Chapter 922

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He was waiting for her?

What for?

“Uncle, you didn’t skip dinner, did you?” Lena’s first thought was his meal.

In truth, he hadn’t eaten. After receiving her message, he had been uneasy all evening, unable

to focus on food.

“You didn’t eat? I’ll make something for you,” Lena assumed his silence was confirmation.

“There’s no need,” Aaron refused.

“Then why were you waiting for me? Is something wrong?”

In Lena’s view, Aaron would never wait for her without a reason.

He gazed at her, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly. “You’ve been drinking?”

She nodded, flashing him a sweet, soft smile. She even gestured with her hand, “Just a little.”

Aaron stepped closer, his tall frame looming over her with an intensity that made her feel small. Though the light above bathed his eyes, they remained dark and inscrutable, filled with a depth that was hard to read.

something was off. “Uncle, what’s

Whatever tension Aaron had felt while waiting for her

Didn’t

out, brushing aside the strands of hair framing her face. you once say that drinking numbs the nerves and can affect a doctor’s ability to

“It’s fine occasionally. It’s not like I’m drinking excessively. Besides,

herself with

you drinking with?” Aaron asked.

support, her hands gripping the edges to steady herself, “He’s

on her face. “A farewell, then?”

pretty eyes shifted slightly. “More like

my past with him, a

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Chapter 922

you sad?” Aaron asked again.

answer immediately. After a few moments of thought,

bitterly. “Uncle, you’ve probably never loved someone since your youth.”

Aaron replied without hesitation.

you must understand the feeling. I thought it would be the regret of my youth, but surprisingly, life was fair enough to let me see it

the contentment on her face, Aaron felt a sudden sense

for not being more direct with her. But now, he saw the benefit–she had experienced and let go of it, leaving

couldn’t help but ask, “And this

having had it is enough,” Lena replied, her view of

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