Gaylord had been hoping for a chance to go rafting with Charlene, but it hadn't happened yet.
However, at dinner, he once again "bumped into" Charlene and the Ross family.
Charlene's aunt and uncle warmly invited him and his friends to join them for dinner.
Upon learning he was from the Hearst family, Vernon Ross asked curiously, "What brought you back to the States all of a sudden?"
Recalling his reasons for returning, Gaylord paused momentarily before answering, "I have a keen interest in PrimeStar's programming language CUAP and their latest project, Infinite-CM. I wanted to join PrimeStar to learn more, so I decided to come back."
The Ross family, being aware of Charlene's involvement with PrimeStar, exchanged knowing smiles and glanced at Charlene, who quietly focused on her meal.
Gaylord didn't think much of it. He knew Charlene was highly skilled, but he also knew she had only joined PrimeStar last year. CUAP had been around for quite some time, and the industry widely credited Kenton Wagner with its development. It seemed natural that such an impressive language would be his creation.
As for PrimeStar's latest project, Infinite-CM, Gaylord genuinely believed it was led by Stewart. He had interacted with Stewart a few times in meetings since joining PrimeStar and could tell that Stewart was indeed very capable. However, he hadn't interacted with Stewart enough to compare his skills with Charlene's, though it seemed Charlene was always collaborating with Stewart. This led Gaylord to assume Stewart was the more skilled of the two.
The Ross family was cultured, welcoming, and engaging in conversation. By the end of the meal, Gaylord had developed a positive impression of them. After dinner, Charlene and her family left the area to head home, so Gaylord and his friends didn't linger much longer in the park.
The next day, Charlene received a call from Jasmine, who was planning to return home. Jasmine said, "Mom, Dad will be back in a couple of days. Are you free? I'd like to come over and spend time with you and Great-Grandma."
Remembering how Helena had mentioned Jasmine a few times recently, Charlene paused for a couple of seconds before replying, "Sure, come over."
On the last day of the holiday, Jasmine arrived at the Ross family home, bearing gifts for Charlene and Helena. Helena and Vernon were delighted with their presents. Charlene noticed there were two more gifts in Jasmine's suitcase, presumably for Thorne and Vesta, but she didn't comment on it.
Jasmine glanced at them, "Okay…" and obediently got into the car.
Once Thorne closed the car door, Charlene spoke, "Minnie is only six, and you let her travel so far with just a bodyguard?"
Before he could reply, she continued coldly, "I don't know why you trust those bodyguards so much, but I don't want this to happen again."
To her surprise, instead of arguing, Thorne simply agreed, "Alright, I understand."
Charlene paused, having expected more resistance. Thorne then said, "We'll be heading off. You should get some rest."
Charlene didn't respond and turned back to the house.
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...