Chapter 46
“In circles like ours, getting noticed is no small feat, never mind getting chummy with the likes of the Henderson family But Ms. Hawkins? She waltzed right into the inner circle like it was nothing, buddying up with them and all. Quite the feat.”
“I wondered why Thome suddenly showed up at my dinner party. It turned out he was there to network for Ms. Hawkins
“When Thome goes out of his way to lay down connections for someone, bringing Granger and the gang along, it speaks volumes. If she were only some fling, Thorne wouldn’t bother to such an extent.”
“With Thorne paving the way, the Hawkins family will soar.”
Stewart and Charlene listened without interrupting.
Finally, the host sighed, “To have a daughter like that, the Hawkins family must’ve struck gold. Truly enviable.”
As the host finished, Charlene looked up to see Thorne and his group had left the banquet hall, seemingly having departed early. Even if Thorne had noticed her, he hadn’t glanced at her throughout the night.
Half an hour later, Charlene and Stewart also left.
Back home, her phone rang. It was Thorne.
Charlene stopped in her tracks. Was he calling to give her an earful? Thinking she had teamed up with Stewart against Vesta? Considering Moran’s heads up at the party, it was quite possible that’s what Thorne was thinking.
Two seconds later, she answered calmly, “Hello?”
Thorne’s voice came through all frosty. “Come home.”
Charlene didn’t see any reason to go back. “Just say what you need to.”
“Minnie’s got a fever. She wants to see you.” He hung up right after.
Charlene blinked, grabbed her car keys, slipped on her shoes, and left.
Arriving at the villa, she didn’t see Thorne but didn’t think much of it as she headed straight to her daughter’s bedroom on the second floor.
Jasmine was burning up and on an IV drip, looking miserable. “Mommy,” she weakly said and reached out for a hug.
Careful of the IV needle in her daughter’s hand, Charlene wrapped her in a gentle embrace and asked Latonia, the nanny, “Has she eaten anything?”
Latonia replied, “She threw up not long after eating.”
Charlene frowned, consulted the doctor about Jasmine’s condition, and turned to Jasmine, who clung to her, “Hungry? How about I make you your favorite soup? You can have some after the drip.”
“Okay.” Jasmine had always been taken care of by Charlene whenever she fell ill.
She couldn’t stomach soup made by anyone else. She only wanted what her mother made.
Curling her little nose, she asked, “Where’s Daddy? Isn’t Daddy back yet?”
Charlene paused. She had assumed Thorne was home when he called. Not seeing Thorne upon entering, she thought he might be in his study.
Hearing Jasmine’s words, she realized Thorne hadn’t returned yet.
Considering the hotel where they attended the dinner party was closer to the villar than her current place, and he had left at least half an hour before her, he should have been back even if he had to drop Vesta home.
But, if he didn’t leave Vesta’s place immediately after dropping her off, or if he hadn’t planned on coming home, that would be a different story.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne)
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...
We're stuck at this chapter for over 2wks now Very annoying Thorne and vesta having the tune of their lives while Charlene is stuck More annoying...