Chapter 740

By the time Charlene arrived, Helena and Irma were already seated.

Just as Irma waved Charlene over to take a seat, her phone began to ring.

Whatever was said on the other end made Irma's expression darken instantly. A moment later, she frowned, muttered an "Understood," and hung up.

"That was Thorne," Irma said, looking at Charlene and Helena with an apologetic smile. "He was on his way, but an emergency came up at work. He won't be joining us for lunch after all."

Both Helena and Charlene politely insisted it wasn't a problem.

And they meant it. They had only come to accept Irma's goodwill, and they were genuinely thrilled for her that Lloyd was awake.

After the meal, Charlene checked the time and headed back to PrimeStar Technologies.

Though Lloyd had regained consciousness, Charlene didn't visit the hospital again.

With Stewart Ferguson out of town, Charlene spent the next two days buried in her work.

On the third day, Stewart returned.

They grabbed lunch together that afternoon to catch up on their upcoming projects. They had just pulled up to the restaurant and stepped out of the car when they bumped right into the Hawkins and Spencer families.

The Hawkins and Spencers scowled the moment they saw them.

Stewart noticed the glares and muttered, "What's their problem?"

The last time he saw them, they were practically glowing with arrogance, thrilled that the Hendersons had finally accepted Vesta.

Why the long faces now?

Charlene paused. "Probably because Thorne and I still haven't finalized the divorce. They're bound to be a little miserable about it."

Stewart nodded. "Ah, right. No matter how deep Vesta and Thorne's love is, as long as you're marted, she's still the other woman She can't officially claim the throne." No wonder they look at you like they want to bite your head off."

They dropped the subject and quickly shifted to a different topic.

Charlene and Stewart had hit the nail on the head. The Hawkins and Spencer families were seething over the delayed divorce.

Just then, Vesta arrived.

Watching Charlene and Stewart walk away, Leah eagerly asked, "Vesta, how is Secretary Henderson doing?"

Although Lloyd had woken up days ago, his deep wounds were prone to complications. He had suffered two minor setbacks since. While he had pulled through, it would take several more days for his condition to fully stabilize.

"Thorne says he's doing much better than before." "Then..."

Leah wanted to ask if Thorne had mentioned when Vesta could finally visit the hospital.

After all, Vesta hadn't seen the Hendersons once since the accident.

It wasn't that she didn't want to go.

But she had heard Irma was an emotional wreck in the days following the crash. Since Irma. already despised both of their families, it would have been a

terrible idea for Vesta to show her face.

Thinking about it made Leah furious.

Word on the street was that Charlene and Thorne had been talking a lot since the accident. Because Charlene and her

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up to care

for Irma, Thorne was treating Charlene with an infuriating amount

of respect.

In a way, Thorne owed Charlene a favor now.

Under these circumstances, even if Lloyd recovered, Thorne couldn't exactly drag

Charlene straight back to city hall for a divorce certificate.