Chapter 129

Jason was too shocked to process what was happening. His mouth opened, but no words came out as he turned pale under the weight of the situation. Jasmine's sharp eyes scanned the room, her voice cutting through the tense air.

"Does anyone here still fear the Drakes more than the Kingstons? she asked, her words slow and deliberate, carrying a chilling undertone.

"Speak now. So I could teach you."

The crowd remained silent, stunned into submission.

Jasmine tilted her head, her cold smile sending a shiver through everyone. "Did you think the Kingston family has been kind for so long because we lack claws? Think again."

Jason's smartwatch buzzed loudly, snapping him out of his daze.

Fumbling, he turned it on, only to hear a panicked voice on the other end.

"Husband! What's happening to us?"

"What? What do you mean?" Jason stammered, confusion clouding his face.

"Our bank accounts are frozen! The stocks are plummeting! Lenders are demanding payments, and the police are at our doorstep-something about the boys being involved in criminal activity!"

"What?!" Jason's voice cracked, his mind spiraling into chaos. "That's impossible!" Reality crashed down on him like a tidal wave.

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He had chosen to align with Jasper Drake, believing Jasmine Kingston incapable of leading with her late father Alfred's ruthlessness.

He thought siding with the Drakes would secure his place in the city's hierarchy.

But now, the truth was undeniable: Jasmine Kingston wasn't just capable-she was far more powerful and unforgiving than her father ever was.

Across the room, whispers spread like wildfire.

The people in attendance began to realize that Kingston, not Drake, was the true ruler of Vancouver.

Harlan Drake had only ever been a pretender, wielding intimidation, while Jasmine carried the iron will of a monarch

his knees, his whole body trembling

cold gaze

calmly, "drag

guards moved toward Jason, she turned her attention back to the

was unmistakable. "And to anyone who has chosen to side with the Drakes, let me

words hung in the

quiet. No one dared to move. Some who had already planned to

didn't want to become the second

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widened slightly, a

she added sweetly. "Try

The weight of her words crushed

of the hall, kicking and screaming for

into the background as Jasmine dismissed him with the indifference of a queen swatting away an insect. She didn't even bother to glance in his

realization settled over the room like a heavy fog: between the Drakes and the Kingstons, there had never been a choice. The Kingstons were the real monsters, and

blanket, the rain driving against the windows

stung every breath, mixing uneasily with the copper scent of blood. The hush that swallowed the halls felt alive, ready to lash out

his lower

glistened on his ashen face; each shallow breath rasped in his

men, led by Harlan Drake, a broad- shouldered giant with a jagged scar cutting across his cheek

Harlan growled, voice grating like boots on gravel, "what's the

is... out of immediate danger, but the injury to his genitals-" He swallowed hard, eyes

fell like

He took

spat from his mouth,

doctor managed, voice trembling at the edges. "The damage was catastrophic. Just

the collar with a fist that trembled from the force of his

My son-my heir-crippled on your watch. You fix this, or

"Sir, there's nothing more-

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aside in

overhead lights hummed, and for an instant, everyone froze beneath the force

that pause, only Jasper's labored breaths and the drumbeat of rain

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