Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Patience

Henry understood and then leaned back in his seat with a chuckle. "Get in. Don't make me ask a third time."

Jasmine's fingers were almost raw from nervous picking. She looked down at her clothes to make sure they were clean before carefully opening the rear car door.

"Sit in front," Henry motioned.

After a pause, Jasmine decided to sit in the passenger seat.

Henry said nothing as he drove Jasmine

the mall.

"Get out," Henry instructed.

Jasmine stayed seated, unmoving.

After a long moment, she finally spoke. "I...I want to go back."

"You think signing on with me for three years means being a nanny or a housekeeper?" Henry couldn't help but feel amused.

Jasmine still said nothing.

"Get out. Whether I go for the paternity test or not depends on your cooperation," he resorted to a threat, now the only tactic that seemed to work against her

stubbornness.

Reluctantly leaving the car, Jasmine followed Henry.

Taking her into an elevator, Jasmine instinctively retreated to the furthest corner, facing

away from Henry and staring at the elevator walls.

When they stopped on the first floor of the mall, a crowd started to enter.

Henry reached out, pulling Jasmine in front of him with a slight frown.

Jasmine stood rigid amid the crowd, a flicker of terror across her features.

Crowded places had always unnerved her...

During her years behind bars, Jasmine suffered severe psychological trauma. A person, hit with such crushing blows, would inevitably fall prey to stress reactions.

She was claustrophobic and anxious in crowds, afraid of being squeezed among strangers. Her breaths became labored, and sweat began to bead on her forehead. Henry glanced down at Jasmine. Towering over the others, his head and shoulders were easily spotted, while Jasmine could be easily swallowed up by the sea of people.

"Let's go."

ago.

eyes sparkled with life; now, they were hollow,

involuntarily. Five years ago, he'd had the means to assist Jasmine, but he hadn't. Part of him... part of him even wanted to see her

on the phone before leading Jasmine into a store filled with expensive smartphones. Jasmine lowered her

shopping, rarely stepping out

proved to

you know how to use this one?" Henry's voice was

up at

here," he said, taking

out of touch with smartphones meant she was likely unfamiliar with their advanced functions-she felt disconnected from

don't," Jasmine admitted with a shake of her head, pointing instead to a simple, more affordable model marketed to seniors. "I

chuckled an infrequent occurrence, but

me; I'll teach you," he said, picking up the smartphone and gently pulling Jasmine by the

Jasmine wanted to resist.

you going to get used to

Jasmine fell silent again.

out, "Hey! Isn't that... Mr.

opulent as they come. The attendant, spotting Henry, broke into a blossom of a smile.

Kimberly, a former small-time starlet lavishly kept by Henry in her early years,

years with Henry, strutted

expression darkened momentarily, and he glanced instinctively

and swiftly withdrew her wrist from his

keep her wits about her; men of his ilk were all the

nothing more than a temporary trinket, a

the only place to read the complete version of this

hand over her mouth. "Mr. Patrick, this

irritated as he massaged his temples and settled on a couch, casually

Patrick brought in today? He never escorts anyone here himself, and he was

out of place, like she just rolled in from the sticks. Is Mr. Patrick tired of

on. The tailor, measuring

Jasmine stayed silent.

confident," the tailor encouraged with a smile. "Mr. Patrick is drawn to girls with grace; the ones

lost

years, and he's dropped that haughty princess for a maid?" The chatter

quiet. She wasn't bothered about others looking down on her. What concerned her was whether her presence would cause someone

had chosen, Jasmine caught Henry's attention. He was silent for a while, not uttering a word. Honestly, the difference

radiance she once held was

quickly lowered her gaze from

didn't recognize the person staring back at

unfamiliar and

"Okay," Henry finally nodded.

gather more outfits for Jasmine and gestured for her

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