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?

her giving up a kidney been

me repeat myself,"

knew there was no

cupboard room, telling

on the dilapidated bed, promising

the last piece of cake to Justin for when he got hungry, then left

room

a quick shower, Jasmine still wore her own clothes as she stood in

was coming-unrestrained mockery and

was the show Daniel

you wearing the dress the nanny laid out for you?" Daniel emerged; his gaze filled with distaste as he looked at

bash, he was dressed in a bespoke suit

longer racing at the sight of

really didn't love

wear a dress because of

read the complete version of this book

now gaunt beyond recognition. Better to just be like

less about convincing Jasmine. He headed straight for

trepidation, Jasmine gingerly opened the rear door of the car, slipped inside, and found refuge in a

in thought.

this is where a 'fairy

"Right, no other woman is taking this

irony wasn't

settled into the shadows of the Bellagio Hotel's underground parking. "Even if you had betrayed me, and

found his question almost laughable. When she had desperately struggled and cried for

audacity

but Daniel, I owe you nothing," Jasmine breathed deeply and pushed the car door open to

by her defiance, Daniel's temper flared. He stepped out, seized Jasmine's wrist, and hurled her against the wall, pinning her fiercely. "You owe me nothing? You sleep

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