Chapter 68

The two stood by the sidewalk, Jasmine still with a dazed expression, clutching Axel’s armi desperately. “She’s dangerous,” she urged, her voice filled with urgency.

“What are you talking about?” Axel asked, yanking his arm free from her grip. There was a distinct air of craziness about her; the faraway look in her eyes only intensified the Crazy look.

“You don’t understand, that woman, she–she… Jasmine struggled to articulate her thoughts. Axel, growing impatient, snapped, “She what?!”

Jasmine snapped out of her initial shock, blinking rapidly as if trying to regain her composure. Her words hung in the air.

She comported herself, her demeanor shifting as if a switch had been fl*pped.

“Nothing,” she said, her eyes turning cold and detached.

“You dropped this,” Axel stated, shoving her keys back into her arms.

“Thank you,” she replied slowly, her tone devoid of emotion. She walked away, each step. measured and deliberate.

Axel stood there for some time, watching her retreating figure. There was an air of mystery surrounding her, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to her story than she let on.

leaned back in his car seat, observing as Jasmine walked slowly back to her office. On the phone, Bella’s voice came through sternly, “You should be careful next time. We’ll meet in someplace private, an alley or somewhere, not a mall close to my

occasional car passing by created a backdrop to the

met with someone just now after you left,” he stated. Bella’s response was elusive, a non–committal sound, she had met with Axel,

he continued, referencing the mysterious Jasmine. “The one I said I was

yet telling reaction from Jasmine as she passed by Bella at the

is one of the girls from that pack,

questioned, “Who? Who is she?” Her voice tinged with a

words carrying a sense of urgency.“…Of Anyone from there who might

of it”

attention was drawn to another man trailing directly behind her. At first glance, the man appeared to be an ordinary passerby, but Sebastian had observed and noticed him on multiple occasions, that same b*dy

became evident that this man was following

motives that

seemed to be resolving itself. However, he decided to maintain his vigilant watch

of her recent encounter with Mrs. Wild, her neighbor. The irrationality of her actions lingered in

a little alike, she reasoned within herself. However, her impulsive declaration of Mrs. Wild’s alleged evil nature to Axel, her associate, haunted her. She cringed at the thought of how he might perceive her now. From the incident at the art exhibition to sleeping on his couch, to outright attacking him, and finally, labeling the

grappled with the consequences of her words and behavior, unsure of how her relationship with Axel would be, it was

of the building, patiently waiting for the elevator. The weight of recent events lingered

a sigh, momentarily releasing the tension that had built up within her. In a moment of emotional release, she found herself gently banging her head against the wall adjacent to the elevator. The rhythmic sound echoed her inner

blank stare left Jasmine wondering about the thoughts that occupied his mind. It was evident that he, too, had just returned from work, and an unspoken acknowledgment. passed between them. They were destined for yet another elevator ride together, an occurrence that had

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