The warm month of April passed in the blink of an eye and the sweltering summer arrived as expected. Yasmine Taylor felt that it was hotter than any other summer because her heart was burning.
Her aunt's condition had become much better after going through an operation in the middle of May. Two weeks later, the doctor told her that she could continue recuperating at home. The family then left the hospital happily. After all, they had been staying there for three months. It was good news that they could finally return home.
That night, Gabriel booked a sumptuous multicourse dinner in a five- star hotel in the city to celebrate Mindy's discharge from the hospital.
After having dinner and returning home, Mindy Yard held her niece's hand and said with gratitude, "Yasmine, thank you for your tender and loving care during this time. If it weren't for you, I might've left your uncle by now."
Chuck Lorris interjected with a smile, "Yasmine did her part, but don't forget the other person who did much more."
Mindy knew who it was very well. "You should go back to B City tomorrow. I'm so sorry that I've wasted three months of your time that you could have spent with Sebastian."
"It's okay. If we are meant to be together, three months apart is nothing. It won't be too late for me to go back when your condition has completely recovered."
"I'm much better now. You'd better go back, otherwise I would start to feel guilty."
Yasmine thought for a moment, "Then I'll hire someone to take care of your daily needs. I'll also take over you and Uncle Chuck's expenses from now on."
"Thank you for being so thoughtful. Your uncle and I really appreciate it."
Yasmine packed up her luggage the following morning, prepared to head back to B City. Before leaving, her aunt said earnestly, "Please thank Sebastian for me when you're there."
"Okay,"
She nodded and looked at her uncle. "Well, I'm leaving now. Please call me immediately if anything happens to Aunt."
"Yes, I will,"
The couple saw her out of the door, watching her get into a taxi and disappear into the horizons.
Yasmine didn't inform Sebastian of her return. The plane landed in B City in the afternoon. She gave Tiffany a call, who then drove to the airport and picked her up. They headed home immediately after that.
The family were very enthusiastic when they saw Yasmine. After chatting with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law for a while, she said playfully, "Please don't tell Sebastian that I'm back, okay?"
Tiffany Simons winked at her, "No problem. How sweet of you for wanting to give my brother a surprise."
Madam Simons called her son in the evening and told him to come home for dinner no matter how busy he was.
Sebastian was only done with his work at 7 p.m. and he drove home immediately after. Yasmine hid in a dark corner. When she saw him getting out of the car, she immediately called him through her phone.
"Hello, Yasmine?"
Sebastian looked visibly exhausted after a tiring day but his tone was still extremely gentle when he answered the phone.
"Are you done with work?"
"Yea, I just got home,"
"Do you miss me?"
Sebastian answered without a doubt, "Of course." "Really?"
"Really."
She laughed on the phone, "Then how about I'll show up in front of you now?"
Sebastian let out a long sigh, "Forget it. Don't play such jokes on me, alright?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yasmine suddenly stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
Sebastian's body stiffened, his phone still attached to his ear. He looked back in disbelief and saw that the person behind him was really the one he had been thinking about day and night. He was so excited that he immediately lifted her with a hug, "Yasmine, is it really you? Why are you back here? Am I dreaming?"
He bombarded her with three questions in a row.
Yasmine hooked her hands around his neck and giggled. "Of course it's not a dream." She took the initiative to kiss his lips. They hugged each other tightly and kissed passionately, their tongues intertwining endlessly. The sweet and lingering kiss lasted for a long moment until Tiffany suddenly appeared. "Hey, we're all starving waiting for you two. Could you let us fill our stomachs first before you make out?"
The two let go of each other reluctantly. Yasmine was a little embarrassed. However, Sebastian took her hand calmly and stepped into the living room.
After dinner, her mother-in-law took Yasmine's hand and said, "Let's have a chat. I have a lot to talk to you about."
Sebastian Simons quickly stopped her, "You can talk about it tomorrow. Yasmine must be tired after the long flight."
Tiffany knew what her brother was up to, so she deliberately made things difficult for him. "Yasmine, there's this skirt that caught my eye this afternoon. It's very beautiful. You should accompany me to buy it."
"Who goes shopping in the middle of the night? It's not like you don't have time to do that tomorrow morning." Sebastian was getting irritated. Were these people that oblivious? Didn't they know a couple who had just reunited would need some time for a heart-to-heart conversation with each other?
Before Yasmine could speak, Sebastian had pulled her upstairs impatiently.
As soon as they entered the room, he locked the door and threw Yasmine onto the couch like a ravenous wolf that hadn't eaten for a long time and kissed her. Yasmine responded to him enthusiastically, joking, "Are we not going to live in separate rooms?"
"Not anymore. In fact, we'll be in the same coffin if we die right now."
After a moment of passion, Yasmine felt like she had run a marathon. Her whole body was soaking wet and she couldn't gather a single ounce of strength. She leaned back lazily on the bathtub and refused to move a muscle.
"Sweetheart, didn't you say you'd surprise me the next time we meet? What is it?"
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