The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 51

"Alex," Jasmine nudged him urgently.

"Quick, how do I respond? This is the first time in my life someone has called me poor."

Alex glanced at her. Jasmine Kingston-the wealthiest heiress in Vancouver-had probably never heard that word directed at her.

"Just smile and say 'thank you,"" Alex suggested calmly.

"Really?" she asked, eyes wide with feigned innocence.

"Absolutely. When they go low, we go high."

Jasmine turned back to Chris with a graceful smile.

"Thank you for calling me poor. This is a new experience for me."

Chris's face flushed crimson.

He slammed his fist on the table. "Are you dense? When someone calls you poor, you're supposed to feel insulted, ashamed!"

"Why should I feel that way?" Jasmine replied, tilting her head slightly.

"I'm not poor."

Chris, barely containing his frustration, threw his hands up. "You really have no brain, do you?"

Jasmine turned to Alex, her gaze curious. "Alex, do you think I have no brain?" "Not at all. In fact, I think you're much sharper than they realize."

Alex said while looking at Chris, he tried to bury Jasmine, but didn't realize she was a seed of his destruction.

She giggled softly. "I do enjoy conversations with intelligent people like you."

Just then, the event manager hurried over. He approached Jasmine and handed her two ornate invitation cards. "Miss Jasmine, here are the invitations you requested."

Sophia and Lyra exchanged bewildered

invitation cards were incredibly exclusive-how

beamed, waving the invitations playfully. "Now we both

written all over his face. "What's there to be proud

Alex with a

not as fun when only one side gets to play. Mind if I take a

back casually. "Be my guest. They're not exactly my

a steely glint flashed

took the

thank you for joining us this evening. Before

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Kingston, making her first appearance at our annual Vancouver

Jasmine as she stood, smoothing the folds of her gown

extending his

were such a gentleman." Together, they made their way to the podium, Alex guiding her up the steps

s seat, stealing a glance at Chris and

whose favor she desperately needed. Chris, once arrogant and self-assured, now looked as though he'd seen a ghost. Jasmine began her speech

deepest thanks to everyone here tonight.

a remote, and images of impoverished neighborhoods appeared on the large screen behind her. “These are the areas we aim to uplift. Tonight's banquet is not just about business; it's about making a

of

that I believe concerns

our upcoming medical production line. We will be

with anticipation, whispers

tone shifted, "But before we proceed,

eyes briefly found Chris's, and something like satisfaction gleamed

to my attention that some of you may have visited one of our stores, The Elegance & Co, I need to inform you that yesterday, our general manager, Jerry White-also known

face went pale, her body trembling as she

yesterday? How could he have taken our

Jerry had been abusing his