Ex-husband’s Regret

"You're acting like a thief."

Jane, linking arms with Yasmin, walked in. "Ms. Jackson, it's just that your precious daughter is anxious. I just wanted to sneak in and check on the situation." Yasmin laughed. "Am I your enemy now?"

Jane pouted. "I'm just not very articulate. Please don't take it the wrong way, Ms. Jackson."

Yasmin, knowing her playful nature, wasn't upset. She guided me to sit down and said, "We were chatting. I know you would be anxious."

I was quite surprised. "You and Grandma managed to talk for so long?"

After all, my mom's relationship with the

and Simone.

Shaw family had been strained ever since the incident with Ben

Yasmin took a sip of water. "I didn't expect it either. Despite the old lady's condition, she was still able to have a calm conversation with me."

"I had forgotten some of the details about Ben, but she remembered."

Suddenly, she changed the subject. "But I need to tell you something."

I had a bad feeling. "Grandma..."

Yasmin could tell from my expression that I had guessed right. "It's exactly as you feared."

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Yasmin continued, "When I arrived just now, she was trying to contact Ben. Prof. Kilburn and Dr. Travis were both there, using their skills to calm her down a little. Don't be so down. After I went in, she actually stopped asking for Ben: Prof. Kilburn told me that we could find some people she knows but isn't too familiar with, and talking to her more might help her condition."

I interjected, voicing my suspicion. "But does that mean I can't go?"

Yasmin took my hand and reassured me, "It's not that you can't, it's just that for now, it's better to wait until she stabilizes a little. You can visit her later. This kind of illness doesn't keep her confused all the time. There are moments of clarity." My eyes darkened.

Yasmin felt my pain and continued, "You don't need to stay in the hospital all the time. It's not helping. Go home and rest. Joanne has already canceled all my work appointments for the time being so I have time to take care of you."

"Look at your face. You're so pale. If you don't eat properly, the baby won't get enough nutrition, unless you don't want him anymore."

Actually, this baby wasn't part of my plans at all.

But since he had arrived, I had to take responsibility for him.

I didn't expect to be in such a dilemma.

I sighed. "It's my fault. I wasn't careful enough."

"Even if you were more careful, would you have known the future?"

My mom seemed both anxious and exasperated, losing her usual goddess-like demeanor and appearing like an ordinary mother.

Seeing her daughter being so self-critical made her want to shake some sense into me.

But I could feel her love in her words.

"If you could predict the future, we would have been reunited long ago."

"I've thought about you over the years, and I wish I had the ability to foresee the future."

"If you must say you're at fault, the root cause of the fault lies with me. I'm your mother. I gave birth to you but lost you. If you had always been by my side, there wouldn't have been all these troubles." "I'm the one who made the mistake."

As comforting words came to my lips, I suddenly smiled.

It was all repetitive talk. What was done was done. We couldn't really go back in time.

The only thing I could do was to take care of myself and not make the people who care about me worry.

"I'll follow your advice, but I need to stay updated on Grandma's condition."

"Don't worry. I'll keep you informed about the situation and be truthful."

Jane chimed in at the right moment, "I'll be in the hospital for the next few days too, so I'll keep you updated. Just go home and rest well."