Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 50

Chapter 50 Escape to Boston

Boston lacked San Francisco's finesse but exuded an extra touch of decadence.

In the city's neon blur, the strange disconnect nearly drowned Jasmine.

Curled up in the corner, she shivered fiercely.

Boston was not San Francisco. There, even without a true winter, the cold cut deep. Here, the winter was real.

Snow swirled at night, with passersby hustling through the flurries.

Leaning against the glass of a storefront window, Jasmine watched the heavy snowfall.

She'd loved snowy days as a child because San Francisco never had them. Her longing to see snow was that much stronger.

"Jasmine, this year I will take you to see the snow in Philadelphia."

She remembered the winter before her ruse was exposed. Her brother, Evan, had arranged everything - whisking her away straight from school to give her a wondrous surprise.

As a child, Evan's love was unquestionable, giving his sister every bit of protection a brother could. It had felt so deserved back then, now it seemed like a debt to repay.

For years, Jasmine endured the Wilson family's schemes and Serena's wrath in silence because, for the first two decades of her life, she had received warmth that was never meant for her.

She understood Serena's hatred.

the forecast; the snow starts right when our plane

taking her to marvel

thick down coat, she was warm

from that dream, facing

"Jasmine!"

"Wake up, Jasmine!"

window. The call startled her, and she

quipped a woman squatting in front of Jasmine. Despite the snow, she was clad in a

out a sigh of relief. "How did you

only spot to crash near the train station, and it's safe," the woman said with a chuckle. Lighting up a cigarette, she pulled one from her bag. "When you called yesterday, I thought I'd misheard. I told you

bit embarrassed, Jasmine replied, "I spent a few days at home with my kid."

woman's name was Emily, Jasmine's ex-cellmate, and also the one who had gotten out early. She had followed the wrong man before landing in prison - a guy who was kept by his wife and had made his fortune with her family's help before shamelessly taking on a mistress. When his wife found out, she demanded

toyed

on the phone that you're looking to make some money?" Emily gave Jasmine a once-over, noting

insisted, shaking her head. "I can hustle; waitressing,

don't tell me you actually believe... that I'm just a waitress? Pulling

finally catching Emily's

cash," Emily retorted as she ushered Jasmine into a taxi. "If

cigarette butt outside.

malice. "What, you think you're still the Wilson family

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