Chapter 288
Claudia and the others arrived home, expecting to find Charlene, but she was nowhere in sight. They assumed she must have gone to the airport with Thorne to pick someone up.
Now, with Thorne and Jasmine back, Charlene’s absence struck them as odd. Still, none of them were too
concerned to ask about her whereabouts.
Thorne simply mentioned, “She’s got something going on.”
Terence didn’t think much of it and continued playing with Jasmine.
Irma seemed to have an inkling but chose to stay silent.
After dinner, Jasmine played by herself for a while. Feeling a bit bored, she decided to give Charlene a call, even though she wasn’t expecting much.
Charlene wasn’t one to let herself take it easy, even during a holiday. When Jasmine called, Charlene was absorbed in going through the materials Kenton had provided. When she saw Jasmine’s name flash on her phone, she realized it had been almost a month since their last conversation. She quickly picked up and answered, “Hello?”
Jasmine was surprised, as Charlene hadn’t picked up her calls in ages. “Mom!”
Charlene kept her focus on her computer and responded nonchalantly, “Yeah.”
Jasmine didn’t notice her distracted tone, too thrilled to care. “Mom, I’m back from Europe!”
Charlene had no idea Jasmine had even left the country. “Okay,” she replied, acknowledging the news.
Once Charlene answered, Jasmine couldn’t contain her excitement. She bounced on the bed, brimming with joy. “Mom, when will you be done with your work? Will you come home tonight? I want you to cuddle me to sleep, and I have so many fun stories to tell you. Plus, I’d love to have your breakfast tomorrow morning. When are you coming back?”
Charlene hadn’t mentioned that she wouldn’t be returning to the Henderson house anymore. “Mom’s busy these days. How about next month? I’ll take you out somewhere fun.”
It had been ages since Charlene took her out, so the prospect of an outing delighted Jasmine.
But…
“Next month?” Even though it was just a few days away, it seemed like forever to Jasmine. But she didn’t complain. Instead, she asked, “When next month?”
Even through the phone, Charlene could feel Jasmine’s longing and eagerness to see her. Charlene’s grip on her mouse tightened before she replied, “We’ll see. I’ll let you know once I’ve decided, okay?”
“Alright…”
Charlene asked, “Have you taken a shower?”
“Not yet, but I will soon.”
“Okay, go ahead and shower. Mom has work to do, so I’m going to hang up now.”
“But we just started talking, and you’re already leaving?” Jasmine was reluctant to end the call. She checked the call duration, then pleaded, “Mom, we’ve only talked for two minutes. Can we chat a bit longer?”
Charlene assured her, “Next time I have some free time, if you want to chat, I’ll talk to you longer.”
Hearing this, Jasmine reluctantly agreed, “Okay… you have to promise, Mom.”
Charlene replied, “I promise.”
With that, Jasmine said, “Alright… bye, Mom.”
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“Bye,” Charlene said, then ended the call.
Jasmine suddenly remembered she hadn’t told her mom about the gift she bought for her. Just as she was about to say something, she realized Charlene had already hung up, leaving her feeling a bit dejected.
She put down her phone and headed to the study to find Thorne,
Thorne was in the middle of a video conference. When Jasmine entered, he turned off the camera and muted the microphone. “What’s up? Couldn’t get through?”
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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...