Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 740 Side Story: Efforts in Pursuing Her 22

Hank's apologies kept coming and coming, yet they couldn't call Yelena's rationality back.

Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of the most heartbreaking part of her story, and she couldn't help but curl into herself. "I was truly in pain at that time. I hated myself for not protecting the child. It was also then that I knew that there was no possibility left between us."

She would never be able to accept him as a potential partner if she couldn't get over her baby's death.

He caressed her head and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. "That's not true. You just need to turn around. I'm always right here waiting for you."

She raised her head and looked at his chiseled jaw and tender gaze with tearful eyes. Just then, her lips trembled in a miserable attempt at a smile. "I can't. It's too late now."

"Then, let me ask you this. Do you still love him?"

She blinked. "Of course, I love him. I've always rejected his advances, but I've never denied loving him."

When he heard that, he finally felt relieved. "Since you love him, he will surely protect you. He won't let you be hurt anymore."

Yelena rubbed her eyes, and her head felt heavy. "But… you're not him. How could you possibly know that? Anyway, it doesn't matter. My relationship with him is already over."

Hank remained silent, his fingers slightly curling, seemingly discouraged.

After that, she suddenly lifted her head and asked, "Since it's impossible between him and me now… It doesn't really matter who I marry now, does it? So, would you like to marry me?"

Her words shocked him once again.

know I'd feel guilty if I held him back. That's why I've

afraid that he'll be angry or unhappy after learning about all this?" His

is one thing. If he keeps waiting for me and I waste my time and youth, I'll never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life." As Yelena spoke, there was a hint of nostalgia in her voice. "Actually, I'm quite

this for

shouldn't let her drink this much from now on. Luckily, I'm the

waved her hand. "Alright, let's not talk about anything else. Just tell

someone else, would you still ask the same question?" he needed to ask this right now for his peace of mind. It was because he knew that she

was going to find someone." With that, she stood up abruptly and looked at the time, feeling slightly dizzy. "Luckily, there's still time. City Hall hasn't closed its doors yet. Let's go

He was already being pulled along before he could even

returned home and retrieved her birth certificate from some

"Where's your birth certificate?"

father passed away, many of the family's documents were in his

his birth certificate from his car's compartment and waved it in front

she saw that. "Since we both have the necessary

ask me for my name,

you are. You're

of happiness rising in his heart. "What do you mean?

She laughed heartily. "I was

left him speechless.

a long time ago. I've always wanted to marry you. I really, really, really want to marry you." As she spoke, her head was throbbing intensely. Right now, she could barely recall anything but this plain fact. She could only repeat the sentence, "I really

one hand to gently caress her head upon hearing her words. "Alright, don't overthink things now. We'll be at

influence of alcohol. Once she sobered up, it would be too late for all of this. I have to take