Chapter 168
In the passenger seat of someone else’s car, Charlene managed to snatch a few moments of sleep, though it was far from restful.
Upon waking and noticing Granger pulling his hand back, she didn’t give it much thought and simply asked, “Are we there yet?”
“Almost.”
Two minutes later, the car pulled up at the hospital entrance. Granger, with Daisy in his arms, turned to Charlene and offered, “Want one of my guys to drive you back?”
Charlene shook her head, “No need, I’ll drive myself home.”
Granger didn’t press further.
As she was about to reach home, her phone buzzed with a text from Thorne: Grandma’s heading over to see Your grandma. Let’s all drop by the Ross residence together.
This was a text she couldn’t ignore.
Picking up her phone, she called Thorne back.
He picked up quickly, “Hello?”
Charlene said, “I’ll swing by to pick up Minnie on my way there.”
By saying this, she implicitly indicated she didn’t expect Thorne to accompany her to the Ross residence. After all, every time she had suggested he come with her in the past, he had always found some excuse to avoid it.
And it wasn’t like her family was eager to see him either.
There was a brief silence on Thorne’s end before he finally said, “Okay.”
After hanging up, Charlene turned the car around and headed towards Thorne’s mansion.
Upon her arrival, Jasmine was already waiting, backpack slung over her shoulder.
Seeing Charlene, she nestled closer to Thorne and averted her gaze, still miffed about being left out of last week’s skiing trip.
Thorne looked up at Charlene and paused, “Didn’t sleep well last night?”
Charlene hadn’t expected him to ask. Perhaps her lack of makeup and tousled hair made her sleepless night too apparent.
She just gave a noncommittal “Hmm,” not really wanting to get into details. Picking up on this, the butler chimed in helpfully, “Having trouble sleeping? We’ve got some great aromatherapy oils that could help. I’ll put some in your room later if you like-”
That’s when Charlene explained, “I usually sleep fine. It was just the camping last night. I’m not used to sleeping outdoors.”
The butler frowned, “Camping in this cold weather? Hope you didn’t catch a cold. That doesn’t sound fun at all.” Charlene chuckled, “Actually, winter camping is great. You can have snowball fights, build snowmen, and play hide and seek by the bonfire… The atmosphere is amazing.”
She had envied the fun the other campers seemed to be having last night.
Thorne, overhearing the conversation, set down his newspaper and gave her a thoughtful look. Jasmine, on the other hand, felt a pang of jealousy. Not only had her mom not coddled her when she was upset before, but she had also missed out on a fun camping trip!
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Dragging her backpack, Jasmine hopped off the couch and stormed upstairs with a huff, bypassing Charlene without a word.
Charlene watched her, a frown forming, but before she could speak, Thorne set aside his newspaper and calmly said, “Minnie, come back.”
His tone was devoid of any anger, yet Jasmine halted in her tracks immediately.
She bit her lip and turned around, standing in place without moving closer.
Thorne glanced over at her.
Jasmine lowered her head and sulkily walked back, dragging her backpack behind her. Yet, she didn’t go over to Charlene. Instead, she clung to Thorne’s hand and pleaded, “Daddy, can you come with us, please?”
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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...