After seven years of marriage, Thorne Henderson was cold as ice to Charlene Ross, but she always faced him with a smile, deeply in love and believing she could eventually melt his heart. Instead, she found him utterly smitten and overly caring toward another woman, yet she continued doggedly holding on to their marriage. On her birthday, having flown overseas to find him and their daughter, he instead took their child to be with the other woman, leaving Charlene alone in an empty room. That was when she finally gave up. Watching her daughter, whom she had raised, calling another woman "mom," Charlene felt no more pain. She drafted a divorce agreement, renounced her custody rights, and left stylishly, cutting off all contact and waiting for the divorce papers to be finalized. Letting go of family life and returning to her career, Charlene, once looked down upon by everyone, easily amassed a fortune in the billions. However, as much as she waited, the divorce never finalized. Thorne, who had always been reluctant to come home, started visiting more frequently and grew increasingly clingy. Upon learning she wanted a divorce, the usually aloof and proud Thorne cornered her against a wall. "Divorce? That's not going to happen."
