Darius looked over at Thorne with a grin. “Hey, since you’re here, why don’t you stick around and join the fun for a bit?”
Thorne shrugged, smiling. “Sure, why not?”
After a bit of small talk between them, Darius turned back to Hickey, Stewart, and the rest. “Now, where were we before?”
Stewart picked up the thread. “We were just discussing what we should do if we catch a foreign probe wandering into our airspace. What’s the best way to handle that?”
Vesta, overhearing, started thinking it over herself.
Darius chuckled and turned to Charlene. “What about you? Any thoughts, Charlene?”
Stewart and Charlene hadn’t had a chance to weigh in before Thorne and Vesta had arrived. Now, with Darius prompting, both of them fell silent for a moment.
Vesta’s attention drifted. Darius sure sounded friendly when he said Charlene’s name. And the way he looked at her—there was a genuine warmth there, maybe even a hint of admiration. Vesta frowned, feeling a little unsettled.
Just then, Charlene spoke up. “Well, I’d say we take over the probe’s controls, just to prove we can, and then hand it right back to them.”
The moment she finished, Darius and Abelard burst out laughing.
Stewart’s eyes lit up in sudden realization, and he shot Charlene a big thumbs-up.
Darius, still smiling, didn’t say whether it was good or bad. He just asked gently, “That confident in your tech skills, huh?”
Charlene hesitated, then shrugged. “Shouldn’t be too hard, I guess?”
Hickey grinned. “Talk is cheap, but when someone can actually walk the walk? Now that’s real confidence.”
Darius nodded in agreement. “Absolutely.”
Thorne nodded. “Yeah, I am.”
Before Vesta could process that, Abelard pressed on. “So what’s the advantage to handling it this way?”
Thorne broke it down, explaining the subtleties.
As he talked, Vesta realized there was way more to this than just the technical side. There were strategic and diplomatic angles she hadn’t even considered. Stewart, Darius—even Thorne—seemed to have caught on right away when Charlene first spoke. Vesta only got the full picture after Thorne spelled it out.
She was still mulling it over when she noticed Abelard looking at her with a friendly smile. “Ms. Hawkins, you’ve been frowning this whole time. Is something still unclear?”
He probably meant well, but Vesta’s face flushed with embarrassment. Still, she pulled herself together and admitted, “Yeah, I just caught up to where you all are. Thanks for explaining.”
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The readers' comments on the novel: Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne)
Chapters 480 and on are repeat from previous chapters. What's up with that? Time to stop reading this novel....
Thanks for the update. Keep them coming please!...
Any hope for Vesta being brain-dead?...
Thanks PINKK889 for the info. The same version is also on You tube except dubbed in English and titled “ I divorced my husband who cheated now begging me to come back” Enjoy...
Gosh, this is excruciating ! The slow pace made me leave this for over 3 months. Was just taking a peek and not much development. Btw they have now made this into a 3hr 40 min long drama.Available on daily motion under, the name, next chapter without you. But all the other fringe characters such as York Granger Gaylord are missing in the movie. Ending is very satisfying, practical and apt. She chooses to leave thorne and jasmine and be with Stewart. Vesta and family are inter national wanted Criminals. Not sure if they replicate the same on here. As this book is now on the app for more than 9 months, have a feeling it'll be another 6 to 9 months before this is completed!...
Stewart and Charlene will the best match, both power players!...
Can't wait to read where Charlene will start another relationship... God for is she gets back with Thorne... She needs to be with York or Gaylord (to annoy vesta) or granger (to annoy Thorne)...
I know its ur story and u obviously have ur own plot line and all and have every right to build the story as u like but what writer provide isnt just entertainment, but they shape the narrative of young minds. So I would say that romanticing cheating is, or rather THORNE'S behaviour, wrong for all the reasons..give york a chance ..that will be way more satisfying...again all of this is just my point of view but if charlene and thorne get back together, its not the story im looking for...
Hey...please dont ever make Charlene and thorne get back together no matter what...he simply doesn't deserve it....no matter the reason or plot twist behind the way he treated his legally wedded wife....whether he actually slept with vesta or not....just his emotional cheating...not repecting his spouse....not caring enough to actually get to know the person his wife was....and actually distancing his child from her mother and encouraging her to bond with the mistress are all the biggest RED FLAGS... when a person enters a contract....he must uphold it no questions asked...its not like if ur partner isnt good enough, ur allowed to cheat..allowed to let a 3rd person in-between....if ur not satisfied with ur partner then u can get a divorce...whats the point of all the wealth, power and brilliance of mind when the ML cant even get his head around this simple fact...So, its fine it he regrets, but charlene shouldn't be with him in any case.....
Enough already. This novel is dragging slowly. Updated with 2 chapters only. REALLY!!! Whoever the author or authors of this novel why is there a delay in penning more chapters? Here’s my question. In reading the comments from others does their opinions matters and/or make a difference? Are comments being monitored? Or is it only a tool allowing readers to blow off steam?...