Chapter 67&68
Laurence paced angrily, his face hurting and the thought of Avia wandering lose is cutting his air supply, making him hazy even though he's still standing, something keeps latching in the deepest pit of his stomach, he tries touching his face but is scared of the sting and the undiluted pain it brings to him
"I'm going after her!" Laurence snarled as he grabbed his keys and Jasper's eyes shot open, after descovering that Laurence phone got missing or rather his betrayal sister has it, he's been unable to say anything, he just sat still, head on the couch and nursing his throbbing shoulder....why does it have to be now?
"Have you lost your mind!?, going after her is handing yourself to the police, you really want to risk getting caught and sentenced for murder and kidnapping?, She has your phone and your phone has all the evidence she needs to charge your to jail, think with your head and not your àss, your dîck!" Jasper lashed out and Laurence stopped dead on his tracks, he's so pained right now
"Well, what am I supposed to do?, I thought we had this?, we were the ones planning the games and now we just lost, every goddamn thing as turned out on us!" Laurence bangs his fist hard on the door and it creaked, Jasper saw the fury in his eyes, he's angry and right now he's not thinking logically and that could get them kîlled before they know it, so while Laurence vents out his anger, he would do the thinking
"You seems to be forgetting that there's a plan B, we haven't lost, we are just getting started and look buddy, can you trust me?" Jasper asked tactically and Laurence sighs, brushing his lushy blonde curls backwards as he leans on the door
"I've always trusted you" he mutters and Jasper smriks
"The inner circle will fall...we have been doing it all wrong from the beginning and now we'll just wait for someone else to wreck an havoc while we finish it off" Jasper said and Laurence raised an eyebrow in utter confusion
"Are you saying that we should wait for her?, That bratty sister of yours?, but she wants Jasmine dead and I can't allow that to happen......yet" Laurence asked and Jasper titls his head backwards
"That's not going to happen anymore, they have another plan" Jasper seethed and Laurence became more confused
"You aren't making sense man, and how do you know about all of this?" Laurence asked
"Let's say she has been reaching out to more in secret and I'm using it to my advantage, it's easy to get things out of her without trying hard because she's sulking over my Mom's ruthless treatment towards me when I was..... you know, little" Jasper pointed out, remembering his encounter with Gina, his younger sister he saw some days ago, they actually bumped into each other in front of the mall and from there, she started stalking him and trying to know more about him and why he left, he smartly turned it against her and she has been feeding him informations
"So, are we just going to sit back and relax?" Laurence asked with his hands sprawled out in a questioning manner
"Exactly, my friend... let's just fade out for a while, everything is coming back to us" Jasper said confidently
"What about my phone?" Laurence asked slightly annoyed
"Forget about your goddamn phone, she can have it, besides we are aiming for something bigger so just chill, okay?" Jasper said with a smirk and Laurence exhaled
"Okay...I will just chill" he said almost unsure but Jasper seems to have everything figured out, it's best if they lay low for a while
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"HUD'S BAR?" Gina said tentivly as she stood in front of her usual drink spot, ever since she landed in Nevada five months ago, this is the place she usually drinks her life away, she remembered drinking to stuptor only to wake up with a banging headache and a angry cousin, Alfred said a boy named Hudson called him with her phone and reported her drunken state, and now thinking about it..... he's not the bartender but rather he owns the place, and how did he unlock her phone?
It's middle in the afternoon and she snuck out of work, giving Mika some crazy excuse just so she could come here and thank Hudson for saving her sorry àss last night, she barely remember anything if not for Alfred who told her the whole ordeal...at least she remembers what he looks like, that should do
She strode towards her same sitting spot, the place is not usually crowded during the day so it was easy getting inside, this rush of adrenaline running through her as she got closer to the counter, is it weird that she's been thinking about what happened last night, although she may have been drunk but he was the first person to ever listen to her... talk to her and well maybe she's just overthinking things
She got to the counter and hopped on her favorite stool, dangling her legs as she hollers with a smile but that smile vanished almost immediately as a brunnet lady showed up, her greasy smile plastering on her face, complimenting her bubble like cheeks with brown eyes... worst face compartment ever!!!!
Okay, it's not like the lady is ugly, maybe it's because Delilah is super disappointed that Hudson, her savior isn't the one standing in front of her in all of his magnificent gloriousness, she can still make out his straight eyebrows.... pointed nose....demin gray eyes and his body structure is to die for..... literally
"What would you like to order?" The female bartender's voice broke her train of thoughts as she looks at her
"I was hoping if Hudson is here, I would love to see him" Delilah's said and she couldn't help but notice the "are you for real?" eyes that the lady throwed at her
"He's actually the owner of this place and he's not around.... better luck next time" the lady said in a rigid tone as she walks back in and Delilah couldn't help but marvel at the guts of the pesky lady
"Loser...." Delilah huffed angrily, it's as if the disappointment is taking a toll on her, she jumped off the stool and grabbed her bag roughly, some people can be really rude and this arrogant server just added to her already sore mood, she spent all morning thinking about this place and the Greek god in it but now she doesn't even get to see his face, thinking about it now... this is the first time she's fumbling on someone that isn't Roland?
What?...
Her walk towards the exit was ragged..... she's to angry to notice anything as she pulled the glass door irritatedly and her whole body came in contact with a hard surface..... making her jolt backwards
"What the....." her remaining words got stucked in the back of her arching throat as she looks up, relief, excitement and confusion radiating on her skin as he slowly let's go of her
"Ouuu, the devil decides to pay me a visit again, yes?" His words sent shivers down her spine as she continues to look up at his gorgeously intimidating figure
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"Aren't you being too hard on yourself?" Flora frowns as she sits across Mrs Mantinda, you all know Flora right?, The single woman in her late forties and surprisingly the bestest friend to Mrs Mantinda
"Hard on myself?, shouldn't I be?" Mrs Mantinda belowed and Flora reach out to hold her hand
"I know all this things are starting to get to you, maybe you should have a one on one with Jasper and Gina, make them understand you" Flora suggestions made Mrs Mantinda scoffed loudly
"Gina wouldn't take my calls and Jasper?, I haven't heard from him in days, apparently he's nursing the injury Jasmine's cousin gave to him" Mrs Mantinda said with an eye roll but behind that gesture is a façade..... Mrs Mantinda is actually worried about Jasper's situation
"I heard about it too, he deserved whatever Avia did to him and her brother, I'm glad she finally snapped out of her bîtchy behavior and is doing the right thing" Flora pointed out
"She stabbed him" Mrs Mantinda said with a hint of pain looming over her
"Correction, she dogged the attack and it landed on Jasper..... it's not her fault" Flora corrected
"But still..." Mrs Mantinda trails
"But still what?, Mantinda, are you worried about Jasper?" Flora asked with both eyebrows dipped forward
"No!.....I mean no.... I'm not worried, I'm just lost" Mrs Mantinda rubbed her forehead as Flora soothes her hands
"I know it's going to be hard but Jasper isn't that cute little innocent boy anymore..... he's now a man with bad intentions, and no matter what happens he won't stop till he conquers everything, I sure hope you know what that means" Flora asked
"I should protect Jayson" Mrs Mantinda gritted out with difficulty
"Exactly, he needs your protections and connections right now" Flora voiced out and Mrs Mantinda pulled her hands away
"But why?" Mrs Mantinda asked taking Flora by surprise
"But why what?" Flora asked
"Why should I protect only Jayson?, what if the kids are right?, what if I'm just a selfish mother who treats her kids unequally?, what if Gina was right?, what if I'm just too focused on Jayson that I didn't realize my other son was slipping away into his doom?, If only I had paid a little attention on Jasper, he wouldn't have turned out this way!... it's all my fault!.....I caused all these mess and has Gina said.....I really should have been the one who died in that accident" Mrs Mantinda gushed out and Flora eyes widened
"Just stop blaming yourself, okay!?, you didn't know it was going to turn out this way!, nobody is perfect!" Flora frowns
"That doesn't mean they shouldn't be careful, if no one is perfect that doesn't mean they are dumb as well" Mrs Mantinda cooed
"Mantinda...."
"I really want to be alone, please" Mrs Mantinda said and Flora nods in understanding, in times like this, it's understandable if one needs their peace and quiet to think
"I just want you to know that, beating yourself up won't turn back the hands of time, you are only going to end up getting hurt" and with that, Flora was out of the office, shutting the door carefully behind her as Mrs Mantinda stared at no one in particular
"You are wrong Flora, it's all my fault" Mrs Mantinda mumbles as she covers her face with both hands, crying her eyes out
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✨Jayson's Pov✨
I watched keenly as the unapologetic spoilt brat walked out of what seems to be her house?, This is not where Gina lives and what's she even doing here
I made to go after her but paused as Mandy appears from behind, oooooh, so this is where Mandy lives?, in a sack rack apartment even though her parents are filthy rich?, I really didn't pay much attention to that as Gina gave her a hug and head for her car
I should thank Noah more often, he's s master when it comes to tracking anyone, all he needs are a few basic informations and you are gone, I chuckle at the thought of that as I approached my nusiance of a sister
"You think you can really hide from me Gina?" I asked from behind and she she jerks in fear, her keys falling to the ground as she looks at me, her expression slowly changes from fear to maddening anger... exactly what I wanted
"Since when did you develop stalking tendencies?" She asked with a disgusting look as I stood in front of her, both hands in my pockets
"Since when you made it your mission to hurt Jasmine, what is wrong with you?" I asked almost hurt at Gina's rad behavior
She raised an eyebrow and moved backwards but her back pressed to the car, trapping her there completely
"I should be the one asking you that question, brother" she joaked in a mocking tone " why did you decide to marry that thing!?" she spat and the urge to choke her to death right here and now rushed through me like a hunting adeline
"Who I chose to marry is none of your fùcking business, the only reason I'm not charging you for attempted mûrder is because I still care about you, but don't push me... don't even dare or I will make your entire existence miserable" I gritted out and she scoffed
"I feel so sorry for your dear brother, you are so clueless and you have no idea who that bîtch is...."
"Call her a bîtch more one time and I will cut off your fingers, Mandy already know how that feels like, do you want to know too?" I said and a gasp escaped her lips, her jaw dropped instantly as she tries moving away but she's trapped
"You attacked Mandy?" She asked in disbelief
"First off, you both tried to kill her in an accident and Mandy had the guts to come to my house and hurt my wife, I swear to God I actually wanted to slit her throat but I have one code, I don't brutalize women, but that doesn't mean I won't if you both keep pushing my buttons" I snarled, I can feel the angry building inside me
"You will regret this, I promise you Jayson, you will regret this" she threatens and I couldn't help the laughter threatening to explode
"No, you will regret your life if you try to hurt Jasmine again, fúck off Gina, go to hèll!" I bursted out and she snickers, glaring at me
"I just hope you will still be defending that slût once you find out the truth about her.... clueless sod!" Gina retorted and picked her keys, I couldn't help but step back as she entered her car and drove off
Did I hear her correctly?, What truth is she talking about?
No, I'm not going to fall for her petty schemes, Jasmine can't hurt me, I trust her with all my heart and she definitely won't break that trust
I'm super sure of it.
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Avia sat besides Noah as she watched him do his thing, Laurence phone glued to his hands, his glasses resting on his face as he pulled it off with a lingering sigh
"This are strong evidences that your brother is behind your father's death, and he's currently planning on doing away with Jasmine, but all these evidence are useless if we still can't find him" Noah dropped the phone on the table and takes a sip from his daily coffee..... it keeps him active
"Can't we still just use that?, we'll show the police the evidence and we leave the tracking to them" Avia suggested and Noah scoffed
"You think I don't know that?, the police are involved but they aren't getting any progress, listen, I'm working hand in hand with the cops, but right now it's just as if we're all dragged back to square one" he sounded angry
"What do you mean?" Avia asked
"We can't go after Mandy or Gina because we don't have strong evidences against them, plus Jayson already took the law into his hands by going after her, second, Jasper hasn't really done anything to warrant his arrest.....yet..... and we can't use his past attack against him because he was a little kid then and the police would rather say he needs medical help, as for Laurence, we do have evidence but it's slim, we need more, the whole thing is just messed up and I feel like my head is about to burst" Noah says everything in one go as he falls back on his chair, he looks worn out and stressed
"You need a time out buddy, Jayson told me to be here for the surprise he has planned" Avia said with uneasiness and Noah raised an eyebrow quizzically
"I'm guessing you find your new relationship with Jasmine..... weird?, you think things are going to get akward due to the way you've treated her before?" Noah pointed out and Avia opened her mouth slightly
"I'm just... nervous and anxious, I feel like a bîtch" Avia said and Noah chuckles at that
"You are going to be just fine around Jasmine, one thing I have learnt about her is that she is very forgiving, I'm sure she knows you were influenced into being a bîtch..... like you said" he said and she hits him playfully
"You are right, I'm going to beg for her forgiveness properly, I screwed up Noah, you have no idea" she said and they both laughed, the door opened and Jayson peeked in head inside the his study room
"Guys, it's almost time and you need to tone it down before Jasmine wakes up ahead of time, you are talking too loud" he said in a hush tone as he shuts the door silently
"He's whipped to the core.." Avia said with seriousness as a grin plastered on her face
"He's gone, he just hasn't realized that yet" Noah retorted, deep down he just hopes his friend doesn't get hurt
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🍒Jasmine's Pov🍒
I didn't want to wake up but the emptiness on the other side of the bed made me groan, I stretched my hands forward but I couldn't feel his manly muscled body, his scent is still lingering which means it hasn't been long he left
By the way, I'm taking about Jayson, I know must of you might have figured that out but it's just a hollow pain when he's not by my side each time I wake up in the morning, he knows I like waking up to his gorgeous face staring back at me, let's not forget about the mind blowing face eating.... you know what I mean by that, don't look at me with those eyes?, he's my man, okay?
Maybe I'm being a little bit weird but I mean every single word I just said
I opened my eyes fully and stretched, that long eerily yawn ozzed out of me and I exhaled deeply, everywhere seems oddly quiet, the shower isn't running and I can't feel Jayson around, shît!
I hurriedly stood up and I don't know why I didn't notice but a string tied to my hands pulled and balloons rained down on me, it's a beautiful sight worth seeing, different colors as I couldn't help the smile on my face, I looked up and finally noticed the writing hanging above
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAR"
My cheeks heated up instantly as I knew who was behind the writing, honestly I forgot today was my birthday and if not for the balloons and this writing, I bet I could have gone the whole day without remembering a thing
"Jayson must be downstairs attempting to burn down the kitchen, I should go stop him" although I didn't mean to say it out loud but I did, tearing off the string tied up in my middle arm, I yanked the door open and jugged downstairs
"Ugh!, who put out the goddamn lights?" I said with a nausea feeling sneaking up inside me, it's 6 in the morning but it feels like 4 because the living room is dark....not too dark though
"Jayson, I'm not in the mood for any pranks, I know it's my birthday and you can come out now" I said out loud but got nothing, I waited for a few minutes but still got nothing
Heading for the light switch as I carefully walked to avoid falling, what is Jayson up to?, What the hell is happening?
I sigh in relief as I found the switch and turned it on, my heart almost freez as everyone jumped out of nowhere and a loud chrous almost send me to coma
"Happy birthday, Jas!!!!!!!" The sound echoing repeatedly in my ears as my mouth hangs open and my hands glued to my chest, they're are all here and Jayson walked up to me, I snuggled into his arms as my body was still recovering from the shock, my hands were shaking and he cups both of them..... kissing them tenderly as I looked around
"What is going on?" I asked as I finally recovered my voice and everyone bursted out into a huge laughter
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