Kendal didn't even bother replying to him. When Thorne made his comment, Charlene didn't respond either.
No one seemed eager to engage with him, but Thorne didn't mind. He noticed Charlene's coffee was nearly gone, so he picked up the pot and refilled her cup, as well as Kendal's.
Throughout the brunch, whether sipping on their Americanos or discussing over the club sandwiches, Charlene mostly chatted with Kendal and Jasmine, leaving Thorne out of the conversation.
It wasn't clear if Charlene was intentionally ignoring him, or if Thorne himself wasn't interested in talking to her.
Around 2 p.m., as they were preparing to leave the Underwood family home, Charlene suddenly realized they had spent nearly four hours in the same room without exchanging a single word.
Kendal had noticed this too.
Thorne wasn't about to change that, and Charlene had already moved on emotionally. Thorne hadn't invited them over for matchmaking purposes; he knew they had nothing to say to each other and he had nothing more to add.
As they were getting ready to head back home, Jasmine looked up at Charlene and asked, "Mom, are you coming home today?" Before Charlene could respond, Jasmine added, "You haven't been home in a long time."
Kendal paused, saying nothing, merely sighing softly under his breath.
Thorne remained silent too.
Charlene gently stroked Jasmine's cheek and said, "I have some things to take care of, so I won't be coming home tonight."
"Oh…" Jasmine's disappointment was evident. She then asked, "So are you going to Grandma's or traveling for work again? Last time I couldn't reach you, I went to Grandma Ross's place, but you weren't there either. Grandma said you were on a business trip."
Charlene hadn't realized Jasmine had gone to the Ross family over the weekend.
Indeed, she was planning to go back to the Ross's for dinner with Helena Ross and the others.
Imagining Jasmine trying to reach her, only to end up going to her great-grandma's house out of longing, Charlene paused before saying, "I'll be heading to your great-grandma's later. Would you like to come with me?"
"Yes!"
After the plan was settled, they exchanged a few words with Kendal before each got into their own cars and left.
The next day, Charlene drove Jasmine to school before heading to work at PrimeStar Technologies.
Upon entering the office, she once again found herself in the elevator with Thorne and his secretary, Coy.
The three of them stood in silence, like strangers, not uttering a word.
Later that morning, around eleven, Thorne left PrimeStar. After he was gone, Stewart Ferguson came by Charlene's office, having heard she was back, to discuss some matters.
As their conversation wound down, Charlene, recalling her encounter with Thorne earlier, asked, "Is the deal with Henderson Group still not finalized?"
"It's finalized, but there are some issues with the project division. He was here to discuss some additional terms," Stewart explained.
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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...