Chapter 57
Jasmine must have been having a blast with Vesta and the gang because she hadn’t called Charlene all weekend.
Monday came, and Charlene was back to her routine, clocking in at PrimeStar.
As she was about to call it a day, Connie rang her up and offered to treat her to dinner.
After they almost finished their meal, Charlene excused herself to use the restroom.
That was when she bumped into Granger. She tried to walk past him as if he wasn’t there, but Granger paused and turned to look at her.
Charlene noticed but chose to ignore him.
“When she came out of the bathroom, she found Granger right where they’d bumped into each other, like he’d been waiting for her.
“Here for dinner?” he asked, tilting his head toward her as if this encounter was more than just happenstance.
“Yes,” she replied, her tone frosty. “Mr. Harden, do you always assume I’m following you?”
Granger hesitated before saying, “That’s not what I meant.”
Charlene didn’t care to know what he meant. With that, she left, and Granger did not attempt to stop her.
After leaving the restaurant, Connie mentioned wanting to buy her mother a birthday gift, so Charlene tagged along to a jewelry store. Connie was eyeing a set of emerald necklaces when someone interrupted them at the door, claiming they were there to pick up a piece of jewelry.
“Oh, Mr. Hawkins,” the store owner greeted with a bright smile, excusing himself from Charlene and Connie to attend to the newcomer. “Your custom jewelry is ready.”
“Charlene?” Henley walked up to her when he recognized her. “You here to snag some jewels too?”
Charlene gave him a cold look without a word. Henley’s face fell at her icy demeanor. “Charlene…”
She turned away, ignoring him, and asked Connie, “Are you sure about this one?”
Not knowing who Henley was but noting his distinguished yet gentle appearance, Connie nudged Charlene, whispering, “Who’s this guy?”
Charlene didn’t respond.
However, Henley stayed put, his gaze fixed on Charlene. “Charlene, how have you been?”
Lips pursed, Charlene finally faced him, asking coldly, “What do you want?”
“I…” Henley’s voice was soft. “Charlene, must you speak to your father this way?”
“Father?” Charlene’s tone was icy. “And how should I speak to you?”
Henley explained, “I know I’ve made mistakes, but you’ve always been in my heart.”
Charlene laughed bitterly. “Oh, so because you’ve always ‘had me in your heart,‘ you let Vesta get close to my husband and asked him to take good care of her. How could you not have me in your heart?”
“Charlene…” Henley frowned. “I understand you’re upset, but Vesta and Thorne genuinely love each other. Love can’t be forced. Why you just-”
“Oh yes. Love can’t be forced. So, your affair back in the day was justified, and now, she’s following in her mother’s footsteps, proudly playing the other woman, right?”
Henley’s expression darkened. “Charlene! When did you become so cynical?”
“Cynical?” Charlene scoffed. “Would divorcing Thorne to make Vesta happy makes me less cynical?”
“Henley, what’s going on here?” At that moment, Rhoda and Leah Spencer entered the shop. Rhoda spotted Charlene first.
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...