Rebirth In Divorce: My New Mr. Perfect

Chapter 171

Selena walked over, her heart aching, and hugged Helen. "Helen, you have to speak up. If you say nothing, how is your brother supposed to help. you!" She looked at Helen with red-rimmed eyes, having suffered too as Helen remained inside her room these past few days.

For the urst time. Helen felt completely helpless, the glory of the Flynn family always surrounding her. "A video," The suffocating pressure made it hard to breathe, and she knew that keeping silent might lead to something worse if it got exposed later. "What video? Xavier asked, eyeing Helen cautiously.

Selena also fell silent and released her hold on Helen

Helen's hands clutched together in a panic. "It's Yasmine! She gave a man 16.5 million to film me.. you know, that kind of video"

Xavier didn't need any more explanation; he understood what kind of video it was. But did Yasmine really spend 16.5 million to target Helen like this? He stared intently at Helen, his eyes sharp as an eagle's. "Did you do something again?"

"No. I didn't!" Helen couldn't meet his gaze, retreating behind Selena,

Selena shielded Helen with her body. "Xavier Your sister's so helpless, and yet that wench hurts her, and you still stand by her! You need to find that woman right now! If that video gets out, your sister's life will be ruined!" And the Flynn family would became the laughingstock of all of Soucrity: even she would face ridicule.

"Xavier! I really didn't do anything. You have to help me! I can't have everyone seeing that video. I'd die, I really would!" she sobbed uncontrollably, clutching Xavier's sleeve, refusing to let go

Xavier was well aware of the pressure the Flynn family would face if the video were leaked, but the footage was in Yasmine's hands now. He shook off Helen's hand. "What did you do? Tell me now!"

"I... I had someone kidnap her, but she bribed them instead, and they kidnapped me, and then.." Helen sobbed, clinging to Selena.

"Foolish! You are so foolish!" Xavier trembled with anger.

Helen shrank back in fear. "It's my Lault, Xavier. Please help me. I promise I won't cause a any more trouble.

"Helen knows she was wrong Stop scolding her it was just a moment of confusion, but that woman had no right to treat her like that" Selena hurriedly defended her daughter

Xavier pointed a trembling finger at Helen. "A moment of confusion? How many times has she messed up? She's the one who tried to kidnap Yumine. If she hadn't made mistakes, would we be in this situation" The tears and cries from Selena and Helen grated on his nerves. Im going to

talk to Yasmine."

Xavier went to his study, replacing the door immediately. After some thought, he decided to call Yasmine. But there was no answer..

In Saine's Haven. Yasmine stared blankly at her phone screen. She checked Yonas's social media after returning, only to find nothing. Ever since she saw Yonas, she couldn't calm down.

The words spoken in front of the Paragon Hotel still echoed in her mind: once they break up, they shouldn't disturb each other casually. She resolved to let it go and didn't want to keep tangling herself in it. Yasmine was unsure Irene was around or what Yonas really thought.

Tossing and turning unable to sleep until almost one in the morning, Yasmine was surprised by a knock on the door. Who would come looking for ber at that hour? Perking through the peephole, she saw it was Yonas.

Yasmine turned away, biting her lip, Yonas was just outside, knocking on her door. She tried to calm the wild pounding in her chest as she slowly opened the door. "Mr. Russell.. what are you. Before she could finish, Yonas was already leaning towards her, making her jump back a little. But he had already placed his hand on her shoulder.

The strong smell of alcohol hit her. Yonas had been drinking. Yasmine helped him to the couch, but he wouldn't let go of her arm, murmuring, Yaumine.

"Why did

I you come to Saint's Haven? Why are you looking for me?" she asked, expecting no response.

Yonas frownrd slightly, as if trapped in a nightmare, nu

murmuring her name. "Don't break up...

Yasmine turned a

laway, not wanting to see it, but the sound drilled into her ears like thorns, each one piercing her heart. Suddenly. Youas's phone rang. She didn't move. It rang again before she picked it up. Chapter 171

Yonas, why aren't you answering the phone?" It was Irene! Yasmine froze, not knowing whether to speak or stay silent.

While she hesitated, Irene sensed something was off. "Who are you? Why do you have Yonas's phone?" Irene demanded sharply.

Panicking. Yasmine quickly said, "He's drunk, and hung up at once. It seemed like he hadn't explained things to Irene and didn't plan to address the issue.

She tossed a blanket over Yonas and prepared to sleep. But Yonas's murmurs were really hard to ignore, especially since he kept repeating her name over and over. "Yasmine, Yasmine..."

The moonlight was as dark as ink. She drew back the floor-length curtains, her heart pounding uncontrollably, and images of her time spent with Yonas suddenly flashed through her mind. She couldn't convince herself to stop thinking. Yonas, oh Yonas, what are you hiding? Yasmine opened her laptop and started working on her paper, knowing she wouldn't get any sleep tonight.

At four in the morning, the moonlight began to fade, and the sky was just starting to brighten. Yasmine stretched lazily, almost finished with her thesis proposal.

"Yasmine?" Yonas said.

Yasmine froze, standing still for a long moment before turning around. She controlled her emotions. "Awake""

Yonas stumbled up, walked over to Yasmine, a

and tried to reach out but hesitated. "I'm sorry"

"Trene called you, Yasmine mentioned.

"Yeah, I got drunk, Yonas replied, still somewhat out of it.

Yasmine nodded. "If you're awake, you should go."

Yonas lowered his eyes in disappointment as he walked out the door, but he couldn't help turning back. "Yasmine, don't break up with me. After thinking of countless things to say, this was all he managed.

"Mr. Russell, stop joking around. Please leave." Yasmine's hands trembled slightly as she personally pushed Yonas away this time. His figure slowly receded and disappeared from her sight She collapsed onto the sofa as if her strength had been drained. Despite the thick scent of alcohol lingering in the air, she could still catch the hint of cedar aroma mixed within

When daylight broke, Yasmine hadn't slept a wink all night. She downed two cups of coffee and finally finished her thesis proposal. Dragging her weary body to the bathroom, all she saw in the mirror was exhaustion and weariness.

"Knock, knock, knock." Effie rapped on the door, holding some fried dough sticks. "Yasmine, look! I found these downstairs today." She placed them on the table and was startled at Yasmine's appearance. "What happened to you? You look so worn out!" "Didn't sleep last night, Yasmine replied.

"Didn't sleep all night??" Effie asked

Yasmine sat down and picked up a fried dough stick. "Working on my thesis," she said.

Effe looked at her in disbelief. "You spent all night writing your thesis? How far did you get?

"I finished the proposal, Yasmine said calmly.

Effie suddenly stood up. "You finished that quickly!! I just found my direction and haven't even started writing yet."