Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 578

On the last possible day, Thorne still hadn't returned. The finalization window closed.

Charlene assumed it would be several more days before he came back. But the very next day, as she and Stewart were in a meeting, Jasmine called with the news: Thorne was home.

Stewart let out a laugh of pure disbelief. "Are you kidding me? He couldn't come back one day sooner? He does this the day *after* the window closes? He has to be doing this on purpose."

Charlene put down her phone, her face unreadable. It couldn't be intentional. It had to be a coincidence.

Stewart knew that too, but he was furious on her behalf. "You know what? Just file for divorce. But then again, from filing to the court date, that's another month…"

Before they could say more, a knock on the door interrupted them.

…

Meanwhile, in the group chat between Thorne, Moran, Granger, and Vesta, a new message appeared.

Thorne: [@Granger Harden @Moran Albright @Vesta Hawkins, Dinner tonight?]

Moran was the first to react: […]

[Wait, you're back? When did you get back?]

Thorne: [Just landed.]

Moran: […]

[…]

[…]

But then he stopped, deleted his message, and typed a new one: [Wait a minute. Tagging me and Granger makes sense, but do you really need to tag Vesta in the group chat?]

Granger had just finished work. Seeing the messages and learning of Thorne's return, he paused for a long moment before replying. [@Thorne Henderson, I'm free. See you tonight.]

Thorne: [Good.]

Moran: […]

Vesta was actually very curious to see how Thorne would respond to Moran's last question. But Thorne seemed to ignore it completely.

Her hand tightened on her phone as she stared at the screen. Just then, it buzzed with a private notification.

It was from Thorne. [Busy?]