Novels by August Samuels

Jasmine's Pov Derek placed his long index finger on the start button and the car came to life. He handed me an uncapped bottle of water, and then pressed on the accelerator. Putting on my safety belt, I took a sip before going through one of the many documents that I needed to go through. “So what's your call? Should I just start pulling out our collaboration with Star Tech company?” Derek asked before focusing his gaze on the road. The expression on my face scrunched up in mock confusion. “Sorry, remind me what Star Tech is again?” Derek briefly glanced at me with a confused gaze. “Um, Enoch's startup tech company?” “Ohhhh,” I dramatically gasped, acting like I just recalled what it was, and who owned it as if I had no prior knowledge about it before, and honestly, that's what it seems now. If Enoch could go low, then I could go even lower than he did. Derek frowned. “You're not acting like the sister I used to know,” and then chuckled. “What's with this new high?”I rolled m

Jasmine's Pov.I walked up to him, unfazed. “Without me, Enoch, you're nothing but a spoiled boy playing pretend in a man's world.”“Crack!”The force sent me stumbling back a step as a sharp sting exploded on my cheek. My ears rang and my room spun. Did he just slap me? Slowly, I turned back to look at him. His chest heaved and his eyes were dark with rage. “How dare you insult me?!” He roared. Don't make me laugh! Melody was the one who introduced those collaborators to the company and even worked her way through the Ives conglomerates. And guess what? They've invested into my company and what about you? You're just a pretty face who just go luck—”“Smack!”Before he could finish his words, my palm met his cheek with a brutal force as Melody’s gasps filled the air. The rage in his eyes vanished, replaced by a disbelieving Shock as he cracked his cheek. “What did you just—”“Sign. The. Damn. Papers,” I enunciated word for word, anger radiating from my pores. Enoch snatched the

Jasmine's Pov. Enoch’s fist slammed against the table with a deafening crack. “How dare you accuse her? I told you to reflect on yourself. Apologize. Now, or face the consequences!”Something inside me snapped and the disbelief bled into ice. “Consequences? You should be the one afraid of the consequences of your actions!” Melody scoffed. “Afriad? Have you forgotten that he's now the leading tech master in the tech industry?”“Yes,” I said flatly, my voice sharp as glass. “You left him stranded at the altar and came back crawling the second you heard he's rich. I was the one who stood by him, when you disappeared and you dare lecture me about consequences?!”They looked surprised for a moment, then burst into a fit of laughter. “You stood by him? Don't make me laugh! You're nothing but a servant house wife who has never made a cent! You only have a roof over your miserable head because of Enoch. Face it, Jasmine, you need to wake up.” Melody sneered. I looked past her towards Enoc

Jasmine's Pov “You…” her voice cracked into a stabbing fury. “You're pregnant? What, you think being pregnant is going to keep him?”I shrugged casually. “Told you he loves me, but sure, keep trying to convince yourself if that helps you sleep at night.”Melody's face darkened at my retort. “Then you will go to hell before I let that happen!” Before I could blink, her fingers tugged at my hair and yanked it hard enough to make my scalp catch fire. Panic surged through me and I instinctively wrapped my fingers protectively around my stomach. Using that as an opportunity, she shoved me, hard. My hands flail around trying to grab something. My body pitched forward, tumbling down the stairs until my abdomen slammed against a sharp edge. Pain shot through me. Warm blood gushed between my thighs as my vision blurred, the world tilting in sickening waves. Above me, Melody descended with the slow grace of someone savoring a victory, her eyes cold and triumphant.“I told you,” she hissed,

Jasmine's Pov My head scrambled for ignore and move on or go find out—Well scratch that, because my curiosity won and now, I was already standing right outside the doctor's office window, staring a hole into the back of the man who looked so much like… “Really? Oh, poor lady…” the lady's voice that just walked in with the man dripped with pity. The doctor must have said something about me coming alone for prenatal checkups. “...but not with my Enoch. He's such a caring, devoted husband…” she continued proudly, but I couldn't hear the rest anymore. The words settled like a stone in my stomach, heavy enough to steal the air from my lungs. Caring.Devoted. Husband. Wait, husband? Enoch my husband, is her husband? And here with her? No, that's impossible. I mean, there are like a hundred Enochs in San Francisco, right? This… this has to be some sort of coincidence.It was, until the man spoke. “Yes, doctor. How's our baby? Please, I don't want anything to happen to her.” His tone

Jasmine's pov“Oh my God, I'm so sorry! My hand slipped.” I apologized hysterically, trying to wipe the water I had accidentally splashed on my mother-in-law. “It wasn't intentional.”“You stupid woman!” Samantha yelled as she shot up from her bed. “Of course it was intentional! You've always wanted to do this, to show me how you've always hated me.” Her words, like a knife, stabbed me to my core because that's not true. I love her like I loved my mother. I have always loved her. “You know that's not true. That was…”“A mistake?” She cut me off with a raised brow. “So, you're saying that I'm lying?”“No, no. That's not what I'm saying.” I swallowed, lowering my head. “I'm sorry. I was indeed stupid. Forgive me.” I picked up the glass of water from the table again and gave it to her. “Here, you need to take your medicine.”Samantha sighed dramatically and sat back down like I was in the wrong before taking her drugs. I heaved out a sigh of relief. At least, she took it. If it meant