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Chapter 406

Once again, Frank and I were both awkwardly caught off guard.

I tugged at Grandma’s arm. ‘Grandma, about that…”

“Soon.”

Frank abruptly interrupted me, speaking to urandma in a gentle and polite tone, “Grandma, I’ll marry her soon. You focus on taking care of yourself. Once you’ve recovered, we can hold the wedding”

I was dumbfounded.

The person making this statement didn’t even glance at me, as if the matter was completely unrelated to me.

Grandma was thrilled, her eyes shining with delight. “Really?”

“Really,” Frank answered with a smile.

I changed the subject “Grandma, let’s have breakfast quickly. Prof.

Kilburn will be here soon.

Judging by the time, Prof. Kilburn was probably finishing his breakfast

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After Bethany and her mother left, I had sent a message to Prof Kilburn’s assistant, informing them that the matter was resolved.

wasn’t wrong about the timing. Grandma had just finished breakfast

when Prof. Kilburn and his team returned.

Since Prof. Kilburn was about to start the treatment, it was best if I

didn’t stay in the ward. I decided to head back to the hotel to pack my

things.

The house in Region Gardens was still more comfortable than the hotel.

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To my surprise, as soon as I stepped out of the elevator with my. suitcase, I saw Frank and Danny waiting in front of my door.

One was standing, the other sitting.

I was a bit surprised. “Waiting for me?”

Frank remained silent, but Danny, with h short legs, ran over and nodded vigorously. “Yes! Charlotte, Uncle is giving me a lift to your

house!”

“And what about your uncle?”

“Uncle is leaving soon!”

Frank gave him a sidelong glance. “Who told you that?”

I asked, “Aren’t you leaving?”

“I am,” Frank spoke indifferently, then pinched Danny’s face and looked at me. “I’m going to a meeting now. He’s in your care. If things get too unbearable, just give him a beating.”

“Don’t worry. I have no inclination towards violence.”

“By the way…” He looked at me with deep, serious eyes and then said. something unrelated, “The answer that Alana interrupted last night, I want to hear it again when I come to pick up Danny later.”

I had thought that taking care of such a small child would be very troublesome, but it was surprisingly harmonious.

Once in the house, I discovered that Frank had arranged for regular cleaning, so the place was quite clean.

While I was unpacking, Danny buzzed around me chattering away.

But when I picked up my drawing board to work, he took out his own puzzle and started working on it seriously on the floor.

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Noticing that I kept watching him, he blinked his big eyes and asked, ” What’s up, Charlotte?”

“I think you’re great. Your focus is very strong.”

“Uncle says, if you do two things at once, you’ll end up being indecisive. in relationships, and you’ll stay single for life!”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Do you know what being ngle means?”

“Yes!” He nodded vigorously. “Someone like Uncle is single!”

Later in the evening, the doorbell rang unexpectedly.

I thought Frank had come to pick up Danny, but when I opened the door, it was Alana.

I was a bit taken aback. “Alana, aren’t you going abroad?”

“There’s still some time.”

She curved her red lips into a polite smile and asked, “May I come in and sit for a while?”

“Of course.”

As soon as I finished speaking, Danny, hearing his mother’s voice, rant over and threw himself into Alana’s arm., “Mommy! I missed you!”

“Since you missed Mommy, why not go abroad with her to play?”

“No!” The little guy shook his head. “I have important business to attend to!”

Alana chuckled. “What important business?”

Danny’s big eyes twirled around, and he pouted, pretending to be mysterious. “I promised Uncle I wouldn’t say.”

“Alright, you go play.” Alana patted his bottom and ushered him into an

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I opened the refrigerator and asked her, “Water or juice?”

“Neither.” Alana smiled. “I just want to chat with you for a bit before I head to catch my flight.”

I nodded and led her to the living room.

Alana was indeed straightforward and didn’t beat around the bush. ” What are your plans with Frank?”

If I said I hadn’t thought about this question in the past couple of days, that would be a lie.

I responded honestly, “I’m still thinking about it right now and haven’t come to a conclusion yet.”

At a time when one could do anything, all driven by youthful passion, my relationship with Frank had a gap of over 20 years and an additional two–year separation.

The first 20 years had drastically changed my personality.

The past two years had filled the gap between us with estrangement.

Alana was not surprised and smiled. “You can take your time, no rush. I came specifically to ask you to do something for me. Frank’s temper has worsened over the past two years, and my son… needs you to take more care of him recently.”

“Sure,” I smiled and agreed. “Frank’s temper is actually not that bad…”

“After the explosion, he suffered vision loss and was blind for a long

time.”

Alana pursed her lips. “As for his legs, you’ve seen them. For him, it felt. worse than death. At first, he was unwilling to cooperate with treatment, irritable and angry. Do you know why he agreed to the treatment?”

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“Why?”

“I told him that if he stayed like this or died, ould have you accompany him in death.

Alana looked at me apologetically. “Don’t take it to heart. At that time, I had no other way, and your abandonment back then did make him very frustrated. As his sister, I was indeed not fond of you.”

I fell silent for a moment, my voice slightly hoarse. “And then?*

“Then he gritted his teeth and started cooperating with the doctors.”

Alana said, also somewhat incredulous. “Do you know? At that time, he had already been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but he endured both. psychological and physical torment just for you.”

Bipolar disorder.

A combination of manic and depressive episodes.

I clenched my fists. “When was he diagnosed?”

*Not long after you got back together with Ryan.