Chapter 1099: Eyes Distracted, Without Focus

11:30 p.m., the night deep and still.

Just like four years ago, she waited in exactly the same way.

Only back then, she was drunk and didn't feel the pain and weariness of waiting like she did now.

Being drunk was better, in a daze and entertaining herself, talking, calling out his name until midnight came.

But now it was different.

Being sober was too torturous.

Sometimes, she stared blankly at the wall; sometimes, at the teacup.

Sometimes she propped up her head; sometimes she buried it in her arms.

The endless wait was like being adrift on a desolate, uninhabited island, unable to find direction or a glimpse of hope.

This feeling was something she never wanted to experience again in her life.

The flowers bloomed, but he never came.

The disappointment was endless.

Jasmine Yale's eyes were blurred with depth, completely lacking luster as if they mirrored the sky before a thunderstorm, nothing but boundless darkness.

Midnight.