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Yasmine was startled by Leo's expression, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears.

The music in the private room was loud, and Leo leaned close to whisper something in her ear. I couldn't hear it, but I could see her reaction.

Her slender arms hung limply over the edge of the table as if she was exhausted, no longer

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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. Lena sensed something was off. "Uncle, what's wrong?"

She looked into his deep, clear eyes, untouched by any impurity. Whatever tension Aaron had felt while waiting for her seemed to ease in that moment.

Didn't

the strands of hair framing her face. you once say that drinking numbs the nerves and can affect a

I'm drinking excessively. Besides, doctors are human too. We can't swear off alcohol entirely just because we hold

were you drinking

against the shoe cabinet for support, her hands

settled on her

shifted slightly.

tilted her head back to look at the chandeller overhead. "A goodbye to my past

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make you

After a few moments of

probably never loved

Aaron replied

be the regret of my youth, but surprisingly,

being more direct with her. But now, he saw the benefit-she had experienced and let go of it, leaving no lingering attachment.

having had it is enough," Lena replied, her view of love catching Aaron

studied her quietly for a few seconds. "Do you still love him

front of Nate, this time, she paused to

because tonight's goodbye hadn't left her

sadness.

wasn't how it felt to

had loved Nate, their reunions and partings had always been deeply emotional,

so long. How could you

"It's because the love I had for him was like a flame-it burned brightly for a while, but it burned out when its time was up. Love isn't about duration, Uncle. It's about what you feel in the moment. Once the fire

as her words resonated with him, though he said

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able to resist.

them turned their heads toward me at the same time. Eventually, gravity

"Leo, let her go!"

Even when she had been falsely accused and thrown in jail, there was ambition in her eyes. Now, they were devoid of

said my name with a

deeply invested in Leo, but now it

lips and stepped back, collapsing onto the sofa. Like a king in his domain, he spread his arms, crossed his

just any woman you can bully. She's got the president of

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