Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 650 The People Behind the Scene

Jasmine dropped the fruit knife, stood up straight, and locked eyes with Mark.

Mark, his muscles twitching, yanked the knife out, pressed a tissue to the wound, and gritted out, "Back in the '60s and '70s, San Francisco's business district was booming. But the first big player around here was the Hawthorne family. Then William showed up solo, trying to make a name for himself. The Hawthornes didn't think much of the Douglas family, figured an outsider wouldn't get far."

Mark pressed harder on the wound and slumped onto the nearby sofa.

To get to the bottom of it all, the old generation's beef had to be investigated.

"They never saw it coming that William was a tough cookie," Mark sneered. "A broke kid from Boston not only made waves in San Francisco but also snagged the Chamber of Commerce president's daughter."

That would be Ethan's grandma.

"Back in the day, the Chamber of Commerce ran San Francisco. They held the cards. William, already a sharp guy, skyrocketed once he got a leg up, threatening the Hawthorne family's spot."

Mark leaned back on the sofa and continued, "Would they just let him be? But it was too late. They had to watch the Douglas family rise, watch William marry into money, and have a kid, living the dream."

Jasmine frowned. She'd heard about the old Douglas family drama. William was a legend.

"They tried everything to take William down. Brian from the Hawthorne family used his business connections to mess with the Douglas family. Before Howard married Ethan's mom, the Douglas Group hit a massive crisis, almost losing it all."

Mark let out a bitter laugh. To him, the Douglas family was just a bunch of freeloaders who used women to climb up.

"That year, to save the Douglas Group, Howard, under William's orders, married Celeste Hamilton, the only daughter of Frostgate's top family."

"After marrying Celeste, with the Hamilton family's help, Howard slowly stabilized the San Francisco market and expanded into Frostgate, making the Douglas Group a major player in the business world. This set the stage for Ethan to take over later."

Howard wasn't all that capable, but luckily, William and Celeste built a strong foundation.

took

the Hawthorne family, they were decent, but beating the Douglas family was

sick by William. And Owen, known as San Francisco's most devoted son,

Douglas family." Mark sneered at Jasmine. "Even

plotting to take out Howard and Ethan

and vengeful, began his plan to infiltrate the Douglas family and use Mark and Claire to get

mastermind behind all this?" Jasmine

completely, but they

his wound as he headed for the door.

gave Tom

stepped in to block Mark's

after dropping all that? Do you think I'm a fool? Give me

then stopped and turned back to face her. "What else do you want from me? I've told you everything I know. You can dig up the rest

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are from the same small town in Boston. Why did Owen specifically pick you two?" Jasmine

face went even paler. This woman was

license. She had big dreams and wanted to try her luck in the city, so I brought her

scared she might lose it and stab

Owen's bodyguard, and he had you plot against Howard? Even dragging your wife into it? How much did he pay you?" Jasmine wasn't dumb.

glancing at the Douglas family house. "I thought all of this would be mine. Owen promised that if I

sneered. Mark's ambition

said, tossing the fruit knife

of

him go," Jasmine insisted, raising her