Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 653

Moran Albright's phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, excused himself from Vesta Hawkins and the others, and told Thorne Henderson not to wait for him before walking away to take the call.

Only after Moran was out of earshot did Thorne speak. "Are you eating here too?"

"Yes," Vesta replied. "When did you get back?"

"Last night."

"Still swamped with work?"

The elevator arrived, and Thorne stepped in with them. "Yes."

Just then, a message came through on his phone. He gave Vesta a slight nod before replying to two texts. By the time he looked up, the elevator had reached the ground floor.

As they stepped out, Vesta asked, "Are you free tonight?"

"I have plans," Thorne said.

Vesta managed a smile. "Next time, then."

"Sure."

As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang again. "I have to get back to the office," he told Vesta. "Something came up."

"Okay," she said.

Thorne nodded a quick goodbye to Maureen Spencer and turned to leave.

Leah Spencer could be impulsive, but with Thorne present, she hadn't dared to say a word. Now, watching his retreating back, a pang of sadness hit her. "Thorne… he's so cold," she murmured.

It was the first time she had ever seen him act so distant with Vesta. So cold, in fact, that a stranger might assume they were mere acquaintances.

It was the first time for Maureen and the others as well. Thorne's detached demeanor made it feel as though he and Vesta were truly over.

"Alright, see you next week."

Her colleagues were curious to meet Charlene's daughter, but since she didn't offer, they didn't feel it was their place to ask.

Just as Charlene turned, she saw someone in the distance waving excitedly and shouting, "Mommy!"

She looked up and saw it was Jasmine. And standing right behind her was Thorne.

She hadn't known he would be there too.

Her stride faltered for a split second before she kept walking toward them, maintaining her composure.

The PrimeStar group also heard the cry of "Mommy" and turned back, realizing the little girl was likely calling for Charlene. They were too far away to see Jasmine's face clearly.

As they paused before getting into their car, one of them with sharp eyes spotted the man behind Jasmine. "Hey… is that Ms. Ross's husband?"