Chapter 5

One of Thorne's helpers was Josh. He was quite astonished to see Charlene's letter of resignation. He was among the few people in the firm who knew about the relationship between Thorn and Charlene. Thorne's heart wasn't truly with Charlene, as anybody who knew him well would know. Thorne showed little interest in her after they were married and hardly ever returned home. Charlene chose to work for the Henderson Group in an effort to grow closer to and eventually win over Thorne. Her first objective was to work as Thome's assistant. Thorne, however, didn't agree.

Thorne was unmoved, not even by Neal Henderson's intervention. Finally, Charlene was forced to accept a job in the secretarial division as one of Thorne's several secretaries. Josh first feared turmoil would result from Charlene's presence in the department. However, the result was surprising. Although she understood when to stop and never went too far, Charlene utilized her position to approach Thorne. Charlene worked hard and showed extraordinary abilities, possibly in an effort to win Thorne over.

She followed business rules during her pregnancy and delivery and didn't ask for special treatment. Charlene became the leader of the secretarial department over time. Charlene's affection for Thorne had always been apparent to Mosh. Josh was taken aback by Charlene's resignation. He simply couldn't comprehend her leaving on her own initiative. Josh reasoned that Thorne must have demanded Charlene's departure because of some unidentified problem between them. Josh handled things professionally, despite his sadness at losing a skilled worker like Charlene.

"I've accepted your resignation letter, and I'll arrange for someone to take over your duties as soon as possible." "Okay, thanks." After giving a nod, Charlene went back to her work.

Josh kept himself occupied and then posted a report about the job to Thorne's website. He recalled Charlene's resignation when they were almost done. "Oh, Mr. Henderson, about—" He wanted to find out Thorne's plans for the precise time Charlene should depart, even if he had promised to set up a successor for her shortly. If Thorne wanted Charlene gone by tomorrow, he would make the arrangements right away. However, just as he opened his mouth to respond, he recalled Thorne's instruction upon Charlene's employment that Charlene-related issues would be handled in accordance with corporate policy without having to be reported to him directly. Thorne refused to get involved.

In fact, Thorne never asked Charlene about her at the workplace throughout the years. He treated Charlene like a complete stranger whenever he saw her at work. Charlene's performance over the years made her stand out. They had even brought it up to Thorne a few years before to a scheduled promotion, implying that they would drop the subject if he protested, given Thorne's disdain for Charlene. With a grimace, Thorne hurriedly reiterated that he would not meddle and told them to adhere to the future policy of Charlene's affairs. Seeing Josh hesitate, Thorne frowned. "What is it?" Josh snapped back to reality and said, "Nothing."

The fact that Thorne had previously heard about Charlene's departure but had not mentioned it himself suggested that he didn't care about it. Josh made the decision to follow corporate policy and carry on as usual. Josh then stopped talking about it. The video call was cut off by Thorne. "What are you thinking about?"