"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.

ahead," she murmured quietly, offering one

swear that as she turned, Jasmine cast a sly, mocking smile in

over," Sophia whispered defiantly to herself, striding toward her car, determined and

remained nestled comfortably

let go of me now?" Alex

grip with a mischievous sparkle in her

to leave your arms just

"Jasmine," Alex protested softly.

first," Jasmine demanded, her voice sultry and tempting as

fiercely as he gazed down at her delicate

a masterpiece sculpted meticulously by divine hands, a beauty so radiant and perfect that entire

this moment, Jasmine's eyes were luminous with an earnest and sacred devotion,

measure.

into her heart just to prove her fidelity, murmuring, "If

man resist loving such a

helplessly, drawn

Jasmine whispered seductively, her voice melting any

promise of her embrace, Josephine's startled voice

is going

swiftly returning, caught between shock

causing such a racket I couldn't possibly sleep," Josephine remarked irritably, eyeing them

in response,

tiptoe, and boldly pressed her lips to his, stealing a kiss

claiming you,' Jasmine declared boldly, a

she possessed a courage

***

following days swept Alex into an intense whirlwind of activity, as he meticulously inspected Kingston Pharmaceuticals' production lines, determined to ensure their products met the highest

a thousand units, errors could

however, with production scaled up to hundreds of thousands, the margin for mistakes multiplied drastically, compelling Alex to scrutinize every single batch with a critical

perfection, he sternly

won't see the shelves-throw them out," he commanded, his voice

of vigilance, the frequency of errors began dwindling to a satisfying

him, her expression conspiratorial

hosting a private auction to select the main distributors for our product across the states. I'd love it if you

his wealth, recognized that the lucrative profits from the Emerald Elixir were essential for funding his pursuit of rare

down this opportunity was not

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