NovelEnglishChapter 13
Speakily glancing at Vesta while hastily retreating to lean against the wall, Charlene’s colleagues were
intimidated.
Vesta caught a glimpse of Charlene too, but she quickly looked away, unimpressed, and headed to the elevator
surrounded by a group
of managers.
Charlene’s colleagues sighed with relief before eagerly diving into gossip as the elevator doors closed.
“Was that Mr. Henderson's girlfriend? Wow, she’s stunning and draped in designer brands. They must cost a
fortune, right? No wonder she carries herself with elegance and confidence, a true mark of the elite. She's simply
in a different league compared to us.”
“Absolutely!”
They then quietly asked Charlene, “What do you think, Charlene?”
Looking down, Charlene said, “Yes.”
Vesta was the bastard daughter of Charlene’s father. Calling Vesta a product of an affair might not be entirely
accurate. After all, when Charlene was eight, her father, determined not to let Vesta and her mother suffer,
divorced Charlene’s mother to marry Vesta’s mother instead.
After the divorce, Charlene lived with her mentally ill mother and was raised by her grandmother and uncle.
Over the years, while her uncle’s business faltered, the Hawkins family’s enterprises thrived.
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People said to compensate for Vesta’s difficult childhood, her father spared no expense in giving her the best of
everything and invested a fortune in her upbringing.
And, living up to expectations, Vesta was exceptionally accomplished. Thus, the once illegitimate daughter,
Vesta, was then a legitimate heiress of a wealthy family.
Having lived the life of an heiress for over a decade, Vesta exuded an aura of nobility that even Charlene, the
original heiress, couldn't
match.
Charlene had thought her childhood ties with Vesta would end their association. But fate seemed to favor Vesta
particularly.
Charlene and Thorne were childhood friends, but no matter how hard she tried, Thorne never saw her the way he
instantly fell for Vesta at first sight.
“Charlene, are you okay?” Seeing Charlene’s pale face, her colleagues grew concerned.
Charlene snapped back to reality. “I'm fine.”
She and Thorne were nearing their divorce, and whoever Thorne would love from then on would have nothing to
do with her.
That day, Charlene didn’t dwell on the matter between Thorne and Vesta any further.
She worked overtuntil around nine, and her phone rang as she was wrapping up. It was her best friend,
Connie, calling to say she had drunk too much and needed Charlene to pick her up.
Charlene quickly finished her work,
grabbed her car keys, and left the
office. Twenty minutes later, om
Charlerildrtived at the destination.
As she was walking toward the
entrance, a little girl appeared from
the parking area on the other side.
Charlene froze at the sight of the
girl's familiar profile. She thougii
‘Minnie? Spou/da’t Mirdrde be studying
iebidiand? Why is she here? Has
she returned with Thorne?’ The
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Although Charlene’s job didn’t grant her access to the company’s confidential documents, she knew Thorne’s
project in Goldland would take smore tto wrap up.
She thought Thorne’s return was a brief trip for business matters. She hadn't expected her daughter to come
back with him.
Charlene wasn't sure when they had
returned, but considering she Sa
Thorne that mooi. they dt have
bEeRbAdK for at least a day. Yet,
Jasmine hadn't called her to inform
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With those thoughts, Charlene tightened her grip on her purse, watching the joyfully skipping figure ahead, and
quietly followed.
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