Chapter 202


    Yasmine''s heart was aching. She hugged Sebastian and said, "I know, I know. It doesn''t matter. No


    matter what you''ve be, you''re the most perfect man in my heart. I''m willing to help you get


    through this."


    All of a sudden, Sebastian''s body became as stiff as a rock. He asked in distress, "How did you


    know?"


    "Because I believe that you, who once loved me as much as you love your life, would not hate me


    to the point where you couldn''t even stand to look at me just because I left you two years ago."


    Yasmine''s heart softened Sebastian''s frozen and desperate heart. He slowly buried his head in her


    chest like an injured child eager to obtain his mother''s love.


    "Don''t be sad. It''s not a big deal. It''s just some bad memories. As long as we have enough


    determination, we will be able to free our hearts from the dark shadows in our lives."


    Yasmine stroked his hair gently tofort his wounded soul. "From now on, just give yourself to


    me. Even though this may be something unspeakable in front of others, there''s no need for you to


    keep your dignity in front of me. I''ll be your shadow. A shadow will never hate its own body."


    Sebastian said, "Yasmine, can I really do that? I don''t have any hopes for myself... It''s been two


    years. No matter how hard I try, it just couldn''t..." "You can. Trust me,"


    Yasmine gave him a reassuring look. In fact, she did not believe in Sebastian, but she believed in


    herself. She believed that with her ce in Sebastian''s heart, she would definitely be able to


    awaken the most primal instinct that wasying dormant in his body.


    "Is it alright if we switch the lights off?"


    Sebastian suggested.


    "Sure."


    Yasmine said, nodding fiercely. She was willing to meet all his requirements, as long as he could


    return to his past self once more.


    Once the lights were off, they were caught in a sea of blurry darkness. Fortunately, the soft


    moonlight seeping in through the window illuminated the room lightly, and they could see each


    other''s hazy figures clearly.


    Sebastian unbuttoned Yasmine''s pajamas with his shaky fingers. They sat across each other, like


    two teenagers who were about to experience their first time. They were slightly nervous about what


    would happen next.


    "Ah-!"


    Yasmine let out a scream, but it was a delightful kind of pain. However, at that moment, the


    pleasurable feeling disappeared as soon as it came. The moment of happiness was so short that


    Sebastian retreated as soon as he felt it.


    The atmosphere became deadly silent. Yasmine stared at the discouraged man beside her and


    reached out to hug him. "It''s okay, it''s really okay. It''s already good enough. Although it didn''tst for


    a long time, at least it was still erect. This is a good sign. Let''s try it again, shall we?"


    Sebastian shook his head nkly and said out of exhaustion, "Next time then, I''m tired."


    Yasmine knew that he was upset. She did not feel right to keep pushing him.


    Both of them fell into a deep silence. After a long time, Yasmine pretended to fall asleep. Sebastian,


    who was lying against her back, turned over and kissed her forehead gently. He said woefully, "I''m


    sorry, Yasmine. I let you down."


    I''m not disappointed, I''m not disappointed, I''m not disappointed at all!


    Yasmine shouted in her heart, but she could not open her eyes to say it to Sebastian. She knew that


    the more she showed that she did not mind, the guiltier he would feel. If that happened, he might


    consider pushing her away again.


    She heard him sigh. It was filled with helplessness and pain. Then, he got up, walked to the side of


    the window, and lit a cigarette. In the darkness, even the flickering me seemed to be extremely


    dreary and lonesome. Yes, his sexual pride had taken a severe hit. Despite putting in so much


    effort, he still could not escape from the inevitable failure.


    This made him extremely depressed...


    Yasmine stared at the lone figure in front of the window and tears slid out of her eyes. She wanted


    to get up and offer him a hug so that he would not be discouraged but she could not do that. She


    knew that he needed his space at that moment. She could not deny him the chance to even breathe


    just because she was keen to help him ovee his predicament.


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    That night, her gaze did not move away from his figure at all.


    That night, the cigarette in his hand burned until dawn. One stick went out and another burned in its


    ce.


    After that upsetting night, Sebastian was depressed for the next few days. Yasmine knew that she


    should not disturb him. It would be better if she gave him some time to sort his emotions out.


    One evening, while Yasmine was busy packing up in the office and ready to get off work, Leah


    came into her office.


    "What''s the matter?"


    Yasmine asked in confusion.


    Leah stared straight at her with a stern face. She said after a pause, "Do you know about President


    Sebastian''s hidden illness?"


    Yasmine''s heart skipped a beat. It was not because of Leah''s question, but because Leah knew of


    Sebastian''s secret. Could this girl be very important to Sebastian?


    "Yes. Is there a problem?"


    Leah went on, "Haven''t I warned you before prying into someone''s private life? Why are you still


    doing things ording to your whims? Are you happy to see President Sebastian in such a bad


    mood?" The grievance in Yasmine''s heart was unspeakable but she did not want to exin too


    much to the girl in front of her. "I don''t think I need to exin anything to you. This is between me


    and him." She picked her backpack up and left without looking back.


    When she got home at night, her face was pale and she did not talk much during dinner. Her


    mother-inw asked her worriedly, "Yasmine, is something upsetting you?"


    Yasmine shook her head. "No."


    "Why do you look so upset then?"


    Ever since she moved back to the Mansion House, Yasmine would chatter away during meals,


    somehow bringing some joy to the otherwise sullen family. Although Sebastian seldom said


    anything, he was always listening to their conversation intently. However, Yasmine barely opened


    her mouth that night. Not only was Madam Simons not used to it, even Sebastian himself felt that


    something was odd.


    After dinner, Yasmine sat in the living room and chatted with her mother-inw as usual. Two hours


    later, the duo was still chatting, and Yasmine remained on the lower floor.


    At that moment, she received a text message on her phone. "Make me a cup of coffee and send it


    to the study."


    Oh. Yasmine snorted grumpily. Did he take her for a servant?


    Although she was discontented, Yasmine still got up to make him coffee. She entered the study


    without knocking on the door, put the cup of coffee on the table, and turned around to leave.


    Sebastian asked, "What''s with you?"


    Yasmine stopped dead on her tracks. She did not want to say it, but she could not hold back the


    grievance in her heart. She turned around and said angrily, "I know that you had concealed your


    illness very well, but why does Leah know about such an important matter? You tried your best to


    hide it from your wife, your parents, and your best friend. However, this girl, whose background we


    barely know of, knows of this before we do. Is she more important than us? Or do you think that she


    could understand you better than we do?"


    Sebastian looked at her flushed face calmly and asked softly, "Do you mind?"


    "Yes, I mind, and I mind it very much. I can''t stand seeing you and her having such an ambiguous


    rtionship!"


    After Yasmine was done roaring, she stormed out of the room...


    The next weekend evening, Sebastian invited Leah out for dinner. Looking at the red wine and the


    delicacies on the table, a faint smile appeared on Leah''s face.


    "President Sebastian, why did you take me out for a candlelight dinner tonight?"


    Sebastian gestured for her to take a seat, "You''re saying as though I''m a stingy person who had


    never invited you to dinner." He was teasing her.


    "We''ve had dinner before, but it seems the atmosphere wasn''t as good as this time." Leah felt a


    little uneasy in her heart. "You''re not going to say something cruel to me in such a ce, are you?"


    "Let''s eat first."


    Sebastian changed the subject.


    The two of them sat across each other and ate the sumptuous meal as they chatted about some


    trivial matters in their lives. After dinner, Leah stood up and walked towards Sebastian. She asked


    softly, "Have you seen Dr. Wadsworth recently?"


    "Yes, I did,"


    "Well, do you want me to try it out for you? How''s your recovery going?"


    Sebastian fixed his eyes on her and said seriously, "Leah, I had asked you out today to discuss this


    matter with you. I don''t need your help from now on. Yasmine already knows about this and she''ll


    help me from now on."


    Leah''s expression froze. "Did you tell her about it?" "No, she found out herself."


    "You''re lying. If you didn''t tell her, how would she know?"


    "She went to see Dr. Wadsworth."


    Oh? Leah sneered, "Isn''t she kind to you? If that''s the case, why did she abandon you at the


    beginning?"


    "It was not her fault."


    "You''re looking for a reason to justify her wrongdoings." "I don''t need to do that. You will never be


    able to understand our rtionship."


    "What about my feelings for you then? Do you understand it?"


    All of a sudden, Leah asked agitatedly.


    Sebastian sighed and apologized, "I''m sorry, Leah. I love Yasmine. And it is because I still love her


    that I still have a slight impulse when I''m with her. However, when I was with you, I feel nothing at


    all. I just wanted to see the effects of the treatment. This is the difference between love and


    friendship..." He paused for a moment and added, "Thank you for yourpany for the past two


    years. You should pursue your own happiness from now on."


    "What do you mean? Do you want me to leave thepany?"


    There was ayer of mist in Leah''s eyes as she spoke.


    Sebastian took out a check from his wallet, "Haven''t you always wanted to study abroad? Please


    ept this money as a token of my appreciation and please don''t take it as a reward for your hard


    work for the past two years. I hope you could ept it calmly."


    "Did she ask you to do this?"


    "No, this is my own will."


    "Why?"


    "I don''t want her to be unhappy because of your presence."


    Leah cried. She did not ept the check. Instead, she ran out of the steakhouse in tears. The next


    Friday, Gabriel Smith arrived at B City. He asked Yasmine to take a day off work to apany him.


    Yasmine did not turn him down.


    They had not seen each other for half a month. As soon as Gabriel got off the ne, he rushed


    towards her and reached out to embrace her. "Madeline, I really missed you."


    Yasmine struggled in his embrace awkwardly. "Hey hey, there are so many people watching us.


    Why did you have the time toe over today?"