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

of hair framing her face. you once say

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 we hold a

were you drinking

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

her

pretty eyes shifted slightly.

to look at the chandeller overhead. "A goodbye to my

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it make you

After a few moments of

bitterly. "Uncle, you've probably never loved someone since your

Aaron replied without

my youth, but surprisingly, life was fair enough

and let go

Lena

few seconds. "Do

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

left her with even a shred of

sadness.

wasn't how it felt to

had loved Nate, their reunions and partings

long. How could

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.

resonated with him, though he

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able to resist.

them turned their heads toward me at the same time. Eventually, gravity won, and tears slid down Yasmine's

"Leo, let her go!"

been falsely accused and thrown

a smile, though

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

collapsing onto the sofa. Like a king in his domain, he

forgot-this isn't just any woman you can bully. She's

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