Chapter 92 Jasmine is back for revenge.
Jasmine remained silent.
"Can you truly trust anyone from the Douglas family? Don't forget who caused your five years of imprisonment," the man on the phone sounded somewhat agitated.
Jasmine stayed silent for a long time before speaking softly. "Regardless, he saved my life, more than once."
"Heh... He’s just using you. You have value to him in dealing with Carmen and Daniel," the man warned Jasmine. "Don't trust anyone from the Douglas family."
"This is my request; don't involve Ethan," Jasmine took a deep breath, trying to warn the other party.
"Haha..." the man laughed, taking a while before speaking. "Alright. It’s quite rare for you to make a request of me."
...
Stellar Enterprises, CEO's office.
"Mr. Douglas, have you seen the news? I don't know who's deliberately steering public opinion, but now everyone is criticizing Daniel as a bastard. They are calling Carmen a mistress and some are even defending Jasmine." Liam entered the office, excitedly giving his boss an update.
But then, Liam felt a bit worried. "Mr. Douglas, this wasn't your doing, was it?"
Ethan only asked him to release the video of Daniel's assault online.
Combined with the resurfacing of Daniel's bar fight from years ago, it quickly became a hot topic on social media.
Now, Stellar Enterprises was also caught in the storm.
In fact, Ethan taking on Daniel carried significant risks, as they were both part of the Douglas family—If one fell, they all fell.
But Ethan still agreed to Jasmine's request.
"In these past few days, has Carmen not come to bother Jasmine?" Ethan threw the documents in his hand onto the table.
"Carmen can’t even leave the house now; where would she go," Liam chuckled.
Carmen had always portrayed herself as an upper-class lady over the years, but in reality, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change the fact that she was a mistress who had broken up someone else's family.
"But Mr. Howard is contacting a few bodyguards involved in the incident," Liam spoke quietly.
Howard intended to make someone else take the blame.
"Is everything arranged?" Ethan raised an eyebrow.
Liam nodded, taking a sharp breath. "Are you really planning to let Daniel take the fall?"
Ethan anticipated that Howard would find a scapegoat among the bodyguards, so he had already approached them. They were now reluctant to take the blame for Daniel.
After all, they all had families.
"Of course not. I'll wait for Howard to come begging me," Ethan leaned back in his chair, lightly tapping the table with his fingers.
Now that Carmen was also embroiled in public opinion, she could not make any rash moves. If Howard couldn't find someone to take the blame, there was only one option left—Jasmine.
Glancing at the time, Ethan stood up. "Let's go to the hospital."
Howard, with no other options, would surely send people from the Wilson family to provoke Jasmine.
...
Hospital.
Jasmine leaned against the bedside, making a call to Richard.
Justin was now back to attending school normally, and no one at the school dared to trouble him. The teachers and the director had also personally apologized to him.
Moreover, Richard's boss seemed to be very kind, as she had actually gone to the school to meet Justin, publicly hugging him in front of all the teachers and children. She showered him with a lot of affection.
This made it clear that the school should highly value Justin.
Although the Ryan family couldn't compare to the Douglas family, Erin was an exception.
Rumors had it that Erin's ex-husband came from a very dangerous family.
"Jasmine, you really are quite capable."
The door to the ward opened. Karen and Benjamin walked in.
Evan followed behind, looking somewhat uneasy.
Jasmine had already guessed that Karen and Benjamin had come to 'advise' her.
"Or are you here to seek revenge after being released from prison? Are you retaliating against the Douglas family for the extortion and false charges they brought against you?" Karen elegantly sat on the sofa, her voice low.
Benjamin's expression was solemn. "Drop the case quickly and stop playing these tricks. Also, regarding Zelda, drop the case as well, and apologize to the Brown family and the Douglas family!"
Benjamin spoke in a commanding tone.
Jasmine felt her eyes burning; she held back her tears as she smiled through the mist. "Mr. Wilson, what authority do you have to command me?"
Father?
Wasn't that relationship severed long ago?
"The Wilson family raised you for twenty years!" Benjamin slammed his hand on the table, his anger palpable. "I figured that as long as you agreed to donate a kidney to Serena, I would let you go, and we would have no further debts. But you're too ambitious!"
Jasmine's fingers clenched tightly around her clothes as she looked up at Benjamin. "The Wilson family raised me for twenty years and falsely imprisoned me. You let Evan throw me onto a stranger's bed and ruined the rest of my life. Is that not enough? Now you want my life in return?"
What had she done wrong?
Evan's face paled slightly, and he instinctively looked up at Jasmine. "I didn't..."
Jasmine sarcastically chuckled. "You didn't? Wasn't it you who had Serena catch us together? You didn’t? Ha... Even if you weren't the mastermind, when I cried out for help, you didn't save me, did you?"
Brother, what a ridiculous title.
Six years ago, she was drugged and thrown into a strange room in a stupor. To stay conscious, she used broken glass to cut her leg and desperately banged on the door for help.
Evan was right outside.
Perhaps feeling guilty, Evan's breathing quickened. He clenched his hands tightly and bowed his head, without a rebuttal.
He was indeed outside at the time.
Not only did he not help Jasmine, he even called Serena, asking her to bring Daniel to 'catch them in the act.'
He thought that if Daniel misunderstood, the alliance with the Douglas family would be broken, and Daniel would now be with Serena.
Daniel would break up with Jasmine and cancel the engagement.
But he never expected the media to show up and end up ruining Jasmine's life.
He never expected Jasmine to become pregnant because of that night and to insist on keeping that little bastard.
At the time, he regretted it too. He went to Jasmine to ask her to abort the child, wanting to hide her away, at least ensuring her comfort in her later years.
But Jasmine disagreed to the abortion, insisting on keeping the child.
"So, you really are seeking revenge against us, starting your vendetta now, huh?" Karen sneered and glared at Evan. "Evan, leave."
Evan didn't want to leave; he was afraid of what Karen might do to Jasmine.
They had done enough.
Torturing Jasmine to this extent was enough.
"Get out!" Karen stood up; her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Evan. "I've said it many times; she's not your sister. Your true sister is suffering now because of them! Serena's life was ruined! This wretched woman is not worth a damn!"
Karen truly hated Jasmine.
Jasmine knew.
Slowly releasing her grip, Jasmine spoke bitterly. "I won't drop the case. Zelda won't let me go, and neither will Daniel."
"Jasmine, you're digging your own grave," Benjamin sighed.
With Jasmine's abilities, she thought she could shake the foundations of the major families in Silverlight City? She was being delusional.
"By forcing me to donate a kidney, you're already pushing me towards death," Jasmine's voice trembled. "I know I owe the Wilson family, and after all these years, I thought I had repaid enough."
If it weren't for Justin, she wouldn't care if she died, but with Justin, she couldn't die.
"Serena's condition has been deteriorating. You’re the cause of her depression! You think you’ve repaid us? You're dreaming!" Karen's emotions were running high. "Jasmine, you owe us your entire life."
Jasmine numbly smiled.
She, too, wanted to give her life to the Wilson family.
Death would be a relief for her.
To forever rid herself of these burdens.
But she wanted to see Justin grow up.
After all, with her health, she didn't have many years left to live anyway.
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