Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 326: Emotional damage

Jasmine had always danced to the tune of Voren’s mother. For as long as he could remember, she’d followed every instruction without question, defending the woman whenever necessary and standing by her side no matter how unreasonable things got.

Because of that loyalty, Voren often found it hard to be too harsh with her. After all, Jasmine had saved his mother’s life, and that was a debt he couldn’t easily forget.

Still, there were limits. The moment anything involved Seraphine, everything changed.

She was the only woman he’d ever truly loved, and he wasn’t about to let anyone create problems or distractions in their relationship. Not anymore. He’d already lost too much time, and he refused to lose any more.

That’s why he’d fully expected Jasmine to keep causing trouble. Instead, what he saw left him momentarily stunned.

His eyebrows rose as he watched her hauling several shopping bags and a big pile of new clothes toward her room with the help of a few maids.

For a second, he just stood there staring. Interesting. Had she finally gotten the message? Or was she planning something else? With Jasmine, it was always hard to tell.

Voren narrowed his eyes slightly. Whatever the reason, he’d be keeping a close eye on her, just in case.

The rich aroma of pancakes suddenly filled the kitchen, pulling everyone’s attention away from the hallway. Esperanza’s eyes lit up right away. "That smells so good," she said, the pure excitement in her voice warming Seraphine’s heart.

A smile spread across Seraphine’s face as she carefully transferred the golden, fluffy pancakes onto a serving plate, setting them beside the freshly sliced fruit.

as they look," she said, placing everything on

words had barely left her mouth before

started reaching for the food and eating without any fuss. No complaints, no distractions, no

unlike her." Usually getting Esperanza to eat took a whole

she was acting like a completely

because the

chairs and motioned for everyone to sit down.

sat alongside scrambled

bite, Seraphine’s eyes widened a little. She looked over at Voren in genuine surprise. "This is actually really good." A smile tugged at her lips. "I’m honestly shocked this

brightened his whole mood. Coming from Seraphine, those

most complicated dishes in the world," he said,

behind his words made Seraphine’s cheeks flush pink. Before she could respond, Voren reached for her coffee, adjusting it exactly the way she liked it before

held the fork toward her. The gesture felt so natural it caught her off guard, but she accepted the bite

table, Corvine let out a dramatic groan. "It’s hard being single during moments like this." He shook his head while focusing on his plate. "I came here for

Corvine kept eating, pretending

ruthless alpha he knew versus the man currently feeding

would he have imagined

gave up and slid his plate across the table, moving to the seat beside Esperanza. "Come on, little troublemaker,"