Rebirth In Divorce: My New Mr. Perfect by Henry Foster

Chapter 119

She was just a teacher who worked as a psychology consultant at Aurelith University after her divorce.

Suddenly, she laughed at herself, wondering when she had become so insecure. She used to be confident and vibrant, just like Yoselin, but now...

Yonas sat down and placed the apple back in her hand, looking into her eyes with a serious expression. He spoke each word slowly. "This isn't a game. I'm serious. I thought you could feel that."

His gaze was intense, almost burning her with its heat. "Yasmine, tell me, what kind of person do you think you are?"

Yasmine was at a loss for words. "I..."

"What kind of person are you?" Yonas continued to stare at her, his eyes so piercing.

"Just like Xavier's mother said, a divorced woman with a tarnished reputation, Yasmine scoffed bitterly.

But Yonas shook his head, his eyes now cold and unyielding. His pupils seemed to lock onto hers. "Do you accept that?"

Accept it? Why should I? Xavier is the one with a tarnished reputation, Yasmine's thoughts raced. The world was always. harsher on women, and divorced women faced more discrimination than men. When Selena said those words, Yasmine wanted to retort and ask why she would be so mean to a woman like her. "Of course not," Yasmine replied, pressing her lips.

Yonas's gaze softened. This was the Yasmine he knew. "Yasmine. I've never wanted to just play around with you. I'm serious."

Yasmine's heart was in turmoil, but she didn't know how to respond. She lowered her eyes, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Look at me," Yonas said, lifting her chin and locking eyes with her as she tried to avoid his gaze.

if Yonas were just playing, he had

that I really like you.

heart skipped a beat. She didn't know how to respond. Should I say yes or no? How can I lie to myself?' she wondered. "I... I don't know," she stammered, unsure if she should admit her feelings or

"How about I help you figure

Yasmine looked at Yonas in

Yasmine felt her breath catch and

it out, and Yasmine didn't want to either, but her heart was

to admit anything further. Instead, that evening, he brought a pot of freshly cooked oatmeal. "I

looked at the porridge with anticipation and took a sip. Along with the diced mushrooms, there was a faint aroma of

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sick. But Yasmine didn't think she was a child who needed constant attention. "Don't you have work to do? I can take care of myself," Yasmine said seriously. Yonas had just finished sending an email. "What do you think I spend so much

few seconds, Yonas gave a

better? Can I go see her? I've been staying at home just to give you two some space, but I'm really worried about her. Yonas, you're so dumb! It's been so long, and you still haven't won her over. Now that she's sick, you'd

voice on the other end abruptly stopped, and the call was quickly hung up. A few seconds later, Yasmine's phone rang "Yasmine, are you feeling better? I was just joking earlier.

softly. I'm much better now.

to hear. I'll hang up

she woke up, she found Yonas resting his chin on his hand, dozing off. He had brought her to the hospital early in the morning yesterday and had

soft. Her hand then moved to his nose, his cheek, and finally to his lips that had

his eyes snapped open. She tried to pull her hand back, but he caught it. Her breathing quickened. "Weren't

she opened her eyes. He just wanted to see what she would do. Yasmine pulled her hand

that Helen had instigated her, suddenly changed her story. Now, she claimed that Yasmine had bribed her into committing the crime. With no concrete evidence to prove Helen's involvement, Yonas released a recording from that day. However, Louise immediately changed her story again, saying

persuaded Xavier