"Absolutely not-you don't get to touch my boyfriend!"
A fierce voice shattered the tense silence, erupting seemingly out of nowhere,
jolting both Sophia and Alex as though lightning had struck.
"Jasmine?" Alex gasped in disbelief, his eyes widening at the unexpected apparition before him.
Without hesitation, Jasmine seized Alex's arm possessively, her emerald eyes blazing dangerously toward Sophia, gleaming with venomous defiance.
"He's my boyfriend, and you absolutely do not have permission to kiss him. If you insist on waiting for my blessing, prepare yourself-it might come, say, in about a hundred years."
Sophia was utterly stunned, paralyzed by Jasmine's sudden and fiery entrance.
"How on earth are you even here?" Alex questioned, clearly shaken by her sudden arrival.
With a pout brimming with indignation and tenderness, Jasmine gently struck his chest-not in anger, but in affectionate reproach.
"You idiot, I was worried sick about you! I heard Owen was causing trouble and rushed here as soon as I could. And what do I find?"
Her voice broke with an anguished sob, crystalline tears pooling in her eyes.
"I find you cozying up with your ex-wife-the woman who never once believed in you!"
"Who abandoned you when you needed her most!"
"Who repeatedly broke your heart."
Her words lashed out like whips, each carefully aimed at Sophia's pride, slicing into the fragile connection she had been painstakingly trying to rebuild with Alex.
"She doesn't deserve you, Alex. You're meant for something far better."
"Someone who treasures every piece of you, who would die rather than see you hurt again," Jasmine sobbed passionately, throwing herself into Alex's chest, her slender frame trembling against him.
Sophia felt each word like a dagger twisting mercilessly in her chest, widening the chasm that she had worked so desperately to mend.
The kiss she had nearly stolen would have sealed the reconciliation, but Jasmine had shattered that dream with her fierce claim.
Realizing the futility of remaining, Sophia bit her lip, choking down bitterness.
offering one final, poignant look before
swear that as she turned, Jasmine cast a sly, mocking smile in her direction a silent declaration of
over," Sophia whispered defiantly to herself, striding toward her car, determined and
remained nestled comfortably
you let go of me now?" Alex gently
her grip with
to leave your arms
"Jasmine," Alex protested softly.
her voice sultry and tempting as she tilted her flawless face
raced fiercely as he gazed down at her delicate
hands, a beauty so radiant and
luminous with an earnest and sacred devotion, reflecting her
measure.
willingly plunge a dagger into her heart just to prove her fidelity, murmuring,
man resist loving such a
helplessly, drawn irresistibly closer
Jasmine whispered seductively, her voice melting any remnants of
in, lost in the intoxicating promise of her embrace, Josephine's startled voice rang
exactly is going on
jolted upright, his senses swiftly returning, caught
two are causing such a racket I couldn't possibly sleep," Josephine remarked irritably, eyeing them
eyes darkened fiercely in response,
she cupped Alex's face in her soft hands, stood tiptoe, and boldly pressed her lips to his,
me from claiming you,' Jasmine declared boldly, a defiant smirk playing
possessed a courage
***
whirlwind of activity, as he meticulously inspected Kingston Pharmaceuticals' production
merely a thousand units, errors could easily slip
however, with production scaled up to hundreds of thousands, the margin for mistakes multiplied drastically, compelling Alex to scrutinize every single batch
perfection, he sternly directed the staff to discard
won't see the shelves-throw them out,"
week of vigilance, the frequency of errors began
Jasmine approached him, her expression conspiratorial and her voice dripping
hosting a private auction to select the main distributors for our product across the states. I'd love it if you could
from the Emerald Elixir
down this opportunity
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