Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0261

However, Jasmine's words didn't stir even the slightest ripple in my heart.

After a moment's thought, I calmly said to her, "Then you have even less reason to provoke me. After all, without me, you wouldn't have anything your have now." "Ms. Jones, you're so full of yourself!"

She refused to admit it, but inside, it was as if she had been struck with a heavy blow. Her fists clenched tightly by her sides.

No one knew better than her how she had come by everything she now possessed, but she was unwilling to accept it, having paid such a heavy price.

A wave of humiliation surged within her, "Nick being good to me has little to do with you. He just can't stand you, Ms. Jones, so don't entertain any unrealistic fantasies!"

"If that's the case, what are you worried about? Can you leave now?"

I remained calm on the surface, but inside, I couldn't shake the feeling of desolation. Although I hadn't interacted much with Jasmine, I'd managed to get a sense of her character. She wasn't like Claudia, who spouted lies. without hesitation.

I could easily imagine the kind of things Nicholas had said to her, something. along the lines of him giving her whatever that I had and didn't have, or how he would make her the happiest woman in the world.

I closed my eyes, recalling the man who had spent the entire night standing outside my door. A nearly maddening sense of dissonance washed over me. Between Jasmine and me, who was really the one who was dreaming?

proud of?" She gritted her teeth and pulled out her phone to make

deep, raspy voice came through the receiver,

voice betrayed no sign of illness. It was deep and

perked up like a cat in spring, her invisible

said, "Nick, I don't want to be the host anymore. I want to be a leg guest expert like Ms. Jones. Can

trailed off coquettishly, which earned a low chuckle from him. It sounded like the intimate exchange of lovers, a declaration of

not a problem, but can you handle legal commentary? I can't let

are all

won't make any mistakes. Nick I'm

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air, not to mention that a man was listening on

was silence from Nicholas as if he were considering it. Unwilling to

you'd do

both resignation and agreement when he replied,

what I

heart. I could feel my flesh and blood tearing

over.

held an