Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 406 – The wedding is almost over. Will you start talking?

At another table, Jasmine sat quietly watching the whole celebration unfold around her.

Music drifted softly through the evening air while laughter echoed across the yacht, and guests kept smiling, dancing, and soaking up the final joyful moments of the wedding.

For a little while she had actually managed to push aside everything heavy weighing on her heart. Seeing Voren dance with Esperanza had filled her with this genuine, warm happiness.

The little girl looked so incredibly joyful wrapped up in her father’s arms, and for that brief moment Jasmine found herself smiling right along with everyone else.

But that happiness never lasted long. The closer the wedding drew to its end, the heavier her chest felt, like something was slowly pressing down on her.

The smile gradually faded from her face as a tight knot formed deep in her stomach. She knew exactly what was coming. Soon all the secrets would spill out into the open, and there would be nowhere left to hide.

Beside her, Corvine kept clapping along as Voren spun Esperanza around the dance floor. His full attention stayed locked on that touching scene while the little girl giggled happily in his arms.

Jasmine stared at him for several long seconds before she finally gathered up enough courage to speak. She nudged his arm gently. "Corvine..."

He glanced over at her. Jasmine swallowed hard, her throat tight. "Is it expensive to rent an apartment around here?" Her fingers twisted together nervously under the table. "And if I lose my job, could you maybe help me find another one?"

Corvine’s brows drew together right away. His attention drifted completely from the dance floor and settled on her. The questions caught him totally off guard, especially right now.

Only moments earlier he had been thinking about those DNA results still hidden away in his possession, the ones he had not shown to anyone yet.

Somehow, even without knowing the full truth, Seraphine had already started building a real relationship with her biological father. It almost felt like fate was quietly guiding everything forward on its own.

"Why would you ask something like that?" he asked quietly.

crack. "The wedding is almost over." Her voice grew softer. "Which means you’re probably going to tell everyone the truth

the table. "I helped keep that secret. Maybe not exactly the same way Olivia did,

Looking at her now, he could not deny that she was genuinely scared. Part of him wanted to reassure her right then and there,

thinking about everything Voren and Seraphine had gone through. Imagine waking up

raised you had hidden such a massive truth from you. And worse still, nobody even knew whether

incredibly complicated, far more than

"Don’t beat yourself up before anything has even happened."

the

talking, a familiar figure approached their table. It

awake and full of energy. The moment they reached the table, Voren carefully set her back down

whatever serious

glanced toward Corvine, his expression turning noticeably more serious. "Let’s

Whatever conversation was coming next was not meant for everyone else to hear.

instant. Her eyes automatically followed them

they were going to discuss. The truth, that massive

deck until it landed on Seraphine. The sight made her chest tighten painfully. If only she could talk to her first. If only she could explain everything before

she could even help calm Voren down when

there was one thing Jasmine knew for certain, it was that Voren Ashkael loved his wife with a fierce, protective

painful, unexpected turn.

holding hers loosened slightly. Fear flashed openly in

like my own daughter," he said, emotion thickening his voice.

smile never reached her eyes. Instead it carried deep sadness, sharp disappointment, and a stubborn determination all

on him. "Did you know