Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 55 Eight Million

A shockwave went through the room.

No wonder she hadn't bitten at the eight million. Bearing Henry a child out of wedlock -heck, that could easily be worth hundreds of millions, no trouble at all.

"You should step outside," Henry suggested to Jasmine.

Stunned, Jasmine gazed at Henry, digesting the revelation. That night... had it really been him?

Fleeing the room in turmoil, she took refuge in the restroom, soothing her jangled nerves with splashes of cold water in an attempt to wash away the tormenting memories of that night. They haunted her like a nightmare, a corrosive presence in her soul.

She chastised herself for not staying alert that night, for surrendering to the drugs in her drink.

She was playing into their hands.

"Jasmine, you okay?" Chloe murmured, noting Jasmine's damp hair on her return. Jasmine shook her head slightly.

"HR needs an info update. Could you fill it out?" Chloe handed over the form.

Jasmine took the form, inhaling deeply. It was asking a lot, even inquiring about her relationship status.

In the space designated for her name, Jasmine hesitated for a moment before writing "Jasmine Avery" instead of her given name.

The name Jasmine Wilson had been hers for over two decades; the first twenty years had been a source of pride while the last few had brought nothing but shame.

Detested by the Wilson family, yet they refused to release her - being ostracized from the family meant keeping their surname was pointless.

Once she had filled everything out, Jasmine handed the form to Chloe.

"Jasmine Avery, that's such a lovely name," Chloe remarked.

Jasmine simply smiled in response, offering no words.

Jasmine worked the reception until ten in the evening, waiting for the night shift replacement to arrive so she could head home.

"Emily's out with a client tonight, so she won't join you on the ride back," she was informed.

Nodding in acknowledgment, Jasmine planned to make her way home alone.

After changing her clothes, she hesitated outside the door before deciding to wait and see when Henry would leave - she had some questions that needed to be cleared up.

with no money to buy a

meant losing the roof Emily had offered her - she had promised to help

arranged to your specifications. Rest assured, no mistakes will occur," an assistant assured Henry while opening the car door

off

glance. With

glimpse in the rearview mirror of a figure crunched behind the vehicle, mutely huddled with a head buried in

Henry's deep voice halted

the assistant asked, "Mr. Patrick, aren't you

back," Henry replied as he stepped out of the car, gesturing for his

awaited

Henry ordered with a frown,

and departed along

empty, Henry leaned against his car

corner for a moment and peered out tentatively her heart skipped a beat when she caught Henry glancing

if he were amused, waiting to

deep breath for courage, Jasmine rose to her feet and approached

filled with a profound curiosity. "Was it you... six years ago?" She asked in a whisper, her gaze fixed to the floor. Henry scrutinized her. The woman standing

eye, was nowhere to be found. Instead, she had been replaced by a timid, dust-covered, self-

shockingly easy to ruin someone, he thought. It seemed all

was?"

everything there was to know about

years ago, he had indeed considered bringing that graceful swan home

then, Jasmine was

wait and see her edges worn

in the air-hope? What Jasmine hoped for was for nothing to

if I said it was me? What would you do? Blackmail, extortion, call the police?" Henry

dipped even lower. "I

to extort money from Evan and Daniel; they were the ones who had smeared her

no one would believe

to look at Henry. "I don't want anything... If it

woman, as always, was challenging the very

for some tests," Jasmine blurted out, anxious that he might misunderstand. "I don't intend to

trash can and opened his car door. "Get in." Jasmine stood rooted in place, her anxiety palpable. She was uncertain if Henry had agreed to her

Henry asked when

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she replied

he spoke again. "Why should I help you?" Jasmine hesitated, biting her lip as if wrestling with her next