Chapter 0638

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

reached out, brushing aside the strands of hair framing her face. you once say that drinking numbs the nerves

occasionally. It's not like I'm drinking excessively. Besides, doctors are human too. We can't swear off alcohol entirely just because we hold a scalpel." She even

drinking with?"

for support, her hands gripping

on her face. "A

slightly.

the chandeller overhead. "A goodbye to my past with him, a goodbye to

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you sad?" Aaron

a few moments of thought, she

you've probably never loved

have," Aaron replied without

thought it would be the regret of my youth, but surprisingly, life was fair enough to let me see it through." Seeing the contentment on her face, Aaron felt a

But now, he saw the benefit-she had experienced and let go of it,

having had it is enough," Lena replied, her

studied her quietly for a few seconds. "Do you

paused to reflect. Finally, she

because tonight's goodbye hadn't left her with even

sadness.

it

she had loved Nate, their reunions and partings

How could

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 is gone, it's gone. Holding onto cold

words resonated with him, though he

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able to resist.

of sadness washed over me, and I quickly stepped into the room. Both of them turned their heads toward me at the same time. Eventually, gravity won, and tears slid

"Leo, let her go!"

had never seen Yasmine so fragile. Even when she had been falsely accused and thrown in jail, there was ambition in her

Yasmine said my name with a smile, though tears streamed down her

always thought Yasmine wasn't deeply invested in Leo, but now

stepped back, collapsing onto the sofa. Like a

can bully. She's got the president of Jones Corporation backing

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