Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne)

The news about Axiom Flux Technologies had already reached the Ross family.

Charlene's recent success made both Vernon and Helena genuinely happy for

her.

To celebrate, the family decided to take her out for lunch that Saturday.

As Vernon's car approached the restaurant and was about to enter the parking

garage, another car nearly sideswiped them. The other driver had clearly

misjudged their speed-it was obviously their fault-but Vernon, ever the

gentleman who believed in keeping the peace, decided not to make a fuss.

Technically, Vernon had the right of way; his car was ahead, and he should have

entered first. But the other driver tried to cut him off. Vernon frowned, rolled down

his window, and prepared to reason with them.

It seemed the other party also wanted to make their case; their window came

down at the same time.

But as soon as Vernon saw who was sitting inside, his expression turned icy.

Henley hadn't expected to see Vernon and Helena either. Whatever words she'd

had ready died in her throat.

Maureen, sitting in the passenger seat, and Katie Hawkins in the back, along with

Georgina Spencer in the following car, all recognized Vernon as well.

None of them could quite believe the coincidence.

Vernon turned his gaze away and, before Henley could react, drove his car

smoothly into the garage.

The outing had started off on a cheerful note, but Helena's face hardened the

moment she spotted Henley and the others.

Charlene slipped her arm through Helena's, gently patting her hand in

reassurance.

Thinking of her daughter's recovery and Charlene's own remarkable progress,

Helena felt a wave of comfort. She realized it was time to look forward and not let

the past dictate her mood. Gradually, her spirits lifted.

After parking, the Ross family-six in total-were the first to head into the

restaurant.

Thanks to Helena's new outlook, their group's good mood went mostly

undisturbed.

But the same couldn't be said for the Hawkins and Spencer families.

As they watched the Ross family disappear inside, Katie, Georgina, Vesta, and

the others couldn't hide their sour expressions.

They, too, had heard all about Axiom Flux Technologies.

Even though Thorne's support had given Neural Nexus Tech a new and promising

direction, their recent investments had already gone up in smoke.

Worse, having a direction was one thing; the actual future of Neural Nexus was

still a huge question mark.

On top of that, Georgina and Katie were both deeply unsettled.

At the Axiom Flux Technologies press conference, Charlene had publicly taken

credit for the breakthrough, and Mr. Ashcroft himself had confirmed that all the

technology developed in cooperation with PrimeStar was entirely Charlene's

achievement.

If that was true, then Charlene's value had skyrocketed overnight-she could

easily be worth billions.

But how was that possible?

Could Charlene really be so talented on her own?

Was it really true that Stewart hadn't contributed? Was it not secretly his work

after all?

Yet Charlene had publicly claimed all the credit...

With these thoughts swirling, the Hawkins and Spencer families couldn't shake

their mounting frustration.

Vesta felt it most keenly.

She balled her fists and said quietly, "Let's just go inside."

Snapped out of their thoughts, Katie and the others finally followed her into the

restaurant.

Over an hour later, after their meal, as Vesta and her group were leaving, they

overheard voices near the elevator:

"Our Stewart's single now, you know. If you hear of any nice girls, do let us know."

"Oh, don't worry! After all these

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me'd never pass up a chance to

introduce Stewart to a good match."

Vesta looked up and realized it was Stewart's mother speaking.

But Darleen didn't notice them as she stepped into the elevator.

Maureen and Georgina recognized Darleen right away.

Georgina seemed to catch on to something and let out a knowing smile.

Vesta paused, and suddenly she understood what her grandmother found so

amusing.

If all the technological

breakthroughs announced at the

Axiom Jux Technologies press

conference were truly Charlene's

work, then yes, Charlene would

indeed be worth billions.

More than that, if she was really that gifted, her future potential would be limitless.

She could very well develop even more groundbreaking technologies in the years

to come.

In other words, if Charlene was as capable as she claimed, she was a walking

gold mine.

With those credentials and that kind of talent, even the most selective families

wouldn't care that she'd been married before.

Given all this, why would Darleen

pretend there was nothing between

Charlene and Stewart, still pestering

friends to find Stewart a new

girlfriend?

It was obvious-Charlene's so-called "breakthroughs" were far from the whole

story.