Chapter 13 The Slap

Daniel frowned at Jasmine. "Where are you going?"

Jasmine looked down, clutching Justin as she stepped back. "Nowhere... I wasn't planning on going anywhere."

Daniel had a stern look on his face as he issued a warning. "Put the kid down, freshen up, change your clothes, and come with me."

Terrified, Jasmine shielded Justin and retreated further. "I don't want to go..."

"It's Serena's birthday. Whether you want to or not, you're coming!" Daniel's voice was icy.

Jasmine stared at Daniel in horror. "I... I don't want to go..."

"Jasmine, Serena isn't in good health, and it's out of kindness that she even invited you," Daniel said, more out of fear of upsetting Serena than anything.

Jasmine trembled.

Birthday.

Serena's birthday.

And hers too.

She had forgotten her own birthday because she felt undeserving of celebration, even fearful of it.

Sometimes, Jasmine wished she had never lived beyond the day she was born.

But life offered no such wishes.

"Daniel... please, can I not go?" Her plea was barely above a whisper.

Was he hell-bent on breaking her spirit?

a kidney been enough for

repeat myself,"

knew there was

Justin in the cupboard room, telling him to stay put

sat obediently on the dilapidated bed, promising to wait for her to

piece of cake to Justin for when

room

clothes as she stood in

knew what was coming-unrestrained mockery

Daniel wanted,

aren't you wearing the dress the nanny laid out for you?" Daniel emerged; his

Serena's birthday bash, he was dressed in a bespoke

longer racing at the sight of him. So many years

didn't

She didn't want to wear a dress because of the

version of this book for free. Don't miss out on the next

felt nothing suited her anymore, now gaunt

less about convincing Jasmine. He headed straight for

the car,

Daniel was momentarily lost in thought. Jasmine used to claim

a 'fairy princess' belongs," she'd

he'd play along. "Right, no other woman is taking

irony wasn't lost on

Bellagio Hotel's underground parking. "Even if you had betrayed me, and even if you weren't a Wilson Family heiress,

his question almost laughable. When she had desperately struggled and cried for help-when she most needed protection-where was he? Off with

now he had the audacity to ask if

Wilsons, I owe Serena... but Daniel, I owe you nothing," Jasmine breathed deeply and

flared. He stepped out, seized Jasmine's wrist, and hurled her against the wall, pinning her fiercely. "You owe me nothing? You sleep with another man, have his bastard child, and

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