Unknown Divorce Revelation Beyond Time (Charlene and Thorne) novel Chapter 819

Seeing Vesta's silence, Stewart chuckled. He turned to Thorne and asked, "Since Ms. Hawkins isn't saying anything, why don't you clear the air, Mr. Henderson? Was I lying?"

Everyone in the room was holding their breath for an answer from Vesta or Thorne.

At Stewart's prompt, every head whipped toward Thorne.

Vesta looked at him, too.

Under the crushing weight of hundreds of stares, Thorne finally spoke. "No."

A collective, sharp gasp tore through the ballroom.

"It's true. They really are still married!"

"When Mr. Ferguson told that guy on stage to ask, Ms. Hawkins never denied it either. That means she knew he was married this entire time! She willingly played the other woman?! Good lord, the absolute nerve of her!"

"If she had any shame, she wouldn't be a homewrecker. Plus, she had the guts to call herself his girlfriend right in front of the actual wife. Prancing around like she owned the place. You think an average person has skin that thick?"

"Fair point. But honestly, with her elegant, aloof act, she looked so respectable. Who knew she was such a piece of trash beneath it all? Hell of an act."

"Right? It just goes to show—"

"Enough!"

The accusation set the ballroom ablaze once again.

"Oh... oh my god, is that true? If it is... wow."

"I never would've guessed. But it has to be true, right? For years, everyone just knew Mr. Henderson got married and divorced, but he never breathed a word about who his wife was. That says it all, doesn't it?"

"Exactly! Using that kind of filthy trick to force a marriage? I'd be utterly disgusted too. Forget keeping her a secret—it's a miracle Mr. Henderson hasn't strangled her."

Basking in the crowd's scandalous whispers, Corinne let out a triumphant laugh. She locked eyes with Charlene and continued, "Being trapped by some vile leech, forced into a marriage you despise, and then being unable to divorce her even after finding the woman you truly love—"