Chapter 182
Stewart had just called her, mentioning he had arranged a meeting with a lawyer for her. Tomorrow morning, she was scheduled to see the lawyer. She had to finalize the divorce as soon as possible.
Granger knew she had misunderstood something, but he didn’t correct her. He simply said, “Alright.”
At that moment, Charlene thought he was about to end the call. When he didn’t, Charlene asked in confusion, “Mr. Harden, is there anything else?”
Granger noticed the calmness in Charlene’s voice, which surprisingly lacked the pain and distress he had anticipated.
But was that truly the case? Perhaps she was merely suppressing her feelings.
After a brief silence of two or three seconds, Charlene spoke again, “Mr. Harden? Are you still there?”
ranger snapped back to reality, responding, “Yes.”
Charlene asked, “Is there anything else?” She added, “I have other matters to attend to. If there’s nothing else,
shall we end the call?”
Granger had no choice but to agree, “Alright.”
With that, Charlene hung up.
Her recent project had received high praise from Kenton Just a couple of days ago, Kenton had messaged her, asking her to organize her work for a review before submitting it to a reputable journal.
She had been caught up with Neural Nexus Tech and PrimeStar affairs lately, which had put her personal projects on hold.
Now that she had some free time, she was eager to get back to her work.
With that thought, she set her phone aside and powered up her computer.
After ending the call, Granger dialed Moran back, inquiring, “Thorne wants a divorce and custody of Minnie, right? She must be opposed to it. Are they preparing for a court battle?”
Moran had originally called Granger to discuss this very topic. He replied, “Not at all! She agreed! To both the divorce and the custody, without any objection. She signed the papers quite calmly, it’s unbelievable!” Granger was just as shocked.
It didn’t make sense for Charlene to give up Jasmine’s custody so easily. It was completely out of character
Moran pressed, “So, why do you think that is?”
Before Granger could respond, Moran speculated, “Is she trying to win Thorne’s favor, make him feel guilty?
Granger had no definitive answer.
Admittedly, given Charlene’s feelings for Thorne, it was a possibility.
After a moment of silence, Granger asked, “What about Thorne? How did he react?”
“Thorne was surprised too. Today, at the family dinner, I felt he was paying more attention to Charlene than usual. Damn, if I’m right about this, then Charlene is a real strategist, not someone to be underestimated at all!” Granger remarked lightly, “Or maybe, she genuinely wants the divorce?”
Moran paused, “You mean Charlene?” He scoffed, “How could that be? She’s been into Thorne since her teens. After all these years, there’s no way she’d want to leave Thorne.” 10:36
Granger hinted, “People change.”
Moran stuck to his opinion, “I still think it’s impossible.”
Continuing, he said, “Anyway, this is something worth celebrating for Thorne. Once you’re back from your trip,
and Vesta’s injury heals a bit, we should definitely celebrate.”
It was then Moran realized Granger’s silence.