Chapter 897

Charlene nodded. “I’m heading out. When Jasmine wakes up, remember to tell her.”

Thorne looked at her. “All right. Won’t you stay for breakfast?”

“No.”

Thorne didn’t push the issue. He stood up. “I’ll walk you out.”

“Don’t bother.”

Thorne didn’t say another word, but he followed close behind her anyway, escorting her all the way to the door. He waited until her car completely pulled out of the driveway before finally turning back inside.

About ten minutes later, Jasmine woke up. As she came downstairs, she glanced around the room. Thorne said, “Your mom had some things to take care of, so she left early.”

“Oh…”

The moment she woke up and didn’t see Charlene by her side, Jasmine had already guessed as much.

She pressed her small lips together and headed into the dining room in total silence.

Thorne sat down beside her and reached out to check her forehead. “Your fever is completely gone. Does it hurt anywhere else? If you’re tired, you can stay home today and go back to school tomorrow.”

Jasmine didn’t look up, nor did she swat his hand away. She simply replied, “No need. I want to go to school.”

“All right.” After a brief pause, he added, “I have to leave on another business trip soon, and it’ll be a long time before I’m back. If you feel bored, make sure to keep in touch with your mom.”

“I know.”

…

In the two days following the official start of the trial, Vesta had been incredibly overwhelmed with work. She hadn’t reached out to Thorne during that time. Now that things were finally settling down, she had a moment to contact him again.

However, her call wouldn’t go through.

Instead of trying his number again, she called Coy. “Is Thorne back?”

Coy hesitated for a moment. “Mr. Henderson returned a couple of days ago, but…

he and Josh already boarded a flight to Goldland this morning.”

Vesta froze. “What?”

Thinking she doubted him, Coy insisted, “I’m telling the truth.”

Vesta didn’t disbelieve him.

She knew Coy wouldn’t lie to her.

But-

“Didn’t he say he’d be back today or tomorrow? Why did he come back early?”

Moran was the one who had given her that timeline.

That was exactly why she hadn’t bothered to contact Thorne over the past two days, never expecting him to return ahead of schedule.

“I heard Jasmine had a persistently high fever. Mr. Henderson was worried, so he made an early trip back.”

Vesta took a deep breath, taking a long moment before asking, “When is he expected back?”

Coy hesitated again before answering, “At the earliest, the end of the month.”

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Thorne was notoriously busy whenever he went to Goldland; Vesta knew that full well. His

sudden extended trip there wasn’t Surprising, but still… NovelPeak.org

Shaking off the thought, she murmured, “Thanks.”

Coy didn’t add anything else and hung up first.

Over the next ten days or so, Vesta occasionally tried calling Thorne, but every call and text went completely ignored.

The verdict would be delivered by the end of the month at the absolute earliest. She could only hope…

Life hadn’t been easy for Vesta or the rest of the Hawkins family lately. Ever since Dr. Lucas’s gala, they had rarely gone out for dinner.

However, for Vesta’s birthday, the family still booked a private room at a restaurant to celebrate.

Just as they arrived at the

restaurant, Vesta froze upon

spotting someone walking toward

them She quickly recovered Her

composure and followed her family into their private room. NovelPeak.org

The rest of the Hawkins and

Spencer families naturally noticeret

her reaction. Once inside, they asked esta did you know that man back there?