Chapter 101

Tears filled her eyes, and she briefly lost consciousness. But before she could finish inquiring about his health, Thorne unexpectedly took his cigarette away, gently wiped a tear from her cheek, and said, "Get some rest early." She quickly snapped back to reality, blurting out, "Thank you, so you—" Watching his leaving form, Charlene was shocked and temporarily at a loss for words.* She wasn't sure what to do next by the time she collected her thoughts. When Thorne advised her to go to bed early, did he intend for her to stay the night? They weren't legally divorced, so staying the night wasn't out of the question even if she had moved out. However, remaining in the master bedroom... Perhaps not. She collected her possessions, including a change of clothes and some everyday needs, and went to Jasmine Henderson's room after calming herself with that thinking.

She stayed in Jasmine's room that evening. She awoke shortly before seven the following day. Jasmine joined Charlene after she had been lying awake for some time. She cuddled up to her and asked if she might drive her to school in a lovely, beseeching voice. Charlene concurred. They headed downstairs for breakfast after getting dressed. Thorne soon followed and sat down across from them in the dining room. With a cheerful eagerness, Jasmine said, "Morning, Dad." "Morning," Thorne said, looking at Charlene but saying nothing. Then he began eating his meal in silence. Charlene remained silent as she observed him. Thorne had promised to assist her yesterday, but it didn't imply they were romantically involved.

They continued to have the same relationship as before. Charlene drove Jasmine to school after breakfast before leaving for work. Both Charlene and Stewart Ferguson had been bursting at the seams with fresh ideas since attending the tech exhibition. They hadn't had time to fully examine these concepts because they were too busy working on Neural Nexus Tech. Now that they had some time, they started to firmly establish their ideas and sought strategies for moving forward. They therefore had a busy day ahead of them. Charlene intended to work late into the night at the workplace after getting takeout for dinner. However, her phone called at around 6 p.m., when she was still engrossed in her job and hadn't even placed an order for food. Thorne was phoning. After taking a quick look at the caller ID, Charlene left the meeting room and picked up the phone. "Hello?" "Grandma's here," Thorne remarked.

"Come back early." Thorne hung up before Charlene could react, leaving her momentarily dumbfounded. After regaining her calm, she went back to the meeting room, told Stewart that she had to leave because of a personal situation at 08:52, and added, "Gather the meeting's progress and any problems, then forward them to me." I'll make time to review them. In this manner, she wouldn't impede the team's advancement. Stewart gave her a shove. "Got it, now go." Charlene returned to the villa by car thirty minutes later. Thorne had already parked his vehicle outside. He must have come back too. With this in mind, she went inside and saw Thorne, of course.

He was the first to notice her returning while he was chatting with Irma and Jasmine on the couch, but he remained silent. When Irma saw her, she smiled and got to her feet. "You're back, Charlene? Are you hungry? Let's eat first; dinner is almost ready." "Sure." Thorne sat down beside her this time without being asked. "Look at you; you've lost weight again," Irma sighed as she brought her some food. Why don't you look after yourself more effectively?