Chapter 124

Chapter 124 Charlene knew she was off–limits from his study, so she stayed in the bedroom, reading a book while waiting for him.

It was nearing 1 AM when Thorne finally came back to the room.

Seeing him return, Charlene put down her book and looked at him. Thorne, noticing her gaze, asked in a calm voice, “Something on your mind?”

Charlene didn’t beat around the bush and directly said, “I heard there’s a charity auction at Zenith Core in a couple of days-”

Thorne, gracefully removing his tle, glanced at her and said, “You want an invite to the auction?”

Charlene was momentarily taken aback, “Yes.”

“Consider it done.”

With that, Thorne turned and headed to the walk–in closet, and shortly after, he went to take a shower.

Charlene was taken aback by his straightforward agreement. But his consent gave her a sense of relief.

It was getting late, so she put down her book, lay down in bed, and fell asleep before Thorne had finished his shower.

Because the auction was the day after tomorrow, Charlene, after leaving her job at PrimeStar, returned to their villa.

However, Thorne wasn’t home, but Jasmine was.

Seeing her return, Jasmine clung to her, begging her to make some delicious snacks.

Charlene agreed.

After dinner, the butler suddenly came to her, saying, “Ma’am, someone delivered this for you.”

Charlene opened it to find the invitation to tomorrow’s ZenithCore charity auction.

Thorne really got it for her.

And there were two invites.

But since he had it sent to her, does it mean he won’t be coming home tonight?

Just as she was about to go take a shower, her phone buzzed twice.

Connie had sent her two texts.

As Charlene opened them, she paused. It was a screenshot of a social media post.

The screenshot showed a photo under a splendid fireworks display, capturing Vesta’s sweet, smiling profile next to Thorne’s back, captioned: “Tonight’s fireworks festival was so beautiful.”

The photo indeed also captured several other couples in the background.

This confirmed that the fireworks festival Vesta mentioned was indeed a romantic event meant for couples.

And from Vesta’s caption about the beauty of the fireworks festival, coupled with her joyous expression, it wasn’t hard to deduce that while the festival might have been beautiful, what truly delighted her was her mood.

Because she had Thorne by her side.

Thorne didn’t come home because he went on a date with Vesta, leaving Jasmine behind...

Charlene, looking at the screenshot, felt calm, yet puzzled, and texted Connie back.

08:51 Hapter 24 “Did you add Vesta as a friend?”

Otherwise, how could she have gotten a screenshot of Vesta’s post?

i have a friend who knows her. She mentioned it, so I asked her to send me a screenshot,” Connie replied.

What Connie didn’t mention was that her friend was green with envy over Vesta. Because in their circle, it was almost common knowledge that Vesta had captured Thorne’s heart, and he treated her like a treasure.

Thinking of the extra invite, Charlene sent another message to Connie, asking if she wanted to join her at the auction.

Connie immediately responded with excitement, “Yes, absolutely!”

Thorne didn’t come home that night.

Charlene had expected as much.

After all, he and Vesta went out for the festival, and she guessed they would have an even more wonderful and , sweet evening afterwards.

Thorne not coming home meant she had the bedroom to herself, which was quite alright by her.

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