Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 557

Later that evening, before Frank returned, my phone suddenly pinged with a couple of messages. *Charlotte, are you really not considering my suggestion?"

"Don't make things difficult for Frank. He won't be able to get the antidote. Aren't you afraid he might get into trouble?"

My fingers tightened around the phone, so much that my fingertips lost their color and my face turned pale.

My heart ached.

I couldn't help but marvel at how well Jack knew me after all these years. He truly was a good friend.

He knew how to get to me.

I didn't even dare to imagine what I would do if something happened to Frank...

And what about the baby?

would

Could it be that my issues cost Frank his life?

I felt a chill spread through me, staring blankly at Grandma, who was unconscious. I hadn't noticed when my face had become wet with tears. "Charlotte, I'm back..."

Frank entered and, noticing my tears, frowned and wiped them away. "Why are you crying?"

"Frank..."

I sniffled, only able to call out his name before hugging him and sobbing uncontrollably.

anything, so he had to

he softly asked, "Did

my head whilst

"Then..."

on the phone I had left lying nearby. His voice became deep. "Did Jack say something to you

stunned and became

smart, but I didn't expect him to be able to see

it through, he pulled up a chair and sat down, leaning forward slightly to meet my gaze. "Charlotte, I thought we had a tacit understanding on these

was taken aback. "What

or bad, we should be honest

His brown eyes fixed on me intently. "Unless

or in

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relationship is only meant for when we're in dire

denied it, speaking

asked. "Then what does

1. 1.

my thoughts

promise you, nothing will happen to me,

are you still like a crybaby

spoke, he held out his wrist to my

him a reproachful

"Alright, alright, you're not."