“Finally!” Jasmine exclaimed as she slumped back on her chair.Tired was an understatement to how she felt at that moment as she had just gone through six consecutive meetings.“You know, I also went through these meetings but you don’t hear me complaining,” Justin said.Jasmine rolled her eyes at his words. “Well, all you had to do was sit there and watch everyone else do the work,” she retorted.Justin was about to clap back when Jasmine’s stomach grumbled loudly. “Well, looks like someone is starving,” he teased.“I didn’t have breakfast and you dragged me out of the diner room before I could eat anything so of course I’m starving.” Jasmine got up from her seat and started to pack the files.“Let’s go before I die of starvation,” she said and without waiting for Justin’s response, she turned and walked out of the conference room. A card fell out of one of the files as she left but she didn’t notice it. Justin however did. He got up and picked the card up. He saw that the card was
“Are you okay?” Ella asked Austin as they drove back to his mansion. He was unusually quiet and for some reason, he seemed mad. Was he mad at her?“I’m fine,” Austin answered curtly. “Someone is following us,” Ella informed him. She had noticed the car had been tailing them since they left the hospital but she didn’t know how to tell Austin about it as he was mad.“They are my men,” he gave another short response. “Oh okay,” Ella simply said and she gave up trying to talk to Austin as she saw that he wasn’t in the mood to talk to her. They arrived at his house a few minutes later and they entered the house.“Why did you do that?” Austin asked out of the blue.“Do what?” Ella replied.“You could have gotten shot if you hadn’t gotten down in time,” Austin reprimanded.Ella finally understood what he was talking about. ‘Why did I do that?’ she asked herself. She hated Clark but yet she saved him from dying today. ‘If he died, Isabella would be heartbroken,’ the voice in her head sai
Jasmine couldn’t help but feel disappointed by her family’s action. To be honest she was expecting more from them and they had disappointed her. If they really thought that this was a smart move then they had no idea what was going to hit them. This was by far their worst move as she could already see how this plan would backfire on them.Justin looked at Jasmine anxiously. The last time something like this came out, she had asked him not to help her and had distanced herself from him. There was no telling what she would do this time. “Okay,” Jasmine simply said and handed over the phone back to Justin, shocking him. Sebastian and Charlotte, having already gotten to see that Justin and Jasmine were alright, had already moved to the dining table to have breakfast as they had missed it just to come here.Justin was more than capable of handling the article that was released about him and Jasmine therefore, Sebastian and Charlotte didn’t interfere.“Okay?” Justin repeated Jasmine’s
Jasmine didn’t realize what was happening for a few seconds as she remained frozen in her place. But like a switch being flipped, she instinctively wrapped her hands around his neck and melted into the kiss.It had been a while since they last kissed and she had missed the feeling of his lips against her. God, no one one had ever kissed her like this. Dennis didn’t even come close to this.She moaned in pain and pleasure when she felt Justin bite her lower lip. She parted her lips a bit and he used that opportunity to slide his tongue in her mouth, tasting every inch of it.Jasmine felt her knees go weak and she would have fallen down if Justin was not supporting her weight by holding her waist. She didn’t know what came over her but she needed more and she would have probably done something if Justin had not broken the kiss to give them time to catch their breaths."Finally!" she suddenly heard someone curse sharply under their breath. She turned and saw that her father and his
“Why are you so heartless?” Austin asked Ella as the cold water hit his hot body, causing him to shiver. Since she didn’t want him to escape, Ella also stayed under the shower. “I am not the one being heartless here, you are,” she retorted. “You very much knew that you were feeling too well and yet you continued working.”“I would have gotten over it eventually,” Austin said stubbornly. “My God, why are you nonchalant about your own health, you could land in the hospital if you don’t treat the fever," Ella chided."I'll be fine, it's just a fever," Austin persisted. Ella was very close to losing her mind with how annoyingly stubborn Austin was."You know what, I'm done with you," she said and turned to go. However she could step out of the shower, she lost her balance and slipped.Luckily, Austin had fast reflexes and he was able to catch her by the waist and pull her towards him just in time. The upside was that Ella didn't fall but the downside was that she and Austin were now
“Ma’am you’re all done,” the makeup artist said to Jasmine. She looked at the mirror and awed in amazement as she couldn’t believe that she was the reflection she was looking at in the mirror.The makeup artist chose to do a glittery smokey eye makeup which made her eyes pop. The entire makeup made her look sexy, bold and daring. This was a real confidence booster as that was how she was supposed to act tonight.She knew she was a beautiful woman but damn she looked more beautiful and stunning than ever. The makeup artist had transformed her. And to think she was afraid to let him do her makeup.This was due to the fact that her sister, Chloe once paid off a man who was a makeup artist to ruin her face during her graduation ceremony in high school. Luckily for her, Ella was an expert in makeup and she was able to come through for her.Ever since that day, she refused to go to any makeup artist and she refused to learn how to do it. She didn’t really feel it though as she rarely wor
Jasmine had fun watching her sister clench her fist and grit her teeth in anger. Even though Chloe was a dumb person who didn’t always think before she act, she didn’t behave recklessly this time as she knew that they were a lot of people who would be witnesses to any stunt she tried.“You’re going to regret what you just said to me,” Chloe said to Jasmine.“With a man like Justin Gerano who supports me, I highly doubt that you will be able to touch even a hair on my skin,” Jasmine retorted, further infuriating Chloe.From the back, Justin smiled to himself when he heard Jasmine’s words. She was oblivious to the fact that the necklace she was wearing had a microphone in it which was connected to Justin’s other ear.He had really come prepared for this event and whatever stunt the Baxters were going to pull. He was happy to see that Jasmine was no longer that weak girl her family bullied.She was finally standing up to the bastards who had made her life a living hell. Plus, she was ev
“Relax, I’m going to handle it,” Justin whispered into Jasmine’s ear when he felt her shaking in his arms.“I’m sorry I’m bothering you once again,” Jasmine apologized and quickly bit her lips to stop herself from crying. Due to her and her family issues, he would have his hand full once again trying to protect her. “Stop talking nonsense, you’re not a bother!” Justin scolded as he hugged her and rubbed her back to get her to calm down. He turned to his side and gave Cole a signal.The latter nodded and immediately stepped forward to carry the half-conscious man away. Justin didn’t want Jasmine to see the man being carried away so she wouldn’t get even more agitated and so he hugged her till they were out of sight.After making sure she was alright, he released her grip and let her go. “Thank you Dennis for saving me tonight,” she said. Justin, who had been ignoring his presence, scowled in a low voice when Jasmine acknowledged it.“It’s no problem Jasmine,” Dennis replied with a