Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 43 Retribution

As she stood up, Jasmine spoke again, "In prison, they'd contaminate my water. I knew, and every time I resisted, they'd just ante up. So, I stopped fighting it and drank it down, nausea and all... I figured if I endured, eventually they'd get bored and stop terrorizing me."

Depression had rendered Jasmine mute for a long while, speaking had become an ordeal.

But in front of Ethan, she felt compelled to explain.

"The moment they were about to tire of their cruel game, an inmate, in front of everyone, pointed out what they were doing to me. Their brief leniency turned into relentless vengeance. After that inmate was released the following year, she couldn't protect me anymore."

Her laugh held a tinge of bitterness.

What Jasmine went through after her protective fellow inmate was released, Ethan could imagine without her having to say more.

Ethan was stunned.

Today, Jasmine had put him in his place twice.

He realized she was hinting at his current stance if he couldn't protect her indefinitely, he shouldn't intervene carelessly.

"Think about what I've told you before you respond. Given Daniel's disdain for you and Justin, he wouldn't lift a finger to help with Justin's education, but I can," Ethan pressed, knowing this was her weak spot.

A shadow of disappointment flitted across Jasmine's eyes.

She couldn't afford to think too highly of a businessman like Ethan.

Over the years, she'd totally shut herself off, vowing never to let her heart be swayed or to place her trust in anyone ever again.

he ran up to her, brimming with joy. "Mom, look at the toy

"Justin, we don't just take things from others. Can you give it

little heart sinking. He loved the toy, but he knew his mom was right he had forgotten

the toys back to Liam. "I'm sorry, Uncle,

"Jasmine, don't be ridiculous. It's just a kid's toy. You don't have to make a

never had much regard for Jasmine-it seemed to

in her defense, just took Justin and

the toy Justin had dropped and handed it back to the boy. "This was part of a fair trade. Justin exchanged his stuffed toy for it, so

then she bowed

the toy, his gaze fixed on

Jasmine carried him away that Justin finally

Daniel know the police call today was on me. Tell them to stop hassling Jasmine."

...

escaping into the subway station, Jasmine

it would only cause trouble for

sitting in Jasmine's lap earnestly playing

like Iron Man?"

out there fighting the bad guys, so isn't he like Iron Man? My dad is

and smiled. "If Dad is as awesome as Iron Man, then he's definitely a

"I love

with emotion. "How about I tell you another story, would you

Justin exclaimed,