Ex-husband’s Regret (Ryan and Charlotte)
Regret H 512

Chapter 512

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Alana deliberately teased him, leaning in and raising her eyebrows, "So, don't you want to get married?"

"I have someone I want to marry and am not interested in arranged marriages."

Frank dismissed it lightly, glancing inside the room. "Is Charlotte here?"

From his angle, he couldn't see me behind the door.

Seeing Alana's triumphant smile, I couldn't help but laugh lightly. Just as I was about to speak, Alana looked at me and said, "Niece, come here quickly. My brother is looking for you." I could almost imagine the bewildered expression on Frank's face.

I walked over, and Frank took my cool, dry hand. He glanced at Alana and, with a playful smile, asked, When did Charlotte become your niece?"

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Before I could speak, Yasmin put her arm around my shoulder and, noticing Alex and his wife teasing him, couldn't help but laugh. "Because Charlotte is my daughter, what do you think?"

"Huh?" Frank immediately straightened up. Before he could delve deeper or confirm the truth of the statement, his nonchalant demeanor faded somewhat. He asked obediently, "Ms. Jackson, you're not joking, are you?" "It's true, Frank."

I squeezed his hand and explained, "It happened yesterday, but since you didn't return to Region Gardens last night, I hadn't had a chance to tell you."

Although, even if I had the chance, I might not have mentioned it. After all, I had to keep quiet to please his cousin.

Seeing his adaptable nature, Yasmin smiled. "So, you don't need to call me Ms. Jackson anymore. You

can call me..."

Frank quickly changed his address. "Mom."

Yasmin, Alex, I were all stunned.

Alex gave him a thumbs up from an angle Yasmin couldn't see.

I quickly tugged at his hand. "My mom is just joking, not so fast!"

"Ahem." Frank composed himself. "It's fine. Our relationship is so stable that calling 'Mom' was bound to happen sooner or later."

Alana, observing his attempt to please his future mother-in-law, laughed and said, "Do you want to add an 'Aunt' for me as well?"

Frank shot her a sidelong glance, "You should talk about that after you've remarried my uncle."

He cleared his throat and changed the subject.

Alana crossed her arms and looked at him with a smirk, "Oh, so you were afraid he'd bully me before but now you're hoping for us to remarry?"

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Frank smirked, "Isn't it because you wanted me to call you Aunt?"

After chatting for a while longer, Alex brought up Yasmin's plan to announce my identity at the banquet.

He wasn't entirely in favor. "Yasmin, Charlotte is someone you worked so hard to find. Shouldn't we hold a separate banquet to make it more formal? Either in the name of the Jackson family or in your name, so everyone can see how much we value Charlotte, and no one will dare to bully her in the future."

"I've considered that."

Yasmin looked serious and held my hand, "But I'm eager for everyone to know who my real daughter is. I don't want her to endure another day of this."

Alex sat in his leather chair, his serious face radiating authority but also a unique gentleness reserved for juniors. "Charlotte, what do you think?"

He and Yasmin were discussing what was best for me, albeit with different perspectives. Hearing my family think of me in this way, with such genuine concern, was a new and deeply reassuring experience. It provided a sense of stability and security entirely different from what a lover might offer. This is the magical part of blood relations.

Hearing him ask, I smiled slightly, "I'm fine with whatever you decide. Whether it's sooner or later doesn't change the fact that I'm my mom's daughter, and that's enough."

"Ms. Jackson, as far as I know, Christine is still recording Slow Life, and you haven't publicly announced your relationship with her yet..." said Frank.

He speculated. "I don't think Christine knows about this, right?"

"You're right." Yasmin nodded, curious about his intention. "Go on."

"So we might as well..." Frank glanced at me before continuing, "Play the long game."

"I investigated Christine's background two years ago. She's an orphan with no power or influence. Why would she know you were looking for your daughter and appear in front of you?"