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

Kingston! Please, help me!" Jason dropped to his knees, his whole body trembling as

cold gaze didn't

calmly, "drag

she turned her

voice softened, but the menace behind it was unmistakable. "And to anyone who has chosen to side with the Drakes, let me make myself clear-leave this

hung in the air like

move. Some who had already planned

clearly didn't want to

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a predator savoring

ahead," she added sweetly.

The weight of her words

was dragged out of the hall, kicking

into the background as Jasmine dismissed him with the indifference of a queen swatting away an insect.

there had never been a choice. The Kingstons were the real monsters, and

General like a lead blanket, the rain driving against the

copper scent of blood. The hush that swallowed the halls felt alive, ready to lash out at

gurney, his lower half obscured

face; each shallow breath

gathering of grim-faced men, led by Harlan Drake, a broad- shouldered giant with a jagged scar

on gravel, "what's the verdict

apple bobbed. "His life is... out of immediate danger, but the injury to his genitals-" He swallowed hard, eyes flicking to Jasper's pale form. "It was completely severed.

fell like

his eyes feral. He took

his mouth, echoing along

at the edges. "The damage was catastrophic.

life?" Harlan roared, seizing the doctor by the collar with a fist that trembled from the force of

your watch. You fix

"Sir, there's nothing more-

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doctor aside in disgust,

overhead lights hummed, and for an instant, everyone

breaths and the

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