Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 39 Will Jasmine Die?

"You don't look dirty to me. Serena's full of it," James said, as he handed some peanuts to Jasmine.

She didn't flinch. She just took the peanuts and popped one in her mouth.

What Serena didn't know was that Jasmine had already done her homework on James, inquiring about him discreetly after the first time Serena joked about marrying her off to him.

James had bipolar and paranoid delusion disorders, but that didn't mean he was always in a state of crisis. His episodes surfaced only under stress. When he was stable, he was indistinguishable from anyone else.

Jasmine's time behind bars wasn't devoid of education; she had devoured psychology texts, gaining insight into the minds of individuals like James. She knew they hated being underestimated, had fragile egos yet strong protective instincts. To trigger that protective urge, she had to present herself as a victim far more vulnerable than they

were.

"Auntie Geena suggested you take me as your bride, saying I could do 'that' for you," James said, moving closer to Jasmine, interpreting her silence as consent.

"Do you know I'm sick, too?" Jasmine asked, locking eyes with him. "I don't want to hurt you, but I think they're trying to harm you."

James stared at her, shock etching his face. "You're sick?"

"Do you think their kindness is genuine? How do they treat you normally?" Jasmine was taking a gamble.

"What a load of crap," James cursed. "They all look down on us. My dad's been with the Douglas family for years, and still, not one of them respects us."

"You see, the nanny usually couldn't care less about you, but suddenly she's trying to set you up with a wife. Don't you think that's weird?" Jasmine whispered.

"What's wrong with you?" James was starting to get angry; he always knew Sophia, the nanny, was no good.

marring her skin. "Look, I don't have much time left." James flinched at the

don't know why the nanny would want to harm you," Jasmine sighed before continuing, "I overheard them whispering the other day. They said how you once went mad and hurt a young maid at the Douglas estate, tarnishing their reputation. Your dad has been with them so long; his salary is high and they can't just fire him. They want to replace him and to do that, they need to provoke you into making another mistake. If you hurt me, especially if I end up dying, it would blow up. You and your dad would be kicked out of the Douglas household. It's like killing

it, he

fear, curling up in a corner. She was terrified... if James lost control, she'd be caught in

was trouble; she's always had it in for my dad. I've heard

times!" James raged as he

trying her best not to

on a rampage, smashing things in the warehouse and

the nanny and several servants pretended not to hear, laughing and chatting as they ate fruit, clearly indifferent to

deadly?" One servant

be scared of? If she dies, it's just bad luck for bothering a madman. It's not a crime if a lunatic kills

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Jasmine's small frame

Upstairs.

window; his ears tuned to the commotion

agitation, he felt an urge

Jasmine to buckle, to admit she was

Daniel! Miss Serena has coughed up blood!" At the worst possible

sprinted to Serena's room.

the corner of Serena's mouth. "Stay with

and descended

things, make sure no one dies," Daniel instructed the nanny right before