Chapter 184
Thinking about it, she calmly said, “Glad to hear there’s no problem.”
With that, she picked up the pen beside her and signed her name without any hesitation.
She turned to Padgett and said, “I’ll leave the rest of the divorce proceedings in your capable hands, Mr. Padgett.”
Padgett nodded, replying, “I have a meeting shortly, but I’ll reach out to Mr. Thorne this afternoon to follow up on the divorce matters between you two.” “Sounds good,” Charlene replied.
As it was nearing lunchtime, Charlene and Stewart grabbed a bite with Padgett before heading over to Charlene’s place to continue working on their paper.
While Charlene and Stewart were busy, back at The Henderson Group’s office, Thorne, who had just started
eviewing documents, got a call.
He casually answered, “Hello, who’s this?”
“Good afternoon, Mr. Thorne. I’m Charlene’s attorney, surname Pei. Charlene has signed the divorce agreement, and she has entrusted me to handle the subsequent divorce matters on her behalf. Are you available to discuss this now?”
Thorne paused for a moment before replying, “I have a couple of video conferences this afternoon and might be tied up. How about we meet tomorrow morning around 10 at The Henderson Group’s office?” “Thank you, Mr. Thorne. I appreciate your cooperation,” Padgett responded before hanging up.
Thorne then continued with his documents.
The evening had settled in. Stewart had to leave for another commitment.
Charlene decided to head back to the Ross family’s for dinner, grabbing her bag and stepping out.
Just as she got into her car, Jasmine called.
Charlene didn’t need to guess the reason for the call and chose not to answer.
After several unanswered calls, Jasmine stopped trying.
Arriving at the Ross family’s estate during the peak hours for traffic, Charlene waited in line for her car to be recognized.
Suddenly, someone knocked on her window. It was Granger.
Charlene was taken aback. She hadn’t expected to run into him here.
Slowly, she rolled down the window, greeting, “Mr. Harden.”
Granger’s gaze fell on her face, noting her calm demeanor, devoid of the distress he had anticipated, causing him to pause.
Charlene spoke, “Is there something you needed, Mr. Harden?”
Granger started, “I was in the area and saw your car, so I thought I’d say hello.”
Considering how well they knew each other, his coming over wasn’t really necessary, but since he had helped her in the past, she kept that thought to herself. Besides, she would have to see him again when visiting Daisy.
They weren’t friends, but there was no need to make things awkward between them.
With that thought, Charlene nodded, “Well, I won’t keep you. 1-”
Granger cut in, “I heard there’s a famous bakery around here. I haven’t been to this part of town much, and I couldn’t find it. Do you know where it is exactly?” Without suspicion, Charlene replied, “Yes, there’s a popular bakery, but it’s not in this area. It’s about a kilometer away on another street.”
She gave him directions.
“Thanks,” Granger said.
“No problem.” It was her turn for the car recognition, “Goodbye then.”
“Goodbye,” Granger replied.