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eyes swirled with tears, and for a moment, her mind wandered into a daze.
But she quickly snapped back to reality, blurting out, “Thank you, so you-
She hadn’t even finished asking about his conditions when Thorne abruptly took his cigarette away, tenderly brushed a tear from her cheek, and told her, “Get some rest early”
Charlene was taken aback, watching his retreating figure, momentarily at a loss for words.
* By the time she gathered her thoughts, she was unsure what to do next.
Did Thorne mean for her to stay over for the night when he told her to rest early?
Though she had moved out, they weren’t officially divorced, so staying the night wasn’t out of the question.
But staying in the master bedroom….
Maybe not.
With that thought, she calmed herself down, grabbed her belongings, including a change of clothes and some daily necessities, and headed to Jasmine Henderson’s room.
That night, she stayed in Jasmine’s room.
The next day, she woke up just before seven.
After lying awake for a while, Charlene was joined by Jasmine, who cuddled up to her and asked in a sweet, pleading voice if she could drive her to school.
Charlene agreed.
After they freshened up, they went downstairs for breakfast.
Soon after, Thorne also entered the dining room, taking a seat opposite them.
Jasmine greeted him with bubbly enthusiasm, “Morning, Dad.”
“Morning.” Thorne replied, glancing at Charlene but remaining silent. He then quietly started on his breakfast..
Charlene watched him, also saying nothing.
Although Thorne had agreed to help her out yesterday, it didn’t mean there was anything between them.
Their relationship remained as it had always been.
After breakfast, Charlene drove Jasmine to school, then headed to work.
Since participating in the tech expo, both Charlene and Stewart Ferguson had been brimming with new ideas. They had been too busy collaborating with Neural Nexus Tech to discuss these ideas thoroughly.
Now that they had some time, they began to solidify their thoughts and looked for ways to push forward.
So, they had a lot on their plate today.
Charlene planned to have takeout for dinner, then work late into the night at the office.
But around 6 p.m., while she was still buried in work and hadn’t even ordered food yet, her phone rang.
It was Thorne calling.
Charlene glanced at the caller ID, excused herself from the meeting room, and answered the call, “Hello?”
“Grandma’s here,” Thorne said, “Come back early.”
Charlene was momentarily stunned, but before she could respond, Thorne had already hung up.
Regaining ber composure, she returned to the meeting room, informed Stewart she had to leave due to a
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personal matter, and added, “Compile the progress and any issues from the meeting and send them to me. I’ll find time to go through them.”
This way, she wouldn’t hold back the team’s progress.
Stewart nudged her, “Got it, now go.”
Half an hour later, Charlene drove back to the villa.
Thorne’s car was already parked outside.
He must have returned as well.
Thinking this, she entered the house and, as expected, saw Thorne.
Chatting with Irma and Jasmine on the couch, he was the first to spot her coming back, but he chose to stay quiet.
Irma, on seeing her, stood up with a smile, “Charlene, you’re back? Hungry? Dinner’s almost ready, let’s eat first.” “Sure.”
This time, without any prompting, Thorne took the seat next to her.
Irma served her some food, sighing, “Look at you, you’ve lost weight again. How come you don’t take better care of yourself?”
