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

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

not like I'm drinking excessively. Besides, doctors are human too. We can't swear off

were you drinking with?"

her hands gripping the edges to steady herself,

eyes settled on her face. "A

slightly. "More like

her head back to look at the chandeller overhead. "A goodbye to my past with him, a goodbye to

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make you sad?" Aaron

didn't answer immediately. After a few moments of

you've probably

Aaron

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

benefit-she had experienced and let go of it, leaving no

all. Just having had it is enough," Lena replied,

few seconds. "Do you still love

she had spoken decisively in front of Nate, this time, she paused to reflect. Finally, she shook her

certain because tonight's goodbye hadn't left her with even a shred of

sadness.

how it

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

How could

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 is gone, it's gone. Holding onto cold ashes doesn't make

softened as her words resonated with him, though he said nothing

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able to resist.

into the room. Both of them turned their heads toward me

"Leo, let her go!"

and thrown in jail, there was ambition in her eyes. Now, they

with a smile, though

deeply invested in Leo, but now it

of his lips and stepped back, collapsing onto the sofa. Like a king in his

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

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