Chapter 79

With a pause, Granger replied, "I'll shoot you the account details." "Thank you," said Charlene courteously, "and I'm sorry to have bothered you. I also value what you accomplished today. "No worries," Granger said nonchalantly before hanging up first. "The guy who fixed your car today?" inquired Stewart, who was listening in. Granger had by then provided a picture of the auto repair bill along with his bank account information. After giving it a quick glance and launching her mobile payment app, Charlene said, "Yeah."

Stewart could tell that Charlene and Granger were not on good terms based on the tone of their talk. Without a doubt, he knew Granger, and he was aware that Charlene also knew him. However, he knew that Charlene and Granger were not really friendly. Therefore, Stewart was unaware that she was speaking to Granger, even though Charlene called the person on the other end Mr. Harden. Without hesitation, Charlene sent Granger the precise amount. She then wrote a note of appreciation. After that, Sarah and Stewart started working on the "homework" that Kenton had given them. They compiled the key technologies from every show they had viewed into a PowerPoint presentation.

Nevertheless, considering the quantity of exhibits, it was already after two in the morning when they completed and emailed the content to Kenton. Charlene declined Stewart's invitation to stay over since he was tired and lacked a change of clothes. Charlene had a shower before going to bed after Stewart, who was limping from her injuries, left. Stewart had thought she would take a few days off to recover before going back to work, but her foot wasn't gravely hurt. The next morning, Charlene made the decision to work from home instead of going out. Shortly after waking up, Jasmine called. "Mommy, is your foot feeling any better?" "Yeah, a bit better," Charlene said, testing her foot in the kitchen as she prepared breakfast.

That's excellent. Jasmine, who was also eating breakfast, was at a loss for words. Charlene knew. This wasn't how things had always been. There used to be countless stories that Jasmine could tell her. However, throughout the past two years, their communication has decreased. Jasmine would go to Vesta first whenever she had something to say, progressively leaving fewer and fewer words for their mother-daughter exchanges. On the surface, Jasmine appeared worried about her injury. The worry was real, but not excessive. Jasmine used to scream uncontrollably and cling to Mom constantly after even a slight hurt or cold.

Eager to take care of her, console her, and be by her side. Back then, she was a tiny beacon of hope. However, without Charlene even realizing it, Jasmine had transferred that warmth to Vesta. Similar to the previous time Vesta was ill, Jasmine hurried to see how she was doing after breakfast, surreptitiously messaging Vesta behind Charlene's back. She then had her chauffeur take her to see Vesta directly after school. Jasmine might have insisted on receiving her address the night before and had the driver take her over if she was concerned about her. However, she failed to show up. "Dad, do you want to talk to Mommy on the phone?" Jasmine asked Thorne, who was seated across from her during breakfast, when she was at a loss for words with Charlene.