Semua Bab Trapped To The Billionaire Devil: Bab 61 - Bab 69

Jasmine Collete finally turned toward Eunice and cleared her throat. “Mrs. Heather,” Collete said smoothly. “Please forgive Jasmine’s behavior. She can be… overly enthusiastic at times.” She glanced briefly at me, her gaze cool and disapproving. “She sometimes forgets where she is and how one ought to behave in a gathering like this. She wasn’t exactly raised in an elite household, so certain… manners were never properly instilled.” The words landed like slaps. I felt my face burn instantly. Heat rushed to my cheeks, spreading fast, and for a moment, I felt as though every single person in the hall was staring at me. I wished the floor would open up and swallow me whole. My fingers tightened around the small box in my hand. My arm was already aching from holding it out for so long. My confidence, so carefully built, began to crack. Maybe this really was a mistake. Maybe I had aimed too high. I began to slowly pull my hand back, preparing to retreat and accept my humiliation w

Axel The hospital lights were the first thing I noticed when I pushed through the revolving doors and rushed forward. Derek and Jose were right behind me, walking as fast as I was as I thought of one person… My father. The call had come last night when I was in an urgent meeting with some of our top investors in Toronto, trying to seal some contracts. The moment Mother’s call came through and she told me that Father had collapsed during a meeting here in New York, everything inside me just went blank. I had wanted to leave Toronto immediately, but couldn’t. There were no flights until hours later. The plane landed in New York around 5 a.m., and I came straight to the hospital. When I got to the hospital corridor, my eyes quickly scanned the waiting area until I saw them. My mother sat rigidly on one of the chairs, her head lowered, her hands clasped tightly together in her lap. Aunt Katherine sat beside her, unusually quiet, her lips pressed into a thin line. Jasmine stood a fe

Axel I sat beside my father’s hospital bed, my mind utterly blank. I didn’t know how long I had been sitting there like that—staring at the steady rise and fall of his chest, listening to the rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor beside him. Could it really be true? Could Father have been married before he married Mother? No. It was impossible. My father was a man who valued family, reputation, and responsibility above all else. He had always been devoted to my mother. Yet no matter how much I tried to deny it, the image of Mother’s face refused to leave my mind. That look of shock, fear… recognition. It hadn’t been the face of a woman hearing a ridiculous lie for the first time. It had been the face of someone whose worst nightmare had just stepped out of the shadows. What was really going on? How did Mother know Sarah? Why had she fainted the moment she saw her? My head throbbed painfully as the questions piled up, one after another, until it felt like my skull might sp

OliviaBy the time I drove into my apartment complex, the sky had already darkened. I parked my car in my usual spot, turned off the engine, and just sat there.I rested my forehead briefly against the steering wheel and let out a slow, weary sigh.Today had just been… No—everything lately had been too much.The blackmail.The constant fear that one wrong move would shatter everything.I really wished that I could talk to someone about it.To tell someone how scared I was… how trapped I felt.How every decision I made felt like walking on thin ice over deep, freezing water.But I couldn’t.I couldn’t afford to.This was my problem. My burden. My cross to carry alone. Dragging someone else into it would only make things worse.I straightened up, forced myself to take a deep breath, and grabbed my bag.I locked the car and walked toward my apartment building. All I wanted right now was a hot shower and just sleep. I had no appetite for food at all.When I reached my floor and turned tow

JasmineI slowly stirred from sleep as the soft morning light slipped through the small opening in the curtains and landed gently on my face.For the first time in two days, I slept really well. Not on the hard hospital chair where I could barely sleep, and even when I managed to do so, I’d wake up with headaches and back pain. Even the rest there felt exhausting.I let out a long yawn and slowly opened my eyes fully. I turned my head to the other side of the bed, expecting to see Axel there, maybe still asleep, maybe already awake and scrolling through his phone. But the space beside me was empty.Maybe he woke up early. Axel did that sometimes, especially when his mind was full of work. He would leave quietly, not wanting to wake me.I brushed it off and got up, slipping into my slippers before heading to the restroom to freshen up. After freshening up, I left the bedroom and made my way downstairs.As I reached the dining area, I saw Caro, our housekeeper, already busy setting the