Chapter 190


    On the top of the mountain where the cold breeze was blowing, a thin figure stood in front of a


    deserted cemetery.


    When Yasmine Taylor remembered that it had been two whole years since she had visited her


    motherst time, her heart was filled with me, guilt, sadness, and despair...


    Yasmine put a bouquet of lilies in front of the tombstone and knelt down. "Mom, I''m finally back to


    see you. I''m sorry that it took me so long. With none of our rtives around to visit you, you must


    have been lonely for the past two years. No one came to visit you and no one sent you the flowers


    that you liked so much. What a lonely period it must have been..."


    Tears flowed out of her eyes, and her fingers trembled as she reached out to her mother''s photo. "I


    dare note back. When I return to this familiarnd, I feel like I have returned to the pain that I


    have experienced in the past. From when I was twelve till I was twenty- five, I have been destroyed


    by the broken family love and unfortunate marriage until the faith in me haspletely shattered. I


    left with a broken heart and went far away..."


    Yasmine''s shoulders trembled because of the overwhelming sadness. Despite having cried out in


    desperation in front of her mother''s tombstone two years ago before she left, Yasmine''s heart still


    ached terribly. She told her mother about the helplessness she had been through, as well as the


    reason she had left.


    "Mom, you are the only person who loved me the most in the world. Even if you were buried down


    here, you would understand the life I used to live in the past, but now you can rest assured because


    everything has passed. I am no longer the same person I was in the past. I will no longer treat


    others kindly and unconditionally, and I will not let others hurt me again. My heart was grown and


    tempered in pain, and it had changed in despair. No one can hurt me again."


    The rain finally fell, pouring, but she had expected it all along. Yasmine knew from the beginning


    that this rain could not be avoided...


    In therge dining room in the Simons family residence, only three people had gathered together for


    dinner. They were Titus Simons, Madam Simons, and Sebastian Simons.


    The originally luxurious and long table in the family had been changed to a square table. No one


    could recall exactly when it was changed, perhaps a year or two ago, or even longer. No one could


    remember the specific time, but everyone who stayed in the family knew that this was done so that


    they could forget those who had left.


    After all, sitting on one''s usual spot, how could one eat happily having noticed the empty seats on


    the table? No, so the best way to forget was not to look at the things that could make you remember


    those that you had left in your lives.


    Madam Simons had a serious expression on her face as if she had something on her mind. She


    nced at her son from time to time. She wanted to speak but stopped a few times. In the end, she


    could not control herself and revealed the confusion in her heart.


    "I... seem to have seen someone today."


    Titus slowly raised his head and rebutted her grumpily, "Is it rare to see a person? You''re saying as


    if the people you''ve seen all day aren''t humans."


    Ever since his son had moved back, Titus'' condition improved a lot. Although his son had returned


    to his cold and numb demeanor that he had many years ago, and perhaps even more indifferent


    than before, Titus was thankful as long as his son returned to their side.


    "She''s not just someone..." Madam Simons muttered.


    "Who is it?"


    Titus raised his eyebrows, seemingly sensing her caution.


    "I think I saw Yasmine..." she said.


    Suddenly, the atmosphere of the dining room froze, and the couple turned their gaze to their son at


    the same time.


    Sebastian''s eyshes only quivered slightly when he heard the name that he had sealed deeply in


    his heart, and he remained indifferent. Having seen this, the Simons couple felt an ache in their


    hearts. What kind of despair could he have possibly experienced that he was still unmoved when he


    heard such news? Was it possible that their son''s happiness had really been destroyed by them...


    Yasmine returned to the hotel from the mountain. From a distance, she saw Gabriel Smith anxiously


    pacing back and forth outside the hotel. She felt a sudden warmth in her heart. At least after she


    lost everything, there was still someone who would worry about her and worry to find her.


    "Director Smith, are you waiting for me?" she asked.


    Gabriel heard her voice and raised his head immediately. When he saw Yasmine, who was


    drenched all over, he asked angrily, "Where have you been?"


    "I went to the nearby shopping mall and bought some clothes," she lied.


    Yasmine waved the bag in her hand.


    "If you want to buy clothes, you could just ask me toe along with you. After all, you are not


    familiar with this ce. That''s some guts you have."


    "These are all lingerie. I''ll be embarrassed if you apany me," she said.


    "You shouldn''t sneak out without telling me at all. I couldn''t get through your phone. Don''t you know


    that I''ll be worried?"


    She pursed her lips innocently, "If I had asked you, would you have let me go alone..."


    Gabriel was taken aback. "What about your phone? Why couldn''t I reach you?"


    "It''s out of power," she answered.


    "I thought your phone went missing with you." He stared at her with affection and said, "Go get


    changed and don''t catch a cold." "Yes, sir!"


    Yasmine saluted to him with a standard military salute and Gabriel''s anger dissipated in an instant.


    A relieved smile appeared on his thin sexy lips.


    Perhaps because of the rain, the sky had already turned dark at 5.30 p.m. After taking a hot bath


    and changing into clean clothes, Yasmine came to the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel,


    where Gabriel was waiting for her to have dinner together.


    "What would you like to have?"


    Gabriel handed her the menu.


    "Whatever."


    "Do you know the moment when you are least adorable?"


    She shook her head. "I don''t know."


    "Whenever you say ''whatever''."


    "What''s wrong with that?"


    "I''m not a casual man. Why do you always treat me so casually?"


    Yasmine huffed, "What do you mean?"


    "When I ask you what you would like to eat, you should tell me what you want to eat or what you


    liked to eat, instead of just brushing me off by saying ''whatever''. Do you think I am a person who


    can be easily brushed off?"


    "Oh my God. Alright, you win."


    Yasmine raised her hands and surrendered. She took the menu and said, "I will have an Italian


    steak."


    Gabriel raised the corner of his mouth proudly. "That''s much better."


    He beckoned the waiter over and ordered, "Two sets of Italian steak, medium-rare."


    When he was waiting for the meal, he had a hand on his cheek and he asked coyly, "So, have you


    considered it?"


    "Consider what?"


    Yasmine didn''t realize his hint.


    "About our rtionship."


    She was speechless for a moment. "Why are you still thinking about it? Didn''t I tell you a long time


    ago that it is impossible between us?"


    Gabriel was unwilling to give up. "Why is it impossible? You and I are both single. Why can''t we be


    together?"


    "I am a divorcee," she said.


    "I don''t mind."


    "I can''t have a child."


    "I don''t mind either."


    "It''s not about you. Love is not a matter of two people. Even if you don''t mind, it doesn''t mean that


    your parents would think the same way as you do." she sighed.


    "My parents won''t mind it either. They believe in my judgment."


    Yasmine snorted, "You''re too confident. When they know you''ve chosen a divorced woman who is


    infertile, they won''t believe in your judgment anymore." Gabriel was stunned and suddenly asked


    excitedly, "You have been reluctant to ept my feelings because you were worried about these?


    Does that mean that you actually have feelings for me? You like me, don''t you?"


    "If you can''t even solve the most basic problem, it''s unnecessary to talk about feelings then."


    At that moment, the waiter served the steaks on the table. Yasmine gracefully picked up the cutlery,


    cut a small piece, and put it into her mouth.


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    "If my parents ept you, will you ept me?"


    Gabriel looked at her with a burning gaze. Yasmine sighed helplessly. "Even if that''s the case, I


    can''t ept you."


    "Why?"


    "I would feel guilty. I loved my ex- husband very much, but we still divorced in the end. What does


    this mean? It shows that I can''t selfishly neglect other people''s feelings for my own happiness.


    Every man has the right to be a father, and no one is eligible to deprive them of their rights."


    "I know you were treated unfairly by your previous iws, but I promise you that it won''t happen in


    our family. I won''t let you worry about having children. Not every wealthy family will make your life


    difficult."


    "Even if that happens, I''m just transferring the guilt from a person to another person. There is no


    free lunch in the world. When you get something, you will inevitably lose more. This is thew of


    nature."


    "You don''t need to feel guilty. Actually, I still have an older brother. He has been abroad this whole


    time and our family has a lot of businesses abroad. My father has arranged it clearly from the very


    beginning. He is in charge of international affairs while I will be in charge of the domestic market.


    So, Madeline, I am telling you these to let you know that I am not the only son in our family. It is not


    necessary for me to continue our bloodline."


    Yasmine raised her head in surprise. "You have an older brother? Why haven''t I heard you say that


    before?"


    "I don''t want you to think that I''m pursuing you so unscrupulously because there is someone else


    who could pass down the bloodline of my family. I have always wanted to prove that the reason why


    I pursued you is that I like you. But at this moment, it seems that you care a lot about the fact that


    you can''t have children, so I have to tell you."


    There was no denying that his words had touched Yasmine''s heart a little. For the first time, she


    looked at Gabriel seriously and said seriously, "I will consider it."


    Even if she didn''t ept him immediately, it was enough for Gabriel to be happy. He knew that


    Yasmine was cautious about rtionships over the past two years. The fact that she was willing to


    think about it meant that this rtionship was in great hope.


    At night, Yasmine stood in front of the french window of the hotel suite. It was raining during the day.


    At this time, the rain stopped and snowkes were falling.


    Only then did she realize that winter was approaching once again. It would be the second winter


    since she parted with Sebastian. It was chilling.


    She opened the window and stretched her hand out. A small snowke fell on her palm. It was cool,


    and the chill crept up to her heart. She withdrew her arm and stared at the melting snowkes in her


    hand. She remembered the scene where Sebastian and she squatted on the mountain of Hokkaido


    and waited for the diamond snow toe that winter. That day, regardless of the cold, she insisted


    on waiting for the diamond snow, and her determination was unbreakable. Although


    Sebastian keptining, he apanied her to the end. In fact, she knew that he also


    expected the legend of the diamond snow to happen on the two of them, but he did not want to


    admit it like a girl.