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

once say that drinking

chuckled, her smile faintly revealing a shallow dimple. "It's fine occasionally. It's not like I'm drinking excessively. Besides, doctors are human too. We can't swear off alcohol entirely just because

drinking with?"

Lena leaned against the shoe cabinet for support, her

her

slightly. "More

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

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make you sad?" Aaron

few moments of thought, she said softly, "A

"Uncle, you've probably never

Aaron replied

a faint laugh. "Then 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 through." Seeing the contentment on her face, Aaron felt a sudden sense of

not being more direct with her. But now, he saw the benefit-she had experienced and let go of it, leaving no lingering attachment. Still, he couldn't help but ask,

enough," Lena replied, her view

her quietly for a few

this time, she paused to reflect. Finally, she shook her head.

goodbye hadn't left her with even a shred of

sadness.

wasn't how it felt to love

she had loved Nate, their reunions and partings had

him for so long. How could you

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

resonated with him, though he

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able to resist.

room. Both of them turned their heads toward me

"Leo, let her go!"

had been falsely accused and thrown in jail, there was ambition in her eyes.

said my name with a smile, though tears streamed

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

onto the sofa. Like a king in his domain, he spread his arms, crossed his legs, and looked at

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

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