Chapter 1096: Chapter 1096: He May Not Come Anymore Chapter 1096: Chapter 1096: He May Not Come Anymore Jasmine Yale placed the cake on the table.

The decor here was all in pure American style, simple and generous, with the lights turned on in the small private room, casting a soft, warm, orange glow that added an abundance of tranquil warmth.

There were decorative paintings on the walls and beautiful baby’s breath throughout the room.

Once she closed the door, it was serene inside, without any noise.

Jasmine glanced at the time, quarter past five.

Their meeting time was six, still forty-five minutes to go, quite early.

Jasmine didn’t know why she had come so early, being overly cautious, always afraid of making a mistake.

Like how she had made this cake, putting a lot of heart into it.

There were bowls and plates on the long table, a candelabra, and fresh flowers, filling the room with the fragrance of ylang-ylang essential oil.

The floor and her were both bathed in a faint halo, created by the shimmering light from the crystal lamps.

Jasmine propped her chin and sat next to the table, silently watching the time tick by.

For some reason, her heart was racing, beating fiercely.

It felt like they were meeting for the first time, not like they had known each other for sixteen years.

Indeed, they had known each other for sixteen years.

She remembered her twentieth birthday, sitting at home waiting for him, just like this, waiting endlessly.

Late did her friends and classmates arrive, everyone except him.

He always forbade her from smoking and drinking, but that night, she broke the rules and drank a lot, getting herself hopelessly drunk.

Although she knew he did not like her, she wanted nothing from him; she just wanted him to spend her birthday with her.

At twenty, during her best years, she wanted nothing else but to have him by her side.

Yet, she kept waiting and waiting, nearly twelve o’clock, and after all her friends had left, he still hadn’t returned.

She was already drunk to insensibility, babbling nonsense alone in the living room, causing quite a scene.

Not even sobering tea worked, she just stubbornly waited for him.

She kept waiting.

She wanted to know, after living together for so many years, could he really not remember her birthday?

But the reality was, he truly couldn’t remember, which was a huge disappointment to her.

That birthday, very late, nearly past midnight, he finally came home.

She was, as usual, waiting on the couch, but he merely said “Happy Birthday” and headed to the bedroom.

Perhaps due to the strong effect of the alcohol, or perhaps because her nerves were extremely sensitive, she followed him into the bedroom.

At the same time, she made a mistake that she has not been able to forgive herself for to this day.

He never explained why he hadn’t come for her birthday, nor did she ask again; because after that night, he disappeared from her world.

Without any reason.

He never gave her any reasons for anything he did; whether it was authoritarian or domineering, in the end… he never gave her any reasons.

He did what he wanted, and didn’t do what he didn’t want to.

Jasmine didn’t want to think about it anymore; it had been four years.

There was nothing much to think about.

During these four years, she only had a birthday celebration this year. As she grew older, she had less and less expectation for birthdays.

Jasmine glanced at the wall clock; it was half past five.

After they attended a lecture together last time, he had disappeared in Cakago, unsure whether he went back to his country or was on a business trip.

But back then, he had promised her; he might forget her birthday, but he should definitely remember today was his own birthday.

She said “six o’clock at Time Theme Restaurant.”

He said “okay.”

For some reason, she felt a sudden jolt inside her heart, a strong sensation overwhelming her heart.

That was… he might not come.

This thought, twisted around her heart.