Ex-husband’s Regret

Prof. Kilburn nodded. "Something like that."

Immediately, my heart sank.

"Charlotte." I suddenly heard my mother's voice. I turned and saw her walking towards me, giving me a warm hug. "I missed you so much." "Mom!" I sighed in relief, feeling somewhat steadied. But before I could explain the situation to her, the door behind us suddenly opened. And then, I watched in disbelief as Ben grabbed my mother in a hug.

He was grinning foolishly and called out, "Honey!"

Me, Jane, and my mom were all gobsmacked.

There was a brief silence, and then my mom let out a scream that nearly brought the whole hospital down.

Fortunately, Ben was weak, and she managed to pull away with little effort.

"What the hell is going on?"

My mom shuddered, continuously brushing herself off as if she had touched something filthy.

Ben looked at Grandma with a hurt expression. "Mom, why?"

My mom was at a lost for words.

Grandma obviously hadn't fully accepted the situation either, but she knew what she was doing.

"You've got the wrong person. She isn't your wife."

"She is! She is my wife."

Ben reached out to hold my mother's hand, but she quickly took several steps back.

Her agility rivaled that of someone avoiding a plague.

"Why?"

Ben grabbed me, excitedly telling Grandma. "Sweetie! Mom, look, this is my and Yasmin's daughter. Yasmin is my wife."

I was rendered speechless.

Jane hurried over and separated me from Ben.

Ben began to cry, his face flushed with anxiety as he asked, "Mom, why is everyone ignoring me?"

We all looked at Prof. Kilburn.

Prof. Kilburn cleared his throat. "It's just as you can see."

I wasn't ready to give up. "Isn't there anything that can be done?"

This was too terrifying. More so than when he was conscious.

Prof. Kilburn shook his head. "It's a miracle he's still alive. The damage is irreversible."

"Okay, thank you, Prof. Kilburn."

Prof. Kilburn replied with a polite "You're welcome" and went back to his work.

My mom could no longer bear it and said, "Charlotte, I'll wait for you in the car."

With that, she made a hasty exit.

I didn't really want to stay either, but Grandma wasn't leaving yet.

I met Grandma's gaze. "Grandma......"

"Go. I'll be fine here."

I was still worried because Grandma was still ill.

Seeing my dilemma, Jane whispered in my ear, "Let's leave a few bodyguards here. We can take our time processing this and then come back later." That worked for me.

I was about to inform Frank, but I didn't know that Prof. Kilburn had already spoken to him about the situation.

"Gone crazy?"

Upon hearing this, Frank put his pen down. "He's not just acting?"

"One can't act in such a way without losing it. After all, he was once the head of the Shaw family."

Frank pondered for a while and said, "Alright, I understand."

"What about Grandma's condition?"

"She's with Ben. Everything seems normal for now. I've checked her; there are no issues. As long as Ben is okay, she should be fine," replied Prof. Kilburn. Frank nodded in acknowledgement and then a call came in.

He glanced at the caller ID and said to Prof. Kilburn, "Prof. Kilburn, I have something to attend to. I'll talk to you later."

I held my phone, seeing the call connect, and said helplessly, "Frank..."

"Yes?"

On the other end of the line, the man's voice was gentle. "Why do you sound so down?"NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

wasn't sure how to respond and let out a sigh.

Frank chuckled. "You made an international call to me just to let me hear your sigh?"

took a deep breath and told him about Ben's situation,