Chapter 42 Mr. Douglas

Jasmine looked up at Ethan and after a long pause, she began, "Mr. Douglas, this is pointless..."

Mentioning Serena would only drag her deeper into the mess and invite reckless harm from Daniel and the Wilson family.

She just wanted to protect herself.

She wasn't gifted with the inherent superiority and influence that Ethan had.

Ethan's brows knitted together. "If you don't stand up for yourself when bullied, any harm that comes your way is on you."

His voice was frigid, instilling a twinge of fear in Jasmine.

Ethan was not a 'good guy' in the traditional sense, but he had saved her more times than she could count. She was grateful, yet she knew better than to expect him to understand her plight.

"Let's make a bet, Mr. Douglas," Jasmine said, her voice hoarse, and her gaze intense. "What are we betting on?" Ethan asked, his eyes deep with meaning.

"That even if I speak up, Serena won't be affected in the least," Jasmine let out a bitter laugh.

But if she did speak up, Daniel and Evan would never let her off the hook.

She could foresee the consequences.

The fear of those consequences - no one could understand it.

Ethan was no different from the rest; he condemned her cowardice, and her failure to retaliate, without knowing why she couldn't fight back.

"I can help you," Ethan's brows furrowed.

family and the Wilsons for my sake." Jasmine shook

him

but

the first time, Ethan observed Jasmine

seemed to

aware of her place, a

and took her

Ethan's thinking, Jasmine implicated

left, they called back to report that Miss Serena was completely oblivious. Apparently, the

even finished dripping when Daniel and the Wilson clan had already managed to sort things

gave Ethan a raspy-voiced glance.

a

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like Jasmine who had taught

of heart was surely due to some tampering by Daniel and the

nanny to

removed her IV

to stop her, but it was too

Jasmine stumbled away as if frightened, seeming

didn't even stay to finish the

and Evan must be frantically

the hands of Daniel and

Serena was their golden

Why was she running? What was she afraid of? With him still here, would Daniel dare to hurt her in his presence? "I'm still here,

you protect me forever, Mr. Douglas?"

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