Chapter 13

Charlene's coworkers were frightened as she spoke, looked at Vesta, and quickly retreated to rest against the wall. Intimidated. Esta saw Charlene too, but she averted her gaze immediately, displeased, and made her way to the elevator amid a gathering of terrified people. team of managers. set of managers. As the elevator doors closed, Harlene's coworkers exhaled a breath of relief before jumping right into gossip about managers. closed. Was that Mr. Henderson's girlfriend? Whoa, she's gorgeous and clad in high-end labels. They must be really expensive. It is understandable why she exudes confidence and elegance, which are hallmarks of the elite.

We're just not on the same level as her." "Definitely!" T closed. He said, "Absolutely!" and then softly questioned Charlene, "What do you think, Charlene?" "Absolutely! Charlene?" "Yes," replied V to Charlene, looking down. Yes, Charlene's father had a bastard daughter named Esta. It may not be totally correct to say that Vesta is the result of an affair. After all, Charlene's father divorced her mother when she was eight years old in order to wed Vesta's mother because he didn't want to see Vesta and her mother suffer. A "Yes," rather.

Charlene was reared by her grandmother and uncle after the divorce and lived with her mentally ill mother. Over the years, the Hawkins family's businesses prospered while her uncle's firm failed. Puncle flourished. It was reported that Vesta's father spent a fortune on raising her and had gone to great lengths to make up for her challenging upbringing. Living true to expectations, Vesta had an incredibly successful upbringing. Vesta, the once illegitimate daughter, was therefore a lawful successor to a prosperous family.

Even Charlene, the original heiress, couldn't match Vesta's air of grandeur after more than ten years of living the life of an heiress. upbringing. Charlene had assumed that her link with Vesta would stop because of their childhood. However, Vesta appeared to be especially fortunate. especially. Though they had been friends since childhood, Charlene never managed to win Thorne over the way he did Vesta at first sight, no matter how hard she tried. "Charlene, are you okay?" When Charlene's coworkers noticed her pale complexion, they were alarmed. Charlene jolted back to the present. "I'm fine."

She and Thorne were on the verge of divorce, and she would not be involved with anybody Thorne loved after that. Charlene didn't think about Thorne's and Vesta's situation any more that day. Her phone rang when she was finishing up after working extra until about nine o'clock. Connie, her closest friend, called to report that she had overindulged in alcohol and needed Charlene to come get her. Charlene hurried out of the office after finishing her job and grabbing her car keys. Charlene reached her location twenty minutes later.

A young girl emerged from the parking lot across from her as she was making her way to the door. When Charlene saw the girl's well-known profile, she froze. She wondered, 'Minnie? Minnie ought to be studying in Goldland, right? She's here, but why? Has she brought Thorne back with her? Charlene understood Thorne's project in Goldland would take a little longer to complete, but her work did not allow her access to the company's private data. Thorne's return seemed to her to be a quick business trip.

Her daughter's return with him was unexpected. Although Charlene didn't know when they had returned, they had to have been back for at least a day because she had seen Thorne that morning. But Jasmine hadn't called to let her know they were back. With those thoughts, Charlene gripped her pocketbook tighter, watched the figure ahead bouncing gleefully, and followed in silence.