Chapter 15 Call to Action

On the way to the hospital, Jasmine clung desperately to Ethan's shirt, as if grasping for threads of safety.

Her attempt in fleeing from that the room had been akin to a drowning person clinging to a lifeline.

Ethan's frown deepened as he looked at Jasmine. Her delicate face was as pale as paper.

The first time he saw her at the Douglas family gathering, she was like a blooming gardenia.

"Mr. Douglas... maybe, maybe I could take her, so you can go home and change?" Suggested his assistant nervously upon arriving at the hospital, reaching to take Jasmine.

Ethan shot his assistant a cold glance and strode past him, carrying Jasmine towards the ER.

The assistant inhaled sharply; Mr. Douglas was acting really out of character today. "Don't... don't touch me..."

In her semi-conscious state, Jasmine's struggle was becoming increasingly desperate, her face growing paler by the second.

Anyone could see she had been through a harrowing ordeal.

"Don't touch me! Don't... you all stay away from me..."

The nurse tried to examine Jasmine, but her frantic struggles were too intense.

"Dr. Ryan, the patient is uncooperative."

he stepped into the examination room with his stethoscope, he caught sight of the stern-faced man by the side. He stared in disbelief for

William; a frown still

youngest

followed by the Wilsons, the Ryans, the Browns, and the Taylors families. In a bid to align with the Douglas', the Wilsons

indiscretions surfaced after the engagement party, and the birth of an

of his uniqueness. As the heir to the Ryan Family, William had defied expectations. Rather than showing interest in the

a joke

tetanus risks, malnutrition, and now, she's on the brink of starvation-quite

the Douglas family, leaving her with

suspect for mistreating Jasmine, but was

eyes

home only to

"Maybe it's none of my business, but as a doctor, I must remind you, Mr. Douglas, that five years behind bars should suffice for atonement. There's

the elite circles was

status.

in the past?

the air

your brother,"

to

did Jasmine's injuries come from? Usually tight-lipped, Ethan couldn't be bothered to correct

we need to confirm a few details. The hotel staff denies any wrongdoing, claiming she inflicted the injuries

"She did this to herself, and ended up critically

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