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

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Hearing this, Yvette's eyes turned red. "Mom, don't say that. Xavier won't abandon me. He will definitely save me." Even if Xavier didn't, Selena wouldn't forsake her. She touched her belly, thinking at least she had to try for the sake of her unborn child. All the peace of the evening was shattered when Selena had just brought over some soup. Yvette had barely taken a couple of sips when the police came to take her away. "What are you doing!" Selena yelled, clutching Yvette's arm. Yvette couldn't believe this was happening; she was taken to the police car. Furious, Selena was at the hospital entrance making calls to Xavier and then to Matthew.

At Aurelith University, Yasmine had just packed up her things to leave work, when unexpectedly she ran into Yonas at the door. She was about to dodge him when she heard Lucy's voice. Yasmine! Don't go. Come with us to the Luminara Festival!" Yasmine suddenly remembered the heated discussions on the school forum starting that afternoon. The festival was to be held in an old town street in Soucrity. Yet, she glanced at Yonas a few more times.

Without waiting for her response, Lucy pulled her into the car. "Yasmine, come with me! There'll be so many beautiful flower lanterns."

Yasmine couldn't refuse Lucy, so she sat in the back seat with her, while Chuck drove and Yonas sat in the Chuck didn't seem too pleased with the arrangement, constantly turning his head to look at Lucy. passenger seat.

Before long, they reached the ancient town's streets, which were already bustling with people, many dressed in traditional costumes. The entire street was decorated with colorful lights for the Luminara Festival. Lucy and Chuck, perhaps on purpose, held hands and tried to lose Yasmine and Yonas amidst the crowd. Soon, the four of them were swept apart by the throng.

Lucy glanced around anxiously, calling out, "Yasmine..." But her voice was swallowed by the sheer number of people in the street, and no one answered.

Just as she wanted to call Yasmine again, Chuck stopped her, "Don't call her."

"Why?" Lucy was puzzled.

Chuck gently ruffled her hair and said with a grin, "Let's give them some alone time, okay? Why else do you think Yonas was so eager to come to the Luminara Festival today? And don't forget, you're here to hang out with me. I've got a place to take you." With that, he grabbed Lucy's hand and led her away.

In the crowd, Yasmine stood alone, looking around desperately. She didn't see Lucy or Chuck anywhere. Lowering her eyes, she noticed she was surrounded by couples walking hand in hand, making her feel even more isolated.

As soon as she turned around, a large hand grabbed her wrist. Instinctively, she looked over and saw Yonas. "Wh-what are you doing?" She turned her head with a bit of discomfort, trying to withdraw her hand from his warm grip, but it felt like a solid shackle tightly clasping her wrist.

placed a flower lantern in her palm, its lotus

her

walk away. She let him lead her absentmindedly, gaze fixed on the flower lantern in her right hand. She noticed the

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After all this time, they held hands again. She couldn't tell if there was more bitterness in her heart, and by nature, Yasmine would have shaken off his hand without hesitation, but this time, inexplicably, she remained silent. For the first time, she wanted to follow her true feelings and indulge herself a bit.

most people would eventually end up with their loved ones to release the flower lanterns. Yasmine found herself pushed to the riverbank, feeling a bit at a loss, with Yonas closely guarding her. She

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moment!" Yasmine suddenly said, turning away from the

trying to follow, but Yasmine stopped him, "You wait here. It's so crowded, and we barely

she walked away, glancing down at the flower lantern

flower lanterns into the

was offering-a flower lantern with his name written on it. Warmth spread through his heart as he stood beside Yasmine at the riverbank. Together, they set both lanterns onto the water, watching them float away side by side. On Yasmine's flower lantern was written, "May Yasmine be forever safe." On Yonas's flower lantern, it read, "May Yonas be forever happy." The two flower lanterns floated side by side, drifting further into the distance, as if they were always meant to be one. Across the river, Chuck and Lucy together placed a flower

sight, Yasmine stood up again. Yonas pointed towards the pavilion and said, "We'll be

walked into the pavilion, the sky had turned completely dark. The vibrant scenery along the river illuminated the time, reflecting off the water, and adding some color to what was once a monotonous silver ripple. As they stood in the pavilion, when the

ears, excited. She suddenly recalled the night on the hillside when fireworks were set off for her by Yonas. She glanced sideways at Yonas, who was

the mental hospital, Helen looked at Selena with a

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