Looking at the little toddler, I suddenly realized that technically speaking I was his cousin. This meant that the two of us were from the same generation. But now, he was actually calling me his aunt. Danny was a true social butterfly. He looked up at Yasmin with a sweet face and called out, "Aunt!"
"Ah."
Yasmin responded with a smile, patting his head. After Danny went off to the toy room, she said to na, "Even though the child has the surname Jackson, he looks very much like you, and his personality is much more likable."
The implication was that Alex, or the Jackson family, was less so.
na was not at all embarrassed. Instead, she seemed to find a kindred spirit in Yasmin and naturally became affectionate, "Yasmin, great minds think alike! Alex''s personality is like an artifact just unearthed from the medieval times. I can''t even imagine what would happen if Danny inherited his personality!"
Yasmin chuckled, evidently understanding the situation with the Jackson family, and teased, "So, would you still remarry him?"
"No way!" na replied decisively. Thinking of something, she seemed a bit angry and continued, "Being with him is stifling and he never trusts me."
"In what way does he not trust you?" asked Yasmin.
"Well..." na, a mature woman, felt a bit embarrassed in front of Yasmin and touched her nose, "It''s about thepany. Sometimes when he''s working in his study, and I go in to bring him some fruit, he always hides the documents."
"I know I shouldn''t interfere with his work, but that''s not my intention. It''s just that being guarded against like this isn''t pleasant."
"It''s as if I would sell the Jackson family''s business secrets."ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Perhaps because we were both women, I immediately understood her point. Being guarded by your own partner, regardless of the reason, is neverfortable.
In contrast, Frank was entirely different.
He often brought work to my ce these days, upying my desk and mixing
documents with my manuscripts. I emphasized several times that he should keep them separate so that I wouldn''t identally see something I shouldn''t.
He looked at me with a teasing expression, "You even own me now, there''s nothing you shouldn''t see."
But I knew Alex''s situation and character were entirely different from Frank''s.
Yasmin poured her a cup of tea. "na, was this the reason you divorced him?"
"Not entirely. This was just one of the reasons," replied na.
"That''s good." Yasmin cocked her brows. "His upbringing was very harsh. Another person might not have done any better."
na frowned. "Harsh?"
"Yep." Yasmin nodded, with a hint of mncholy, "My parents gave birth to him when they were quite old. They genuinely cared for him, but also had high expectations for him. From the age of three or four, he grew up under very strict conditions, with almost no childhood."
"He carries the weight of the entire Jackson family''s fate, so he''s used to calcting every step precisely and not allowing any mistakes."
Hearing this, both na and I were taken aback.
Apparently, Alex had never mentioned this to na. na seemed confused, "He never mentioned this to me."
Then, she looked at Yasmin with some surprise. "Yasmin, why are you... speaking up for him? I thought you didn''t like him."
Yasmin smiled/ "He was the only one from the Jackson family who stood up for me when the incident happened."
"What happened..." na started to ask, then realized she and Yasmin weren''t close enough to discuss personal matters, and quickly changed the topic, "So that day, at the Cloud Vi, why..." "Why didn''t I let him in?" Yasmin finished the question.
na was curious. "Yes."
Yasmin answered straightforwardly, "He''s too close to me, and it would only add to the trouble."
na smiled. "If Alex knew you were considering his interests, he would be very happy."
Suddenly realizing something, she looked at Yasmin feeling a little embarrassed." Yasmin, did youe today to order a dress from Charlotte? I hope I''m not interrupting."