Chapter 71 & 72 : Standing Strong
🌹Jasmine’s POV🌹
“Can I have everyone’s attention please?” Mandy announced for the second time as I stood glued to my spot, the whole place went quiet instantly, the soft music stopped, even Roland and Mika who were arguing stopped to face Mandy.
“What in the hèlls name are you doing here, Mandy?” Jayson’s voice pierced through the silence and Mandy smiles, I don’t know why but I have a bad feeling about the way she’s been smiling at me, it’s weird, it’s unusual….. it’s giving me the creeps.
Mrs Mantinda fast pace towards the podium and Mandy held her hand out, stopping her dead on her tracks, I gasped silently, this is the first time I’m seeing Mrs Mantinda completely helpless, I’ve known her to be a triumphant woman, who always stand with her head up high but seeing her helpless?…… it’s something I never thought I would experience.
“Don’t you dare move an inch closer, same goes for you Jayson…… because I don’t see why you are so keen on supporting that thing you call a wife when as a matter of fact, she isn’t” the microphone boomed across the entire space and i freezed harder, my hands slipping from Jayson’s hold but he held me instead, I just stood numbed, can’t move, can’t breathe…… just staring at Mandy who’s slowly cat walking towards is……….
“What the fúck is that supposed to mean?” Avia pushed through the crowd as she blocked Mandy’s movement with her body, glaring at Mandy who in turn is glaring back….. I’m surprised lazer beams aren’t shooting from their eyes with the intense gaze.
“Why don’t we ask Jasmine herself?, She knows exactly what I’m talking about, isn’t that right Jasmine?” Mandy’s gaze redirected to me, I stepped backwards…. shaking my head as Jayson tried to stop me……I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me Mandy is out to ruin me completely, the media are here, they are currently filming the whole thing, most people are filming with their goddamn phones and all attention is on me, the crowd sprawl in a large circle, leaving me and Jayson in the middle while Mandy stood in front.
“Star, what is talking about?” Jayson asked me while holding my shoulders and I blinked repeatedly with no response, I can’t say anything….. this isn’t how I wanted to tell him….. this isn’t how I wanted the truth to come out, it’s not only going to ruin my carefully crafted relationship with Jayson, but Mrs Mantinda is going to get it hot from the media, she is the mastermind behind the whole contract shît anyway.
“Mandy you better stop this madness…..” Mrs Mantinda growled harshly as she approached Mandy.
“And why should I Mother?, Don’t you think it’s about time your son knows the truth?, He deserves to know the dirty secret you and your nasty daughter in-law have been hiding….” And the crowd gasped again…… everyone is starting to close in on us.
I saw the anger on Mandy fading from Avia’s face, Noah also has a poker look on….. he’s staring at me with a questioning look?……. heck even Roland isn’t interfering, everyone except Mika is looking at me with that stabbing look….. it’s as if I’ve betrayed the world, Mrs Mantinda looks defeated and Jayson…… Jayson is searching my eyes for answers.
“What truth is she talking about?, Jasmine, what is she saying?….. Mom!, say something!” Jayson breaks the akward silence as my hands traced his face……tears gathering my eyes as everyone is looking at me, Mandy walked closer and handed the microphone over to me….I looked at her and she smriks as I collect it with shaky hands, my whole body is literally shaking as I felt eyes boring holes into my skin
I stepped away from Jayson with shaky steps, I saw the tears in Mrs Mantinda’s eyes and that’s when I realized what she said.
“The right time might be too late” her words echoed repeatedly in my ears as I gulped down, I can taste the silence in the air, the glares, the confusion, the anticipation, the gasped and the damn spotlight on me, Jayson eyes never left mine as I saw his chest heaving heavily, he’s agitated, I can see the quizzical look in his eyes, I’m going to hurt him.
“It’s a contract” I voiced out and it revibrated in the entire space, I closed my eyes tightly, today is the last day of the whole charade so I might as well just get on with it, my hands are shaking and I’m surprised that I’m still standing, I saw the hurt in Roland’s eyes, I saw the sadness in Mika’s eyes, I saw the shock in Noah’s eyes and Avia just stood confused.
So much for a surprise party, turns out I’m the one doing the surprise.
“A contract?” Jayson’s voice comes out unsure, he walked towards me and grabbed my shoulders again…. this time around I can feel the tighteness of his grip.
“Yes, our marriage is a contract Jayson, it’s not real, none of it is real, our wedding vows, rings and everything is fake……I am fake” I’m surprised that came out straight judging from the fact that my heart is racing like a marathon.
“You are lying, did Mandy threaten you to do this?, What are you talking about?, You are not fake, you are my wife!” Jayson’s voice broke at the edge and so does my heart.
“You really think I have the luxury to threaten someone?, Bîtch phulzeeee, you heard her and your Mom hired her to play pretend wife, she’s so good at acting” Mandy added salt to the already bleeding wound as Jayson freed me and faced his Mother who is now standing in front of us
“Tell me it’s all a lie, please…. Mom” Jayson said in a broken voice and I bowed my head….. allowing the tears flow as Jayson steps away from to.
“Son, you have to understand that it’s not what it seems like” Mrs Mantinda voice is shaky as well.
“Then what does it seem like?, You both even had the goddamn contact signed!!!” Gina yelled out of nowhere as she shoved the contract in Jayson’s face, Jayson jolted backwards and I covered my face, I don’t want to see the hurt in his eyes as he goes through the contract.
“You snooped my room!?, How dare you!?” Mrs Mantinda yelled at Gina who’s smriking as Jayson reads through the whole damn thing….
“Mother?……. you hired her to come fool me?” Jayson asked and Mrs Mantinda shook her head virgoursly as she tried holding Jayson but he stepped back.
“Jasmine, I’m giving you one more time to deny this, tell me it isn’t true and I tear the paper into shreds” Jayson mumbles as he eloped my space, I looked up at him and I don’t see those cheerful sparks that brings life to his beautiful face, I don’t see that glint that brings out the human in him but rather all I see is pain…… cold fùcking pain.
“It’s true” I said unable to defend myself, not like I could anyway because basically my whole reason in being with his family is to use them to venge mine, I only took the contract to get closer to Jayson and hurt him, and to use his mother’s connection to fight my uncle who is now dead so what’s the use of defending myself if I’m just only going to get implicated.
“I can’t believe this, I trusted you” Jayson voice came out sore.
“Jayson please……” I stuttered.
“I fùcking trusted you.” He repeated and that hit home hard.
“Jayson listen to me…..” I tried but he countered my attempts
“What the fúck do you have to say?……that you married me because of money?” Jayson pointed out and my mouth hang open.
“I didn’t marry you for your stupid money!” I snapped.
“Then what did you marry me for!?, If not money then what!?, Why I’m I even bothering myself when the first time I met you was all revolving around money!, I should have known you to be a gold digging type” He said and I didn’t know how or why but I slapped him, it echoed through the space as everyone gasped.
“Don’t you dare talk to me like that!, I know I messed up but don’t you dare call me a gold digger!” I vibrated and Jayson stared down at me, I can see the disregard in his eyes as he shoved me away and stormed out of the space……… lights flashing and capturing everything that just took place.
“I knew something was up with you, but I never thought you’d stup so low” Noah said as he also left and I felt my whole world crumbling before my very eyes.
“I thought we were friends” Roland said as he stared at me with disbelief.
“Roland please you have to understand that….”.
“That we shouldn’t be friends in first place, I’m disappointed in you, Jasmine” and with that, Roland was out the door.
I watched as the whole crowd slowly disappear with Roland, I don’t know if I should faint or die, or just melt into a puddle, Avia stared at me for a minute before exiting the room as well, Mrs Mantinda ran after Jayson and Delilah hugs me before leaving with Hudson……. I’m so dead.
“I told you that I’m going to make sure that you regret crossing paths with Jayson, didn’t I?, Now that the whole world knows that you are fake, my long life plan to be Jayson’s wife is finally coming true!” Mandy giggled as Gina stood beside her with a smirk.
“You will never have Jayson, he’s mine and you will forever be a side line, I thought you would have snapped out of your childhood hatered but I can see you are nothing but a desperate slût!” I growled harshly and Mandy smiles faded as she glares at me.
“Your little fantasy is crushed, now Jayson is sad and devastated……he sure would need someone by his side right now, I’ve always told him that something is up with you but he wouldn’t listen, so imagine me whispering that I was right all along while giving him the best blow job of his life!…” And with that I snapped, I snapped really badly as I chugged the microphone straight into her face, hitting her so hard that she shrikes in pain and fall to the ground while clutching her face, I’m sure blood must be dripping by now because the microphone is divided into two due to the impact I used in slamming her face with it.
“Keep on dreaming, baby girl” I smrik as I flinged the microphone away and Mika pulled me out of the scene.
“You’ve lost, Jayson isn’t yours anymore, fakie!!” Gina yelled from behind as she reaches for Mandy.
I tried going back in there and powing her face into a size of a ball but Mika wouldn’t let me.
“You have to set things right with Jayson!” She yells and that’s when I realized that I’m in trouble.
“Stop smiling like a creep, she slammed your face with a microphone” Gina scolded as she wipes the blood off Mandy’s face.
“But I slammed her little love life down the drain, my face will heal in matter of days but Jasmine’s heart will bleed for ever, I snatched her happiness and stomped on it, I just destroyed her relationship with Jayson……. this is the greatest achievement of my life” Mandy smiles as she winced at the pains.
“In deed it is, I’ve never felt so much alive in years, did you see that helpless look on my Mother’s face, I took a picture of it” Gina giggled as she pulled out her phone and shows Mandy the picture.
“Wow, look at Avia as well in the background, they look like they are about to die” Mandy laughed hard.
“I’m definitely printing out this picture and framing it to the wall, I’ve never seen this look on my Mother’s face, it’s so surreal” Gina giggled as she finished cleaning Mandy’s face.
A knock landed on the door and Mandy smiles as she jumped on her feet.
“Are you expecting someone?” Gina asked.
“Yeah, Riley is coming over to celebrate our victory, you know I will be getting married to Jayson soon right?” Mandy said happily
“No kidding, the internet is buzzing and look at the headlines, damn Jasmine and my Mother are toast!” Gina mutters as Mandy head for the door and opened it and she froze.
“Who’s that and……..?” Gina words trailed off as Jasper and Laurence leaned on the door and Mandy eyes darted.
“Thanks for the show ladies but I’m afraid you both will be needed out of the way” Laurence said and Mandy jerked backwards.
“Brother, what’s going on?” Gina asked and her jaw dropped instantly as Jasper pointed his gun directly at Mandy’s head, Mandy heart stopped beating as her eyes bulged out of it’s socket.
“J….. Jasper….. please….. don’t….. kill me….. please” Mandy pleaded as Laurence walked towards Gina and grab her by the arm before she could escape.
“Oh, my sister didn’t tell you about our plan all along?” Jasper said and Mandy gasped.
“I didn’t plan anything with you Jasper” Gina voice shakes as Laurence held her hand tighly.
“Mandy, my sister has been working for me all along and she used you as a distraction to get Jasmine right where I want her, I know it breaks your heart to hear this but…… I’m about to send you to your maker, Eishhhh…..did that come out cringy?” Jasper says in a mocking smirk and Gina struggled to free herself.
“How could you do this to me Gina, I trusted you” Mandy’s voice betrayed her as Jasper held the trigger.
“They’re lying!, I didn’t do anything!, This is a pure set up!” Gina yelled and Laurence slammed his free hand over her mouth to muffle her sounds, she tried biting his hand but it was no use.
“Mandy, you want to marry Jayson but I want Jayson dead, if I don’t do this then I’m very sure that you are going to be a pain on my face so I just have to clear you out, besides……….I never really liked you before, you labeled me a monster in one of those snubbly interviews back then so how about I show you just how much of a monster I am?” Jasper snarled as Gina watched with wide eyes.
“I don’t want Jayson anymore…… just let me go….. please” Mandy stuttered as she looks at Gina, Gina could see the betrayal in Mandy’s eyes
“Too late, you’ve seen too much…. and heard too much, take Gina out of here” Jasper snapped and Laurence dragged Gina out with her kicking her feet and fighting his grip.
“Let me go!….. Mandy!…..I swear to God, I know nothing about this!……mmmmph” her words got stucked as Laurence covered her mouth but only made her struggle harder, tears rolls down her eyes and her fighting came to an abrupt halt as three sounds echoed in the air………
“Mandy!!” Gina bites Laurence hands and pushed him off as she made to go back inside but a punch landed on her face and she passed out cold.
🍒Jasmine’s POV🍒
I stood in front of Jayson’s study room for what seems like hours and I haven’t gathered the needed courage to open the door, I don’t know why or maybe I do but I just don’t want to admit it yet, the fact that Jayson is really angry and I don’t know what’s running through his mind scares the bejesus out of me.
You know that feeling when you are so close to someone that you don’t know what it’s like when they get angry, you don’t know the reaction they make….. and you’ve never seen them angry before?, That’s exactly what I’m going through right now. I’ve spent months with Jayson that I’m only used to his smiles and not his frown……… imagine me now being the reason behind his frown.
I gulped down hard as I slowly opened the door little by little, trying not to make any sounds as I peaked in…….the room is dark but I can still make out a few things like the table, chair, shelves filled with books and other work stuff and most importantly a angry Jayson standing in front of the window.
Looking at him from behind I can see how tensed he is, his shoulders rising and falling with heavy breaths…..his hands curled at the back as I see the veins tightening up…..he looks sad and mad at the same time and I just can’t help but feel terrible, I caused all of this….. it’s all my fúcking fault but I have to stop being a pûssy and make things right.
Stepping inside fully, beads of sweat coating my entire body as I took shaky movement towards him, I never thought there would be a day where I would be scared of approaching Jayson, the fact that I hurt him broke me beyond repair and the manner at which he found out makes things worse.
“What are you doing here?” His voice made me stop moving instantly, he’s still backing me but I can feel it in his voice that he doesn’t want me around.
“I came to explain, just hear me out” I pleaded.
“Explain?, I know I started this hiring shît but I never thought you would actually go out of your way to hurt me, I know I made you fool my Mother first but you, you really took things far” he said and I couldn’t bring myself to look at him even though he’s backing me.
“I needed the help, I badly needed the help and she was willing to give it to me” I snorted.
“So you agree to the fact that you were only into me because of the money, am I right?” He asked and I couldn’t miss the hurt in his voice as his hands tightened.
“Three months ago?, Yes….but right now, No…….I made a mistake and I’m willing to do anything to fix it” I breathe out and he slowly faced me and I staggered backwards……I have never seen this angry look on Jayson’s face before…… it’s pure and real.
“You can’t do anything to fix it” he deadpan and I felt my heart sank deeply into my stomach.
“What about our child that I’m carrying?, It should be enough reason for us to forget about what happened” I said sounding desperate than intended and I don’t regret it, I can’t live without Jayson, he’s my everything now and it breaks my heart to see him pushing me away.
“You can give birth to the baby, we can take care of the baby…….” He says and my eyes lit up instantly as a smile plastered on my face ” but not together, I don’t want to have anything to do with you again Jasmine” he says and my smile vanished as I instantly clutched onto him.
“Jayson please….. don’t leave me, we need you, your child needs you!!” I sobbed as he slowly pulled us apart.
“You signed a contract anyway and it’s over, and so are we…… just go….. please” he said and I hit him hard on the chest……I hit him again and again and again till my knuckles hurt and I sobbed uncontrollably.
“Fúck you Jayson!, You can’t just throw me out of your life like I mean nothing, I fell in love with you even though my main intention was to hurt you, I accepted you even after what your physcohaptic brother did!………I….I……I accepted your family and….. you want to push me away!…… can’t you see….that …..I can’t breathe without you…..I can’t…..be without you, can’t you see that you’ve succeed in capturing me?” I said clutching onto his collar but he grabbed my hands and shoved them away…… and there goes my heart.
“Just like that contract, what we had was never real, you were never real….. and this fùcking ring?” He said pulling out his wedding ring…..our wedding ring “this fùcking ring isn’t real as well!… ” He half yelled and flings the ring across the room……..I watched as everything displayed in front of me in slow motion, the ring disappearing into nothingless with clinging sounds as Jayson pointed towards the exit.
“Just go……I will come back for my child but just go please, we are over…… just as your contact with my Mom says” he said and turned his back on me…….I stare at him for the longest minutes of my life and slowly pulled out my ring.
“You are right, we are over…… good bye Jayson” I said as the ring dropped from my hands to the ground and I spuned around, heading for the exit with thudding heartbeats.
Ninety nine percent of me yearns for his call…..with each step I take I wish he’d stop me….. grabbed my hands and tell me he never meant those words and kiss my tears away, with each step I itched for him to stop me but he didn’t……I slammed the door and with three movement I heard the door clicked shut……….he fucking shut me out, he fùcking locked the door, does it mean we’re really over?
I almost choked on my sliava as I hurriedly left…….bloting out the door, the gate and the Mansion entirely, my feet hurt as I ran down the road with my heels……tears streaming down my ears as I continued running, I don’t know where I’m running to exactly but I just run and run and run without looking back….. without waiting for him to stop me.
As if God felt my pains, it started raining heavily and I allowed myself get soaked……the rain washing my tears as more stream down my face…… and soaking my phone as well…..it all brings back the memories of the time I got locked out by my uncle and Jayson saved me……but now Jayson is the one who locked me out and I don’t have anyone to save me.
“I hate you Jayson, I hate you so much it hurts!” I whispered fervently as my legs moved on it’s own accord,rain splashing down on me as everywhere gets darker by the moment.
I stumbled and fall down hard on road, bruising my elbows and forearms but that didn’t stop me…..I need to get out of here, I need to stop this ragging rollercoaster tearing my skull, my head hurts, my feet hurts, everything hurts……I never knew this day would haunt me down like this
My phone fell and I slowed down, grasping for air as the rain drenched me….my heart is hurting like it’s been broken into a million shattering pieces and I just want to end it all…….I turned around and picked my phone as I noticed movements behind me……my instincts snapped to life instantly as I spuned around but I don’t see anyone…….the rain is blurring my vision and I repeatedly clean my face just to make out my environment……
Another movement from my back made me snapped around again but I see nothing……. what the fúck is happening?
“Anybody there!!!?” I called out but only the heavy rain responded and I clutched onto my phone tighter while looking around, maybe I’m just imagining things, my head is messed up already and I’m just seeing things…….I sighed as I turned around and something slammed the back of my head and that’s it…….I tried moving but I fell into the clutches of darkness as my eyes closed.
Chapter 73 & 74 : The Power of Unity
🍒Jasmine’s POV🍒
Thudding sounds made my eyes flutter open, it’s like someone is banging on a door, groaning and grunting while trying to push through, my eye lids were heavy and my eyes are sour, it’s like a fog blurring my vision as I struggled to keep my eyes open……all I see is white, pure white……I try rasing my head but it’s heavy, in fact, all of my head to neck region hurts like hell.
“Open this door, brother!” Thud!””
“Open the goddamn door!” Bang!
“Open up!!!!” Another bang!
As the noises become clearer my eyes widened, I’m laying down on a soft bed, it’s super soft and white, I look around and everywhere is white!, Am I in heaven?
I sit up slowly and painfully, to say my head is banging is an understatement, it feels as if it’s going to fall down anytime soon, I don’t remember anything, all I see right now is white.
How did I get here?
What the hell happened to me?
Okay, calm down Jasmine, I tried moving but my body feels heavy, the last thing I remember is running in the rain and I fell and I stood up, my phone also fell and I ran back to take it and then I heard footsteps…..I tried calling out but got whacked hard on the head and oh no Jayson!
I also remember having a fight with Jayson, my birthday and Mandy made me reveal the truth in front of hundreds of people and and I confronted Jayson only for him to shut me out, that sly bastard who I’m madly in love with shut me out!
I jolted sharply as my whole body arched, I finally got a hold of myself and I look around, the thudding sounds weren’t in my head, I scrunched my eyes as I watched someone, rather a girl, hitting the door repeatedly with all her might, she looks angry but I can’t see her face, her blue netty gown hugging her petite body as her hair is scattered, she looks weak but she’s still trying to open the locked door, and that’s when I realized that we are in a room, nothing but bed and a locked door.
“Where am I?” My voice sounds hoarse and patched, it’s as if I’ve been sleeping for hours, no kidding tho, she immediately spun around and my eyes widened, I know this girl, she looks undoubtedly familiar, her eyes are bloodshot as she looks at me disgustingly, I feel the tension building up in her eyes as we stared at each other.
“The sleeping beauty is finally awake, thank God!” She mocked sarcastically as she turned around and continued her assault on the poor door, I gulped as I allowed my feet leave the bed and touch the cold tiled floor, my red heels are gone and I’m putting on a different cloth…… that’s when my eyes widened again!
I just hope it’s not one of those rascals that changed my wet clothes, I can’t imagine anyone else but Jayson seeing me naked and damn me for even thinking about that fool, he shut me out and didn’t allow me to explain myself.
I need to stop thinking about him and figure out a way to get out of here, it’s obvious that I was kidnapped and this girl that looks so much like Jayson…… wait a second, I think I know where I’ve seen her before.
Jayson’s younger sister?, The nasty brat who completely ignored me on the first day I met Mrs Mantinda, ugh!, I hate her already, why are we even in the same room?
“Instead of sitting there, don’t you think you should help me open this door?…… you been out cold for three days straight, that should give you enough strength to pull this door down” her rude voice interupts my thoughts as I slowly stood up and crossed my hands.
Wait did she just say that I’ve been sleeping for three days straight?
I don’t even have the time to start thinking about that right now.
“The door is locked from the outside, except you have super powers, then open it if you can” I retorted in the same sassiness she used in remarking me earlier and it felt good to see her staring at me with her mouth hanging.
In your face, brat!
“I’m not exactly a fan of you so don’t even dare annoy me” she spouted and I shrugged my shoulders.
“I don’t give two fûcks about anything you think about me, it’s bad enough that you and Mandy ruined my birthday and my marriage, and now your phychopatic brother kidnapped me, you think I don’t know Jasper is behind this?” I voiced out as I feel the anger slowly building inside of me, I stood rooted in my spot a little from the bed.
“You call that marriage?, A faked and staged marriage?…….I see why they got you so easily” she smriks as she leaned on the door, facing me
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” I inched closer and she smriks harder.
“You want to tell me that Jayson didn’t kick you out?, If he didn’t, why were you brought here drenched by the rain, I even heard my brother mentioning something about you running down the empty dark street, poor thing” she mocked and the next thing I know, my feet moved and I’m glaring at her, our faces inches apart as she glared daggers back at me.
“Jayson loves me and I love him too, the only reason I signed that contract was because I didn’t know he was my childhood friend, if I did, I wouldn’t have signed any contact” I said through gritted teeth.
“Does it matter now?, He hates you and you are out!……. that’s all that matters” she retorted and it took everything in me not to stangle her dead.
“Mandy will never be with Jayson, I’m going to make sure I put her back in her place once I’m out of here” I threatened and her glaring turned into a sad glare, her eyes stinging with hurt as she slides out of my face.
“Mandy is dead…… watch the way you talk about the dead” Gina’s voice sounded hurt and I could feel the pains in it.
Mandy is dead!?, Seriously?, Just like that!
I know I hated her guts but I never wished her dead.
I would never have killed her even though she wants me to.
“I’m sorry…..I didn’t know” I mumbled and she quickly wipes the tears that rolled down her eyes.
“No need to be sorry, I just wished I was able to convince her that I had nothing to do with her dèath, but I couldn’t, now she died with the last thought that I betrayed her……..” She continues as more tears steamed down her eyes and I’m tempted to pull her in for a hug and wipe her tears away, she looks pained and hurt.
“I’m guessing they also trapped you here?” I asked and she sniffled whilst cleaning her face.
“He’s going to kîll me….. he’s going to kîll us all, he said the only reason I’m here is to give him inside information on what goes on in my parents business and once he gets them the I’m dead meat!” She yelled and I flinched as I slowly walked up to her.
“Jasper is a monster” I said, no….. he’s more than a monster, he’s a deranged beast, he’s mentally unstable, I can feel it, he needs help.
“He’s more than a monster, he’s bad news……I can’t believe I didn’t listen to Mandy when she warned me to stay away from him, I didn’t listen and I disclosed our home address to him and our plan to sabotage your marriage, I’m such a fool!” She vibrated as I pulled her in for a hug, she sobbed uncontrollably as she subconsciously hugs me back, my eyes widened a bit as she squeezed me and I had to tap her a little before she realized she’s straggling me…….not just me, my little baby growing inside of me as well.
“I understand” I said and she quickly pulled away from me and arranged herself.
“I just wanted Mandy for my brother and I did stupid things, this is our last day in this room and once that door opens?……. we’re dead” she said and I saw the fear in her eyes.
“It’s okay to look out for your brother, I understand you only wanted what’s best for him, but your family has put me through a lot of shît, maybe Jayson is right, we were never really meant for each other” I said and my heart’s stinged at the last part.
“I’m sure my brother will come for you” she said and I looked at her but she isn’t looking back.
“How do we escape?” I blurted, intentionally muting the thought of Jayson coming for me, he said we’re over………I don’t want to see him anymore.
“If we’re going to escape?, The get ready to fight, play smart not strong” she said and my heart thumped loudly.
How do I fight with a baby growing inside of me?
The door clicked twice and I braced myself up……. staggering backwards as the door opened….. Gina looks frightened and I tried reaching out for her hands but we got sprayed with something and the lights suddenly turned off…..or maybe I passed out…..it could be both
✨Jayson’s POV✨
It’s been three days since I shut the door on Jasmine.
It’s been three days since I watched her run out the door and I couldn’t stop her.
It’s been three days since I threw the wedding ring across the room and yelled at her.
It’s been three days since I sat down here, watching out the window and wallowing in my pains.
It’s been three days since I told her straight to her face that we are over but the truth is….. we were never over.
I know I said a lot of things out of anger, I vented out on my Jasmine and watched her cry, I promised myself never to see her tears but they steamed down her fragile eyes and I couldn’t pull her close and kiss those tears away.
It hurts!
I really wished she never left, I hoped she slapped me across the face again and tell me that we’ll never be over, not in this life….. and certainly not in the next but she didn’t, rather she dropped her ring and walked away, shutting me down first and I shut the door on her completely
I don’t know if I regret what I did, should I?, Probably yes, but a part of me is happy that I got to here her confesss her feelings for me, but it was too late, Jasmine was never my wife, I was just a pawn in her little game.
She waltz into my life and turned me into something new, she changed my life, she rebranded my thinking, she morphed me into a better person but I should have known better, it was all too good to be true.
Jasmine is fake!
Her voice, her eyes, the way she hugs me and tell me everything will be alright?…….. it’s all fake!
But the true Jasmine was the one that begged me three days ago and told me she can’t breathe without me, the true Jasmine was the one who left me, the true Jasmine is the one who’s currently carrying my baby.
My baby!?
I let her go with my baby!?
I jerked from my sitting position not minding the fact that my whole body aches badly from sitting down for a very long time and I dialed the next number that comes to my mind.
“She’s not picking up?” My voice sounds hoarse, I haven’t spoken to anyone for the past three days, Jasmine was the last person I talked to, several messages from my Mom but I ingnored her completely, I’m pretty sure she pushed Jasmine into signing that contract and I hope it’s at the time Jasmine was still suffering from memory loss.
I really hope she hadn’t recoverd her memory before signing that contract or else I’m going to be broken beyond repair.
I moved towards the door but someone was already kicking it.
“Open the freaking door, Jayson!”
That’s Avia and she sounds angry.
Why is she angry?
My feet hasten up as I opened the door but I got pushed roughly backwards, I got pushed again and again and it takes everything in me not to fall down, I’ve forgotten how strong Avia is and she’s using all her strength to push me.
I grabbed her hands and she stopped, breathing heavily as she stared at me with anger radiating her eyes, I looked past her and Mika, Roland, Delilah and Noah were standing there and they looked awfully angry……why are they angry at me?
“How dare you!?, Even though all of us are angry at Jasmine, you of all people shouldn’t have pushed her away!……. you know both of our brothers are out there to get her and you still let her go!, How could you!?” Avia wrenches her hands off mine as she glared at me with tears in her eyes.
“What are you talking about?” I asked, genuinely confused.
“Haven’t you seen our texts for the past two days?, Jasmine is missing!!!!” Mika suddenly yelled from the back as she took heavy strides towards me.
Am I dreaming?, Did she just say Jasmine is missing?
“What?……I thought she came to you after our little argument” I said to Mika and I’m pretty sure she’s restraining herself from slapping me
“If not that I respect Jasmine, I would have slapped some senses into your head!, What part of missing don’t you get!?, Jasmine is gone!” Mika vibrated as she brushed her hair backwards.
“And Mandy is dead” Noah said with a unreadable expression as he stared at me.
Wait, Jasmine is missing and Mandy is dead?
Jasper and Laurence have taken things too far, how dare those bastards kidnap my babies……. yeah, Jasmine and the baby she’s carrying are my babies!!
“Are you just standing there?, Noah tracked down their location and we’re going there right now” Roland said as he glares at me but I ingnored him and grabbed Noah.
“How did you track them?” I asked and Noah chuckles.
“Are you seriously asking me that question?” He said and I knew I fúcked up for doubting his master intelligence but I need to you…… what?, don’t you guys also want to know?
If yes, then stop looking at me like that, my babies are at stake!
“Just answer him” Avia said, Mika is currently calling the police and relaying some informations as she paced round the room.
“I linked my phone to Jasmine’s when Jasper called her some days ago, I figured he would do something like this so I had to be one step ahead, right now, her phone is active and the location is leading down at the very end of the city” Noah said in a go.
“It’s my late father’s warehouse, that place used to be an oil factory, I know the place” I said and tapped his shoulder.
“I’m coming with you” Avia said immediately as she held my shoulder.
“No, I’m going alone and I can’t risk taking you because you are a…….”.
“If you dare say that I’m a girl then I’m going to slit your throat and show you just how much of a girl I am” Avia said with a vicious look and I swallow my remaining words.
“She can handle herself, just let her go” Noah said and Roland stepped forward.
“I’m also going, I know I’m mad at her but she needs us more than ever” Roland voiced out and Noah shook his head.
“We will lead the cops to them while Jayson and Avia stage a distraction, this is our one shot and we can’t afford to miss it” Noah said and Roland stepped back reluctantly.
“You fúcked up Jayson, I sure hope you know that” Mika snarled as she brushed past us ” I need to be with Mrs Mantinda before she develops an heart attack, make sure you bring back my Jasmine in one piece, Jayson” and with that, Mika was out the door and I exhaled deeply as Avia stood besides me.
“I guess it’s just you and me, partner” Avia said and I smiled weakly.
“Tell us everything we need to know, and we just can’t go without any protection” I said and Avia rolled her eyes.
“You think I haven’t figured that out, I got us covered” Avia said as she started walking away but Noah held her hand mid way and she paused, staring at his hand.
“Becareful….. and you too Jayson” Noah said and she slowly smiled at him before walking away.
“I know she’s brave but Jasper is deadly, if we just go there then we might not make it out alive” I said and Noah simply pats my shoulders
“Follow your instincts and be smart about it, plus, I will send you everything you need to know about the warehouse, turns out the oil are very much usable and highly inflammable, it’s very dangerous” Noah said and I sense the fear in his voice.
“Thanks man, I owe you one” I said and he smiles back before following me.
I don’t know what to expect, this is like a journey of no return and all I can pray for right now is that my babies are safe.
My babies need me more than anything else in the world and I can’t live without them.
Murmuring sounds made me open my eyes as I found myself in a complete opposite of the room I was once trapped in, it’s so dark and rusty, the whole place stinks of petroleum and other things I can’t make sense of.
I raised my head and tried moving but I couldn’t, I tried again but it’s as if I glued to something, it’s as if my sides are swishing together, as if my body is been rolled like a burrito…….. and I can’t breathe, I can’t see properly, I can’t move.
And that’s when I realized that I’m strapped in a chair, the ropes tightly keeping me in place as the chair dangled mid air, the chair is been secured with chains on both sides making it to stay balance mid air even though I’m sitting down on it and I’m tied to it.
That’s why my head feels like a fog and it seems like I’m flying……. I’m freaking dangling mid air!!!
I looked around and I can’t find Gina, we were both sprayed, or maybe I’m the only one who got sprayed, because I’m the only one who fell down and I heard her yelling before my eyes went shut.
Immediately panick set in as I struggled but it’s useless, I’m just swinging mid air and it’s making me want to vomit, oh…..thank God they didn’t tie my stomach, my poor baby is going through a lot and I haven’t eaten in days……
The door opened and two huge figures walked in with a struggling Gina, Laurence held her hand as she fought tooth and nail to break free from his grip but it’s no use…… she eventually stopped as they got to me and she’s breathing like a mad woman.
“Sister in-law, it’s nice to finally have you here with us, we’ve been waiting for so long” Jasper cooed and I glared at him…… his stupid smile sticking to his face as they made Gina stood straight.
“Jasper, let me go, you kîlled my parents and you still want me dead!?” I snapped as the chair continue dangling, God….. I’m definitely going to throw up.
“It’s not my fault you got in the way of my plan, and besides, I just need you here to lure Jayson right into my trap……. I’m sure you know what that means” he said and I couldn’t help the burning in my chest.
“And you are willing going to sign these papers so I can take care of your late father’s properties when you are gone” Laurence said with a smirk and I glared at him.
“In your dreams….. I’m never signing anything!” I joaked and he laughed heartily as if I just said the biggest joke of the century.
“Oh you will…..or your little baby growing inside of you dies, and Gina would do it” Jasper said with a glint in his eyes as he pushed Gina forward, she’s visibly shaking as the chair jerked and slowly lowers to the ground right in front of Gina.
“I’m not kîlling anyone!” She yelled and Laurence smriks.
He walked towards the us with the papers in his grip and squatted in front of me.
“I’m going to release one of your hands and you will sign the papers like a good girl now won’t you” Laurence said and I cocked my head sideways and leaned closer to him.
“In your fùcking dreams….. bastard” and I spit in his face as he jolted backwards, wiping his face with a horrified look.
“Then we’ll do this the hard way” Jasper said from behind as he approached Gina who’s shaking and placed a gun on her hand and she wraps it with shaking hands and my eyes widened.
“Remember she’s the reason behind Mandy’s dèath, she also turned Jayson against you, and our Mother loves her more than her own children, she ruined our family Gina and she deserves dèath…… right” Jasper whispered into her ears and Gina slowly looks at me with a displeased look.
Oh, please don’t tell me she’s falling for his words.
“Sign the goddamn papers or she shoots, your choice” Laurence smriks and Jasper held Gina’s shoulder.
“Remember all she’s done to us, our family….. most especially Mandy” he said and her eyes snapped towards me like a mind controlling robot as she raised the gun and points it directly at me….. aiming for my stomach.
Her eyes are bloodshot, she’s no longer shaking and the gun is staring at me, she’s going to kîll me!
“You ruined me, Jasmine” her voice breaks my thoughts and she pulled the trigger and I freeze.