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 a doctor's

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 scalpel."

were you drinking with?" Aaron

Lena leaned against the shoe cabinet for support, her hands gripping the edges to steady herself, "He's

her face. "A farewell,

slightly. "More like a

goodbye to my past with him, a goodbye to

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make you sad?" Aaron asked

immediately. After a few moments of

you've probably never

have," Aaron replied

I thought it would be the regret of my youth, but surprisingly, life was fair enough to let me see it through." Seeing the

blamed himself for not being more direct with her. But now, he saw the benefit-she had experienced and let

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

few seconds.

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 I did, I wouldn't have

tonight's goodbye hadn't left her with even

sadness.

it felt to

their reunions and partings had always been deeply emotional, leaving her heart

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

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

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

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able to resist.

of them turned their heads toward me at the same time. Eventually, gravity won, and tears slid

"Leo, let her go!"

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

said my name with a smile, though tears streamed down

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

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

bully. She's got the president

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