Chapter 15

"What's up?" someone by his side inquired. "I thought I saw someone I knew." They all knew that Charlene had a thing for Thorne, having grown up with him. Charlene was beautiful, but in a subtle, modest way. They didn't think much of Charlene, and although she was attractive, she lacked the spark that Thorne often pursued. When they did see Charlene, they scarcely made an effort to greet her. Moran wasn't even sure if he'd seen Charlene right because she had become a bit of a blur. He didn't care, though, if it had been Charlene. Without more explanation, he turned around and went back to their private chamber.

Moran had escaped Charlene's notice. She brought Connie home after they left the restaurant and stayed there to look after her. Connie gave Charlene a heartfelt embrace as she woke up and spotted her. "I appreciate last night. I owe you one!" Charlene had prepared breakfast. She gave Connie a head pat. "Wash up and get up. It's getting cold for breakfast. With her face buried in Charlene's waist, Connie gave her a hug. "You smell wonderful and are really silky. It is quite reassuring. Charlene could not speak. Charlene cooked a lovely brunch, which made Connie quite happy when she had freshened up.

She thought that whoever ended up with Charlene would be extremely lucky, but she kept her thoughts to herself. She sat down to eat breakfast while browsing through her phone, but soon her expression changed, and she couldn't help but ask Charlene, "Thorne's back in town? " Charlene replied, "Yeah." Connie handed Charlene her phone, and she saw that it was a post from Thorne's friend Moran, which included a number of pictures from a party they had attended the previous evening.

The caption read, "Happy Birthday to the beautiful birthday girl." Four or five of the grid's pictures showed Thorne and Vesta together, even though the occasion was supposed to be Vesta's birthday. Thorne and Vesta were gripping the same crystal knife together, particularly when cutting the cake. Since Irma and Jasmine's grandmother were close friends, it is likely that Jasmine was not present to conceal the event from the Henderson family. Irma had never liked Vesta because of something that had happened to their moms in the past. Irma would likely be incensed if she learned that Thorne had let Jasmine approach Vesta. To an outsider, Thorne and Vesta appeared to be a real relationship in the pictures.

However, it was evident that Thorne had planned this birthday celebration just for Vesta. When Charlene recalled her birthday from half a month earlier, which nobody cared about or remembered, she turned away. Connie gave her a troubled glance. "Charlene—" "It's okay. Whatever these people do doesn't concern me anymore." Charlene answered the phone on her way back. "I've asked Thorne for a divorce." Connie was completely taken aback. "You, you're the one who initiated the divorce?

" Charlene acknowledged. "Yeah. "Before, Connie didn't truly loathe Thorne. Conversely, she once admired him and even harbored a crush on him. There was a rationale behind it. Thorne was simply too remarkable. Before turning 18, Charlene had graduated from the nation's best institution, skipped three grades, and established her tech business with many patents. That was amazing enough for Connie. However, Thorne was said to have graduated from college at the age of 13. Shortly after finishing, he pursued more education overseas. He had founded a number of businesses by the time he returned, all of which had gone public. Thorne wasn't even twenty yet! Thorne's business endeavors included tourism, entertainment, technology, and medicines.