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

say that drinking

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

you drinking with?"

the shoe cabinet for support, her hands gripping

settled on her

pretty eyes shifted slightly. "More like a

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

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it make you sad?" Aaron asked

few moments

smiled bitterly. "Uncle, you've probably never loved

Aaron

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

he had blamed himself for not being more direct with her. But now, he saw the benefit-she had experienced and let go of it, leaving no lingering attachment.

Just having had it is enough," Lena replied, her view of

a few

decisively in front of Nate, this time, she paused to

hadn't left her

sadness.

how it felt to love

and partings had always been deeply emotional,

you said you loved him for so long. How could you just let go

smiled faintly, her tone calm and assured. "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 is gone, it's gone. Holding onto cold ashes doesn't make

softened as her words resonated with him,

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able to resist.

them turned their

"Leo, let her go!"

so fragile. Even when she had been falsely accused and thrown in jail, there was ambition in her

with a

Yasmine wasn't deeply invested in Leo, but now it was clear she had

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

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

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