considering she saw Thorne that morning, they must have been back for at least a day. Yet, Jasmine hadn't called her to inform her of their return.
With those thoughts, Charlene tightened her grip on her purse, watching the joyfully skipping figure ahead, and quietly followed.
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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...