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

the strands of hair framing her face. you once say that drinking

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 scalpel." She even defended

were you drinking

her hands gripping the edges to steady herself, "He's

settled on her face. "A

shifted slightly. "More like

goodbye to my past with him, a goodbye to the love I held in

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it make you sad?" Aaron asked

few moments of thought, she said softly, "A

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

Aaron

surprisingly, life was fair enough to let me see it through." Seeing the contentment on her face, Aaron felt a sudden sense of

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. Still, he couldn't help but ask, "And this ending doesn't leave you with

Lena replied, her view of

studied her quietly for a few seconds. "Do

away. While she had spoken decisively in front of Nate, this time, she paused to reflect. Finally, she shook her head. "No, I don't. If

left her with even a

sadness.

how it felt to

reunions and partings had always been deeply emotional, leaving her

for so long. How could you

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

softened as her words resonated

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able to resist.

the room. Both of them turned their heads toward me at the same time. Eventually,

"Leo, let her go!"

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

my name with a smile, though tears

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

his lips and stepped back, collapsing onto the sofa. Like a king in his domain, he spread his arms, crossed his legs, and looked at us with

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

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