Chapter 263

Chapter 253

An hour earlier, Sophia had stepped quietly out of the hospital doors, a ghostly shadow haunted by restless thoughts.

For days, she'd kept her family at arm's length, erecting an invisible barrier around her wounded heart.

Her soul felt raw, tormented by relentless doubts about Alex.

Perhaps she had always been mifair, perhaps she should have trusted him

sooner.

After all, their marriage was already torn to shreds; yet, somewhere deep inside, she knew Alex deserved an apology far greater than her pride allowed.

Paying a discreet detective employed by her family, Sophia easily covered the small clinic Alex ran near the slums.

Guided by the instructions of her GPS, she drove slowly through the grimy streets, her eyes hollow with anticipation and dread.

As she approached, the sight of bodyguards patrolling the perimeter, stern-faced and vigilant, set her pulse racing

Her heart twisted painfully upon glimpsing Jasmine standing intimately close to Alex, radiating confidence and allure.

Sophia's grip tightened on the steering wheel, her knuckles whitening as uncertainty gnawed at her courage.

Unaware of Sophia's anguished gaze, Jasmine had already concluded her dealings with Alex.

Her sharp eyes, however, caught sight of Sophia's familiar luxury car lurking nearby.

A sly, triumphant smile curled her lips.

Jasmine recognized instantly who the woman was-a rival whose mere existence ignited an instinctive, competitive fire in her

heart.

"Oh, that's right!" Jasmine suddenly declared with a playful lilt, turning to Alex with eyes glittering mischievously.

"I almost forgot-I have one more special gift for you."

"A gift?" Alex raised an eyebrow, genuinely intrigued. "What kind?"

"It's a surprise," Jasmine whispered seductively, her voice dripping with allure. "Close your eyes."

hesitated briefly, then shrugged off any suspicion and obediently closed his eyes, unaware of the storm that was

consume him.

sweet as forbidden

react, warm, soft lips claimed his own, stealing a kiss that felt like the spark of

shock as though lightning

he pulled back-but Jasmine's slender arms, deceptively powerful, locked firmly around his neck like shackles forged

had he imagined such strength hidden beneath

his judgment, and, lost in that

in

was undeniably one of Vancouver's greatest

Jus.

temptation, Alex returned her passionate embrace, sealing a betrayal

tinted glass, her soul shattering into countless fragments as the truth stabbed ruthlessly

itself into her

chest tightened, agony flaring as tears blurred her vision, anger bolling fiercely

though something precious, something she had always believed was unquestionably hers,

away.

Jasmine drew back, her

uneven.

the proud, independent Jasmine, this impulsive act had been her

murmured softly, her eyes

smile was mesmerizing,

cheeks burning with embarrassment, touched his lips tentatively, as if

cut short by

dangerously past, blaring its horn,

fleeting glimpse-a silhouette painfully familiar, unmistakable— and instantly recognized the hurt and fury behind that reckless

voice was teasing, almost cruel

numbly, still dazed. "It was

chase her down?" Jasmine inquired playfully,

what she

Alex retorted bitterly. "We're divorced. What's there to explain? It's not betrayal if there's nothing

enough,” Jasmine purred softly, a possessive gleam

belong to me

Jasmine quickly shifted

our final meeting before the official launch of Elixir Vitae. Please come

be our first-and I promise, our last-formal

Alex sighed wearily. "Fine."

Alex stepped into the Hilton meeting room, he was met by a tableau of influential figures, each radiating an aura of wealth

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