Chapter 17

Coy's face became sour, thinking Charlene was taking advantage of her position to receive preferential treatment. "Please be mindful of your attitude at work, Ms. Ross. Is this your home, in your opinion? With no change in attitude, Charlene picked up her purse. "If you're unsatisfied, you can fire me right now!" "He knew about Charlene's letter of resignation, but he had also followed Thome to Goldland. He was trusted by Thome, but the business was not his. Coy had no authority to order Charlene to go. Furthermore, Charlene and Irma got along well. Even if Thome supported him, it wouldn't go well for him if Charlene complained there.

Charlene ignored him and walked away. As Coy exited the secretarial area, his expression became somewhat more cheerful. "What happened?" inquired Josh after seeing his unpleasant disposition. Coy described what had happened. Osh was taken aback. Typically, he had more interactions with Charlene and was familiar with her personality. He had no choice but to say it. "Charlene would never do it, in my opinion. Is there a miscommunication?

"There's no misunderstanding. It happened exactly like that. Charlene is exploiting her status. She's not as commendable as you've described." Josh paused, asking, "Maybe she's acting out because she's resigning?" However, Charlene had been working actively recently, just as before. Thome then came over, asking, "What's going on?" "It's about Ms. Ross. She left works unfinished. "If you're dissatisfied, just follow the procedure to dismiss her." Thorne's lack of concern for the situation was evident, and Sosh and Coy were taken aback—not because Thorne didn't care about Charlene's predicament, but rather because he implied he was unaware of her resignation letter. Did he not propose Charlene's resignation? Were they misinterpreting?

Thorne's phone rang just as they were about to talk. Vesta was the caller. Without giving them another look, Thorne answered the phone and moved toward the elevator. "I've left work now. I'll be there shortly." Coy and Josh looked at each other. "Maybe Mr. Henderson forgot?" thought Josh. "It's possible." Thorne never gave Charlene's affairs any thought. Helena and Jasmine were close elsewhere. Charlene would take Jasmine to the Ross family whenever she was at home. Jasmine hadn't given Helena a call since she'd gone back to the country. Rather, she phoned Vesta every day, and if they didn't talk for a few days, she would miss her tremendously. Charlene didn't insist after realizing that.

Besides, Helena would be furious if she realized how close Jasmine and Vesta were. This time, she went to the Ross family by herself instead of picking Jasmine up at Thorne's, even though she was back in the country. When Charlene reached the Ross household, it was already beyond six o'clock in the evening due to severe traffic. As Helena caressed Charlene's face, her grin turned into a worried expression. "You've lost weight, sweetie.

There was a tiny glimmer in Charlene's eyes. Helena groaned and said, "I've been busy at work." "No matter how busy, you must eat properly." "Gramma, I understand now. I'll look for myself." Charlene sat next to Helena, leaning her head against her shoulder for support. When Helena noticed that the lamb stew was ready, she gave the crew instructions to give Charlene some so she could warm up. 07.32 Chapter I Charlene's eyes welled up with tears as she listened to Helena's words of concern and reflected on the previous occurrences.