Jasmine's POV. I was completely knackered when I returned to the hotel. The gravity of the incidents that happened had a way of reconfiguring my mind. I wasn't sure that I wanted to continue having a back and forth with my parents. All I needed was a commitment from Mr Blackwood.If it were up to me I would have ensured that we got married today so that I could move on with my plans. I didn't for the life of me understand why he was stalling. He had a waster for a son but wasn't going to admit it. I was the worst person to be betrayed because I was ready to deal with him as much as I wanted. My phone buzzed the second time and I rolled my eyes. Despite knowing who could be calling I didn't want to show that I was anticipating his call. He was a proud man and the best way to deal with such people was to walk in that same way.After dealing with Mr Archie who had returned my money at exactly 4.p.m, I knew that he was going to call. "Why are you ignoring my calls?" He inquired and I ro
Jasmine's POV “Do you take Mr Blackwood as your lovely wedded husband to love and to hold and to cherish to death do you part?” The priest spoke and I looked up at my groom. This wasn't part of the assignments but I just had to play along if I wanted to have the perfect revenge. “Yes, I do.” I answered. The priest had the decency to smile at me despite feeling quite the opposite. I was devoid of all forms of butterflies that women rumored to have when they walked the altar.This was purely a matter of convenience rather than love so it didn't hold any sentimental value to me. I only stared at my groom who was tucked in a nice tuxedo with his hair cut to perfection. At least I wasn't marrying an ogre. That was the only consolation prize. “With that, you may go ahead and kiss the bride.” The priest announced and Mr Blackwood wasted no minute in pulling my veil over my head and kissing me ardently. Okay, this was the only great part of this wedding. He was a good kisser and I guess
Jasmine's POV. "Fancy running into you here." I cooed the instant I saw my arch nemesis looking at me. His eyes splayed with shock but I wasn't happy just yet. I wanted something deeper. I needed something that would break him completely and stop the way he acted. If he thought that there was something that he could do to stop the wedding then he was already too late. "Where is your beloved wife?" I inquired.Jake's eyes roamed around the hall, taking in the designs that were absent during his time. It was surely going to hit him hard that his father had such a memorable wedding while he basically grasped for straws. "You are getting married to my father?" He uttered in disbelief.I shrugged softly. "Yeah, right... Exactly how it should be since we have suddenly gotten to a point where we exchange partners." I answered proudly. "You think that's right?" "No, I don't. I think that it's perfect. You started it, why are you suddenly crying as though something was taken away from yo
Jasmine's POV. "We are going to be attending a few meetings soon. It's basically to introduce you to the world as my wife so that everyone gets the memo. I think that should be sufficient for us to build whatever connection we need and get on with the main project." Mr Blackwood spoke while I lounged on the reclining chair with a smile on my face flicking through each page of the local newspaper. The tabloids had gone agog and I was happy about that. This wasn't an era when anyone was afraid or what people were going to say. They were surely going to have opinions about things the new nothing about."Is that so?" I flicked through the next page, watching through the top of the newspaper as he clenched his fists. I knew what he was trying to do. He wanted me to get him the information as soon as possible and get rid of me which was the same thing I wanted but didn't want him to be the one with the idea. He was stoic, losing every form of familiarity rebuilt that night. Apart from th
Jasmine's POV.The media runs were pretty decent and I didn't think that it would be so coordinated and no stupid questions flying here and there . It was all just filled with people wishing us love and longer life and enjoyment basically. I commended these Media personnels who were able to extricate their feelings which was evident on their faces and asked the right questions that were valuable to the listeners the talked about "So how did you meet your husband?" A brown skin woman asked me and I shrugged, while wearing a pleasant smile on my face hoping that my parents and sister were watching. I knew they were going to be green with envy but that was their business I had other businesses to do. "Meeting my husband was very untimely and unplanned but I guess when the universe wants people to align, things just work out. I was recovering from a bad breakup and met my husband in that state. I must tell you it was not easy for him to convince me to marry him given the age difference
Jasmine's POVWhere was my husband to be?I was in my pure, beautiful wedding dress and felt ashamed in front of the priest's questioning eyes.Everyone was waiting for Jake to arrive with the rings he had claimed he wanted to pick up, but he never showed up, and the fear that he wasn't going to was beginning to taunt me."Ava, is there something I should know? The guests are beginning to get tired," the minister asked discreetly. No one needed to tell me; it had been over four hours. It was funny, especially since my stepmom seemed so calm, and surprisingly, Gwen, my step-sister, was absent.That's when Sarah gasped and brought my phone."Is that Jake?"Looking at her eyes, my heart fell before I took steps backward. "What is it saying, Sarah?" I heard my stepmom yell, and the others around her seemed to concur."Jake won't be coming here," she shakily said, gasps filling the hall; while still shaking, I snatched the phone from her hand and called him."Jasmine baby... Please don't t
Jasmine's POVI was dead, at least to everyone in this hall.Just roughly three years ago, I had been dumped at this alter, but here he was, marrying my sister after taking everything away from me.With a smirk on my face, I walked in just as the priest had said, "If anyone present knows of any reason why this couple should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace.""Who is that?""I can't remember seeing Gwen's friends looking this hot. The slit I had asked the designer to add was doing a perfect job of showing enough skin.My eyes met Jake, and I flashed a smile at him. "Who is she?" I could still hear, and seeing an audience, I decided to enjoy the attention, making sure my heels clicked well against the floor."Is she here to stop the wedding?" Someone whispered, causing my grin to widen. It was funny how these people cared more about nobody walking to her seat than about the wedding that was taking place."Could she be…" I blocked out those whispers as my eyes met a
Jasmine's POVWe arrived at the reception, where I overheard one of the gossip ladies whisper that it would go on until midnight. It was going well until Mr. Blackwood started to suspect me. He asked me questions I didn't want to answer without Jake or Gwen nearby. His sudden interest made me feel uncertain about my plan.He was hanging around me to keep me at arm's length. At first, I was sure it wouldn't be so hard to lure him, but judging by how he acted, I was beginning to doubt him."You didn't tell me how you got an invite?" he asked, pulling me out of my trance as I watched Jake and Gwen dance while praying one of them fall. His question was unexpected, and it took me off script.There was no way I was going to tell him Gwen had sent an invite to my burial ground, where she had mocked me for being six feet under while she was using Jake to climb the ladder and how much she was using out of my company's stock or a wedding that she had stolen... at least not now."Tell me why yo