Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

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Chapter 263

The air seemed to have thickened.

Jack reached out and gently rubbed my head, his voice calm and steady.

"The person | wanted to invite to the concert that twas you..."

"And the person | was waiting to be divorced was also you."

"The person I've liked for 20 years is you."

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His voice was composed and firm, carrying an unwavering resolve. His dark eyes sparkled with intensity."

Charlotte, it's always been you, and no one else."

My heart felt as if it were being tugged forcefully.

Then it becanxious, feeling lost and unsure.

It turned out that when someone truly cared for and loved me, my first reaction was to feel unworthy.

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| was overwhelmed with mixed emotions and instinctively wanted to deny it. "How could it be me? Haven't you

known each other for so many years? And you and I..." "Do you remember | told you | returned to the Renolds

family only after | was eight?"

Jack explained slowly, lifting his luminous wrist to showthe red string, "Before | was brought back to the

Renolds family, | was in Nesax. Do you remember this red string?" "I don't..." | shook my head in confusion.

Before being taken to my aunt's house, | only recalled fragments of my parents and experiences of being chased

for debts.

My aunt, even though she barely fed me, had to endure many reprimands from Bob, and could not possibly take

Later, when | started working, | consulted a doctor who said it was amnesia syndrcaused by a significant

trauma.

Moreover, the tspan was so long that it was highly likely that the memories wouldn't be recovered.

"This was the birthday gift you gaveback then."

Jack, who didn't know the full story, seemed unfazed and like a brother. "It's okay. We still have a long time

ahead of us. | remember the past well enough."

"You..." | hesitated. "When did you recognize me?"

"It was that tyou fainted from low blood sugar levels."

Jack's gaze was tender. "I heard someone call your name."

He smiled lightly. "At that time, | wondered if it was just a coincidence of the sname. Later, | noticed that

many of your habits were the sas they were when you were little, and hadn't changed."

I blinked. "What habits?"

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"Your love for spicy and sweet food, the way you fidget when you're nervous, and your fear of all soft, floppy

animals..."

As Jack spoke, he looked at me. "So, they match, right?"

Each habit he mentioned confirmed it a bit more, and | had to admit. "Yes, they match."

It really was me.

It was indeed me.

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But...

| squeezed my hands. "Jack, | might..."

'Not be able to reciprocate your feelings right now," | continued inwardly.

Loving someone isn't easy, and accepting someone new before clearing your own heart was irresponsible to both

yourself and the other person.

"I'm not demanding a response from you."

Jack, who understoodwell, spoke in a warm tone, "Charlotte, you don't need to feel guilty or pressured

because of this. Whether it's my liking for you or helping you back then, were all because, when we were

children, you protectedso many times."

"As an illegitimate child’ whose father was absent and whose mother had passed away, every t| was

mocked or bullied, you would swing your little fists and protectlike a little heroine."

"Is it really like that?" | asked, a bit wistfully.

Was | really like that in his eyes as a child? Bright, brave, fearless, living like a sunflower.

How did | end up like this now...

"Of course it's true."

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