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 numbs the

fine occasionally. It's not like I'm drinking excessively. Besides, doctors are human too. We can't swear off alcohol entirely

drinking with?"

leaned against the shoe cabinet for support, her hands gripping the

settled on her face.

pretty eyes shifted slightly. "More like

goodbye to my past with him, a

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you sad?" Aaron

moments

bitterly. "Uncle, you've probably never

have," 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

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

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

a few seconds. "Do you still love him

this time, she paused to reflect. Finally, she shook her head. "No, I don't. If I did, I wouldn't have

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

sadness.

wasn't how it

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

for so long. How could you just let go so easily?" Aaron seemed

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

as her words resonated with him, though he

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able to resist.

room. Both of them turned their heads

"Leo, let her go!"

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

a smile, though tears

wasn't deeply invested in Leo, but now it

the sofa. Like a king in his domain, he spread his arms, crossed his legs,

just any woman you can bully. She's

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