Chapter 26

Despite his shock, he did not pay much attention to her strange conduct since he believed she was having a moment. "Minnie's enrollment is all set," he said dismissively, not particularly interested in finding out why she was angry. "Tomorrow morning, you'll drop her off at school. To which Charlene answered, "You got it." Thome remained silent as he made his way to the walk-in closet to select shower attire. That was how he felt about her. Charlene remembered their upcoming divorce as she watched his leaving figure and wanted to know when they might go pick up the divorce papers.

However, Thorne was a busy man, and once all the paperwork was done, he would get in touch with her on his own initiative. Calmly, Charlene shut off the light, closed her eyes, and went to sleep. Charlene got up at 6:30 the next morning since she had to take Jasmine to school. The room was empty save for her. Since leaving the previous evening, Thorne had not come back. Charlene was no longer bothered. She went to wake Jasmine after checking the time and seeing that she wasn't yet up. Charlene had to knock since Jasmine's door was still locked. Eventually, Jasmine stood up to open the door. Jasmine gave Charlene a disgruntled pout.

"Why did you knock so hard, Mom? I got a headache from you. Last night, she discussed it with Vesta. Vesta's voice was quite dejected, despite her agreement that her mother should accompany her to school. It made Jasmine feel bad. Throughout the night, she experienced many nightmares. She was in a bad mood when Charlene woke her up. Jasmine didn't want to go to school at all because she wasn't taken by Vesta, but Charlene calmly explained, "It's a long drive to school. We need to get going soon.

"She grumbled without responding. Despite her stubbornness, she understood better than to act rashly when it came to school-related issues. Sulking, she lay back down. "I understand. She lay still for a while before turning to face Charlene. Charlene nodded and said, "Mommy, could you squeeze the toothpaste for me?" "Sure." Jasmine followed Charlene into the bathroom to clean her teeth with the toothpaste. Charlene squeezed for her after she had taken her phone and texted Vesta good morning.

Charlene warmed up a towel, squeezed it out, and passed it to Jasmine so she could wipe her face while she was finishing up. "What do you want to wear?" Charlene said, opening the wardrobe. "I can dress myself, Mommy," Jasmine retorted. "You can go out." Charlene shut the closet. "Okay." Jasmine chose the clothing she had packed from home the day before after Charlene departed. Vesta had picked out this awesome camouflage dress for her. She intended to support Vesta by donning it!

Thinking of the drag race and the cool Vesta, Jasmine couldn't help feeling excited again.After changing her clothes, she checked her phone and immediately frowned.Usually, Vesta replied to her messages promptly, but today, after she had finished getting ready, there was still no response.Is Ms. Hawkins upset with me?' Worried, Jasmine quickly sent a message to Vesta.[Ms. Hawkins, what's wrong? Are you mad at me?][Ms.