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She dimmed the living room light and attempted to help Yonas to the bedroom, but her strength was insufficient.
After sweating from the effort, she gave up. She found the antidote to alcohol in the hotel's medical kit, mused it with warm water, and fed it to Yonas Covering him with a blanket, she was about to return to the bedroom when he grabbed her wrist. "Don't go..." Yonas murmured.
Yasmine sat back on the sofa, hearing him mumble. Leaning closer, she caught snippets of his words, "Yasmine, I'm sorry-
She thought, "Why's he apologizing again? He had already said sorry after dinner tonight.
She noticed his handsome face was contorted with pain, his eyelashes trembling, and his warm palms felt like they could burn her skin.
The air was thick with the scent of alcohol, but she could still detect his unique fragrance.
Placing her finger on his lips, she gently asked, "What are you hiding from me!"
It felt like she was questioning both him and herself.
But a few minutes later, the dark clouds outside the window covered the starry sky, and heavy rain fell overwhelmingly.
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the streetlight outside the floor-to-ceiling window, rain poured down, glistening like light.
As the watched, she covered her eyes. When she uncovered them, she exclaimed, "Meteor shower."
She slid off the couch and sat on the carpet, snuggling into Yona shoulder.
In the middle of the night, Yonas woke suddenly to find Yasmine asleep on the floor
He quickly sat up and lifted her into his arms.
"Yonas?" she mumbled sleepily like a cat just waking
He carried her to the bedroom. "Why did you sleep in the living room?" he asked.
"I wanted to bring you to the bedroom, but I couldn't, and you grabbed my wrist," she replied, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"It's my fault," he said gently, laying her on the soft bed and tucking her in.
"No, I wanted to stay with you. It's raining heavily. The raindrops look like a meteor shower. Her eyes sparkled with childlike wonder.
Yonar laughed softly and kissed her forehead. "Yasmine, if you see a meteor shower next time, remember to wake me up. You sleep. I'll take a shower."
He was worried she wouldn't like the smell of alcohol clinging to him.
Yasmine nodded, tiredly closing her eyes.
Half-asleep, she felt Yonas emerge from the bathrooms, his upper body bare and damp with steam. As soon as he got into bed, she jumped into his arms. "You're so slow
"Did I make you?" he asked, touching her back.
"No, she replied, eyes still closed. She touched his face with her other hand and asked again, "Why do you keep saying sorry!"
Vonas was shocked, replying. Tm afraid you dislike the drunken me
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for a response, he noticed the person in his arms had fallen into a deep sleep.
After returning from the resort, Yasmine had been in a much better mood and had stopped dwelling on the wedding.
Xavier had married Yvette. Yasmine no longer needed to have anything to do with the Flynn family. However, the drama soon unfolded.
Just as one controversy faded, another erupted. News circulated online about Yasmine allegedly seducing her ex-husband at the wedding. Photos surfaced showing her alone with Xavier, tearing up their wedding certificate, and getting close to Eric. In addition, some people had released gossip, Rumors about Yasmine and Yonas escalated.
How did Mr. Russell fall in love with this kind of woman? She must have used improper means, right!I
I agree with you. The bride forgave the past and invited her to the wedding, but she still wanted to hook up with her ex-husband and teary marriage certificate. Shame on herl]
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[Oh my god, Mr. Russell. I can't believe it.]
[Don't doubt me, my friend was at the wedding. Yonas took her away, hand in hand I
Yasmine set her phone down, realizing why her classmates had looked at her strangely today.
When the class was over, Yoselin rushed into the counseling office.
She said, "Yasmine, I'll have Yonas find out who posted this."
"No need to check. It's Yvette or Helen, Yasmine replied coldly.
Yoselin fumed, "We've let Helen off several times. How dare she to do this? And Yvette. What should we do?"
She couldn't stand seeing Yasmine insulted when the truth was being twisted.
Yasmine's phone rang. It was from Lucy. As soon as she picked it up, Lucy said excitedly. "Yasmine! Xavier and Yvette must be behind this! And also Yvette. I'm writing an article to expose them." Soon, an article titled
[Exclusive Insider! The Mistre
is Yvette!] by Stream went viral.
Yasmine clicked on it, revealing Yvette and Xavier's affair and portraying Yasmine as the victim
Yoselin eagerly liked and shared it,
While some supported Lucy's claims, many continued to attack Yasmine.
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Helen's article escalated the situation. She criticized the article about the peaceful divorce between Yasmine and Xavier. She alleged Yasmine million dollars and several houses and cars from Xavier before they divorced, implying that Yasmine was greedy for vanity. Yasmine was now trying to seduce Yonas for the Russell family's money. And she even wanted to hook up with Professor Eric, who returned from Morvica, at her ex-husband's wedding.
This article further inflamed public outrage against Yasmine. The backlash was intense, with netizens blaming Yasmine and projecting their jealousy onto her.
Yasmine could reckon the netizens' reaction as Yonas' influence in Soucrity. Most people who were jealous of her scolded her more and more bercely as if Yasmine got Yonas' favor by improper means.
Despite Yoselin's efforts to rally support for Yasmine, her pleas fell on deaf ears.
"Yasmine, what should we do? Helen is so deceitful!" Yoselin was nearly in tears.
Yasmine patted her hand comfortingly and said, "Don't worry. Panicking won't help. Let's see what else they come up with."