That morning, Charlene hadn't been at her desk for long when she received the official acceptance notification from the AI Journal.
A little while later, Stewart came over to discuss work. When he found out her paper had been accepted, he wasn't surprised.
With Kenton's endorsement, it was almost guaranteed. If Kenton believed it was solid, Charlene's paper was sure to make it through.
After they wrapped up their conversation, Charlene checked the time. "Want to grab lunch together?" she suggested.
Stewart rubbed his forehead, a bit of weariness in his voice. "Got plans."
Charlene looked up, curious. "What's up?"
Stewart pursed his lips, a bit exasperated. "…It's a blind date. Arranged by my granddad."
Charlene chuckled at that. "You're 28 and this is your first blind date? You've had a good run."
Stewart just shrugged, not saying much.
Truth be told, his family wasn't really pushing him to get married. But since the girl was the granddaughter of his grandfather's old friend, he found it hard to say no.
Charlene nodded. "Go on then. I'll just hit the cafeteria myself."
"Alright," Stewart agreed.
Half an hour later, Stewart arrived at the restaurant—a cozy little place perfect for couples.
He hadn't been there long when his date arrived too.
As she settled in, Moran Albright strolled in with his own date. He immediately noticed Stewart sitting not too far away, though Stewart was facing away and didn't spot him.
Moran raised an eyebrow and led his date to a table right behind Stewart.
Stewart was speaking softly, but Moran was close enough to catch snippets of the conversation. It was clear this was a blind date.
Moran's date noticed his attention wandering and was about to speak when he held a finger to his lips, signaling her to stay quiet.
Excited by his discovery, Moran discreetly snapped a picture of Stewart and his date, then sent it to the group chat with Thorne, Granger, and Vesta.
"Guess what?" he typed. "Hint: this is a couple's restaurant."
A few days earlier, Vesta hadn't attended Irma's birthday party. However, she'd heard that Darleen was quite taken with Charlene, saying if Charlene and Stewart were ever ready, she'd be happy to arrange a wedding for them.
When she first heard that, Vesta thought it sounded pretty far-fetched.
She figured Darleen must not really know Charlene. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said something like that at Irma's party.
It was clear Darleen was probably in the dark about Charlene and Thorne's history. Once she knew Charlene had been married before, Vesta doubted she'd be so keen on welcoming her into the family.
Seeing as Thorne and Granger still hadn't joined the chat, Moran tagged them both.
When they continued to stay silent, Moran asked Vesta, "Thorne's not with you?"
Vesta replied, "Nope, he's on a business trip this morning."
"Okay," Moran acknowledged.
He had just replied when Thorne sent a message saying, "Got it."
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...