Chapter 58
Rhoda smiled when she saw Charlene. “Is that Charlene? Long time no see. You’ve become even more beautiful.”
“Mom…” Hearing Rhoda compliment Charlene, Leah couldn’t hide her displeasure. She had always known Charlene was stunningly beautiful but hadn’t expected Charlene to become even more gorgeous after a few years.
Watching Charlene’s perfect skin and remarkable aura, Leah felt a surge of jealousy.
However, she soon consoled herself with the thought, ‘Charlene is pretty, but so what? The man destined to be my brother–in–law doesn’t fancy Charlene. He only has eyes for Vesta.‘
With this thought, she felt a bit more balanced.
Henley turned to Rhoda. “Rhoda, what brings you here?”
“Uncle Henley, we noticed you had been away for quite some time, so we thought we’d check in,” Leah intervened. Then, noticing a jeweled box the shopkeeper had opened and looking at Charlene, she deliberately said, “Uncle Henley, is this the anniversary gift you customized for Aunt Maureen? It’s gorgeous!”
Henley smiled. “Yes, it is.”
“Every anniversary, you prepare these lavish gifts for Aunt Maureen in advance, creating surprises for her. Uncle Henley, you’re so sweet to her!”
Henley chuckled.
Hearing this, Connie had pretty much sussed out who the three of them were.
“Just a bunch of jerks,” she muttered, paid the bill, and pulled Charlene to leave.
“Charlene.” Henley stopped her, walking over. “Maureen truly cares for you. She’s always had you in her heart. You and Vesta are sisters and family. I hope things like with PrimeStar never happen again.”
Charlene laughed. “Are you trying to make me sick?”
“You-”
“Uncle Henley, if she doesn’t want to, let it be. Even if she wanted to, Vesta would disagree. What’s her worth? To be considered Vesta’s equal?” Leah said, then she turned to Charlene and continued, “You target Vesta, prevent her from joining PrimeStar, and think you’ve achieved something? But you don’t realize the more you target her, the more Thorne cherishes her. Right after he learned you and ArimeStar’s boss bullied Vesta, he immediately confronted PrimeStar.
Though things got a bit messy, and he didn’t go through with it, to make up for the wrongs Vesta suffered, in the last few days, Thorne secured us a multi–billion project, which, by the way, your uncle has been desperately wanting for a while.”
Charlene pressed her lips together, fists clenched.
Infuriated, Connie scoffed, “Has Thorne married Vesta yet? He’s still married to Charlene. How shameless you are!”
“You!”
“Enough, Leah.” Henley pulled Leah away, sighed, and said to Charlene, “Vesta is a genius in Al. She joined PrimeStar for important reasons. Try to control your temper from now on and stop targeting Vesta.”
“Are you done?” Charlene’s eyes were cold. “If you’re done, you can leave.”
Rhoda finally said, agitated, “Charlene, how could you talk to your father like that?”
Leah interrupted, “Exactly, no manners at all!”
Charlene responded coldly, “I might not have your kind of manners of rushing to be the other woman!”
“You!”
“Let’s go.” Seeing Charlene was unyielding, Henley said, disappointed, “We’re leaving.”
“Hmph!” Henley picked up his custom gift and quickly left.
