Chapter 15

Someone by his side asked, "What's up?"

"I thought I saw someone I knew."

They had all grown up with Thorne and were aware of Charlene's crush on him.

Charlene was stunning but in a quiet, unassuming way. She was pretty, sure, but lacking that spark Thorne usually went for

Thome kept a polite distance, and they didn't think much of Charlene, either. They rarely saw Charlene, and when they did, they hardly bothered to say hi.

Charlene had become somewhat of a blur to Moran, so he wasn't even sure whether he'd seen her correctly. But even if it had been Charlene, he didn't care. He didn't elaborate, turned around, and returned to their private room. Charlene hadn't noticed Moran.

After they left the restaurant, she took Connie home and stayed over to