Jasmine's pov Arthur stopped in front of my apartment, Davis already fell asleep in my arms. "Thanks for the ride, Arthur" I said."Thanks for the ride? Are you chasing me away?" He asked.I tilted my head and made a confused expression."I said I'll cook dinner for you tonight" he reminded me. I bite my inner cheek to stop myself from laughing, I raised an eyebrow."By cooking dinner you mean, ordering takeouts?" I teased him.Arthur seems to be perfect in everything, but one thing..he sucks when it comes to cooking.That's his biggest and only flaw, like I said he's perfect. "We're not ordering takeouts this time, I took some cooking tutorials" he said."Cooking tutorials?" He nodded. "From where?""YouTube, duh"That's it, I couldn't hold it in any longer. I burst into laughter, I laughed so hard that I almost woke Davis up from sleep.Arthur simply stared at me, his lips set on thin lines with both his eyebrows furrowed."YouTube? Seriously? And you think you're a sudden maste
Jasmine's pov đź‘™I didn't know how long I slept, but when I woke up.. I saw Davis doing his homework already, with Arthur helping him."Baby, you're awake?" I asked.Davis raised his head, he smiled when he saw I'm awake.He got up and ran to me, he threw his tiny arms around me and rest his head on my chest."Momma!" He called me."Hmm, you smell fresh" I said."Yes, uncle Arthur bath me" he replied.I sat up and took in his clothing, he's truly wearing his PJs.. wait, PJs?!My eyes moved to the wall clock and I gasped."It's 7:50pm already?"Arthur looked at the wall can too and laughed. "Yeah, that's what the clock is saying right now""Why didn't you wake me up?" He called Davis to go continue his homework, Davis kissed both my cheeks and ran back to his homework."You were sleeping so peacefully, and I know you're pretty tired, so I just let you have more rest" Arthur said.I sighed and got up."What about dinner?" I asked."Ready, was just waiting for you to wake up" he answere
Thanatos pov My eyes roamed Jasmine's body, taking in very single details of her body.. she's even hotter than five years ago.Her hips are larger, her breasts bigger.. motherhood is treating her so well.I can feel myself drooling right now, but I don't care, she's d*mn hot. Then it clicked in my head, does she get the door in this nightie?"Is this how you get the door in the mornings?" I asked her.She ignored my question and made to shut the door, but I was fast to block it with my leg..she looked at me with angry eyes.The anger in her eyes can clearly be seen, like she's telling me she's mad.. without even trying to hide it."Jas, who's there? I couldn't go back to sleep because of the repeated ringing of the bell" I heard a very annoying voice asked from inside.A deep frown suddenly appeared on my face, that worm, what is he doing here so early in the morning.Don't tell me he spent the night here.Anger erupted from the pit of my stomach, when he showed up in just his boxer
Jasmine pov"Him?" He asked.I turned to Arthur who's wiping his nose, well, I wasn't thinking of using him.. but since Thanatos suggested him, I'll use him.. after all, he's the perfect guy to play this role."Yes!" I wrapped my arms around Arthur. "He's my boyfriend, don't ever come here and disturb us again!"He laughed."You're lying, just to get rid of me..right?""No! I don't lie about stuffs like this"He laughed again and shook his head. "I know you're lying""You want proof?" I asked.Before he could reply, grabbed Arthur's shoulders and pulled him down to my level..then I planted my lips on his.Arthur tensed under my gripped, he's shocked but he quickly got over his shock and reciprocated my kiss...I didn't let the kiss last any longer than 30 seconds then pulled away.I turned back to Thanatos with a smirk.He stood and stared at me speechlessly, I saw something like hurt and jealousy flashed in his eyes.I shut the door and he didn't try to block it this time, I led Arthu
Jasmine's pov "Goodbye, baby" I kissed Davis forehead and watched his teacher led him to his class.Arthur honked, reminding me that I'm running late.. Davis turned to me and waved at me one last time, he blew a kiss at me and I caught.He giggled and jumped into his class happily, I sighed and head back to Arthur's car."... It's none of your business if I'm not lady-like!" I heard Adele quarreling Arthur from the backseat."There's no use arguing with you, just know no sane man would want to marry a woman like you...I know I wouldn't"Adele scoffed and pushed Arthur's head."As if I want to marry a man like you!" She retorted.I simply stared at them, blinking in confusion as I try to figure out why they're arguing."I regret agreeing to give you a ride, it won't happen next time...""Please don't, FYI, there'll be no next time!" Adele cut him off.I cleared my throat and quickly fastened my seatbelt."Is this the famous couples flirt fighting?""Bah!" They both exclaimed in disapp
Jasmine's pov Adele and I look around with frown on our faces, there seem to be so much tension in the air.Everyone's working seriously and carefully, as if they're afraid to make any mistakes."Heyyy, Troy!" Adele stopped one of the waiters.I'm not surprised she knows his name, she's kinda popular with all the male staffs here."What's going on? Why is everyone so tensed?" She asked him.Troy looked around and sighed."It's our new boss, he's setting everyone's pants on fire...""Our new boss?" I interrupted him.He nodded and continued."... he seems to be in a very bad mood this morning, he yells at every little mistake"I frowned. "When did we get a new boss?" I asked.Adele nodded at my question, I guess she wanted to ask the same thing. "Yesterday... Mr Mike sold the restaurant yesterday" he replied.Yesterday? It must be after I left.. so sad, I won't be able to apologize to Mr Mike as I had intended."Do you know, just this morning Ruth and Wyatt were fired""Why?" Adele a
Jasmine's pov Hold on...What am I doing? Why am I letting him stand so close to me? Didn't I vowed never to give him any chance to explain?But just a kiss from him made me change my mind, just a kiss from him made me lost myself.I better create some space between us, before he romanced me into forgiving him.. which is something I don't want to do.I don't wanna be with him ever again, I should just listen to his so called explanation."Baby, I'm sorry...""Stop!" I cut him off.That word *sorry* is something I don't wanna hear from him, I dread hearing it from him... he's not worthy of saying it."I don't want your apologies, just tell me why you left. Just tell me the reason you chose to ran away just when I found out I was pregnant""I didn't ran away, something made me leave... "I removed his hands caging me on the wall, then moved away from him. Walking towards the chair in front of his desk, I sat down.. he rushed towards me and sat on the table. "I have work to do, so don
Jasmine's pov đź‘™"...I couldn't escape until it's night time" Thanatos said.I was just studying his expressions while he was talking, he doesn't seem like he's lying."Baby, I didn't run away, I looked for you when I arrived at Mexico that night...I tried to reach you with Clark's phone but couldn't..."Hmm, from his explanation he didn't purposely ignored my calls, his phone was confiscated."...I really did look for, I wanted to apologize for not being able to accompany you to the hospital as we agreed. I..."Well, as for him not being able to find me, I think I'm to blame for that. I left Mexico that day, I thought he abandoned me so I left."...I'm really sorry, baby"I nodded. "What about the lady you're supposed to marry? What happened to her?" I asked. "I don't know""You don't know?"He shook his head, he opened his mouth to speak but stopped himself...he hesitated for some seconds before he spoke."I guess Henry got married to her instead""What's her name? How classy is
Jasmine's pov Three weeks later"Baby, it's gonna be fine""But...""It's fine, we're just here for a normal check up" Thana told me.Ok, this is what is happening right now...We've had peaceful days, but my health kept declining... the dizziness.. sudden cold.. vomiting and stuff increased. Thana's been trying to get me to the hospital for check ups, but I kept refusing.But finally, he succeeded in dragging me to the hospital, now entering the doctor's office (aunt Grace) is now a problem. I sighed."I'm gonna be here with you, also, it's just gonna take five minutes and we'll be done" he said.I rolled my eyeballs at his words, he's talking as if he's the doctor.. what a sweet talker."Let's go" I said. He nodded and pushed the door opened, then made way for me to go in and he followed after me."Aunt" I called aunt Grace when we fully entered her office.She closed the file she was reading and lifted her head.. she broke into a full smile when she realized it's me."Jasmine,
Chicago police department!After our flight, which lasted for 3hours.. we arrived at Chicago.Peter sent our bags to Thanatos penthouse, while the rest of us decided to call at the police station. Currently, we're listening to the recorded conversation.But while this is going on, an old man whom I just got to know as Mr Roman, is glaring daggers at ma Gloria."Ahem!" An officer cleared his throat. "Mr Roman, what do you have to say about this? Did you had this conversation?" He asked the old man.Mr Roman simply glared at ma Gloria and scoffed, he refused to speak a word."I'll take your silence as a yes...""Don't waste your breath, I know you're gonna send my case to the court.. but first, I want to see my grandson" Mr Roman said.His grandson? That should be Thana's stepbrother... I looked around but there's no unfamiliar face here, it's just us."Grandfather, I'm here!" An unfamiliar voice spoke from the hallway.I turned and waited until he walked into the office or interrog
Jasmine's pov The next morning..."Is it really necessary for you guys to go there?" Adele asked.My eyes flicked towards Peter who's carrying our bags to the car, then sighed. "Yeah.."She frowned at the bags Peter's carrying, then took my hands in hers and pouted."Why are y'all taking so much bags with you? Do you plan on settling there already?"I frowned slightly, then burst into a brief laugh."Adele, we might stay for some days.. you're making it sound like I'm abandoning you""Are you not?" she asked."You're just being overly dramatic" I told her.Just then we heard a knock on the door, I wanted to go get it but Adele told me not to bother.Her flicked to my stomach and she smiled, she pushed me onto a sofa and made me sit down."You should take care of yourself now" she said, her eyes still on my stomach.I rolled my eyeballs."I told you guys, this might just be a false alarm" Honestly, I didn't want anyone to find out about this just yet, because it might be a false ala
Adele's pov I'm feeling so nervous right now, it's as if I'm sitting for an interview.Mr and Mrs Evans sat on a love sit opposite us, another gorgeous lady who look a lot like Mrs Evans...sat on a sofa next to them.She folded her arms on her chest and stared at me attentively, her stare is giving me goosebumps."So...tell us truthfully, is your father a businessman?" Mr Evans asked.I bite my lower lip, swallowed the nervous lump in my throat and shook my head."No" I answered. "He was a farmer"It's better I tell him the truth now, I can't bear the repercussions if he finds out I lied later...rich people are always powerful."Was?" He tilted his head slightly."Yes, sir...he died last year, he suffered lung cancer" I said. Mr Evans nodded, he exchanged a knowing look with his wife and her lips curved in a smile.. or smirk.. I don't know.I'm too nervous."What about you? Which of the universities did you attend?"His question made my blood ran cold, will he chase me out if I told
Jasmine's pov The officers sat opposite us, their notes, pen and recorder ready to take ma Gloria's testimony. "Mrs O'Briens, are you ready for us?" One of the officer asked.Ma Gloria took a deep breath and nodded, though she seemed a little bit nervous."Alright, let's start with.. who's Mr Roman to you?" The officer asked."He's.. he's.. my stepfather"Who's this Mr Roman everyone is talking about? How come I don't seem to know him? Or maybe I haven't seem him before."Your stepfather...." the officer trailed off and jotted down in his note, then lifted his head."... can you tell us about your relationship with him?" He asked.Ma Gloria nodded, she cradled Davis whom she's still carrying in her arms.. she had refused to lay him down."My mom got married to Mr Roman three years after my dad died, she took along with her, my sister and I.. Grace"So.. it's true, doctor Grace is truly her sister."Roman already has a daughter who's the same age as I...""Sorry to cut you, Mrs O'Br
Jasmine's pov A tap on my shoulder woke me up from my sleep, I sat up and massaged my stiffed neck... a yawn left my mouth.Wait...when did I fall asleep? weren't we just watching a movie?My eyes located the wall clock in Adele's living room, a gasp left my mouth at once... It's been two hours already.How could I sleep for such a long time? I guess the movie was too boring and I ended up falling asleep. "Jas, they are back!" Adele said.I sprang off the sofa abruptly, my heart suddenly skipped and some unknown fear gripped me..my heart started beating fast.I hope it all went well..."Jas, Clark and Thana are back!" she repeated her words."They're back?" I asked again.I turned towards Davis who's already sleeping on the sofa, I carried him on my shoulder and snatched his backpack from the table. "Em...good luck" I told her, referring to her meeting with her in-laws.She smiled and nodded. "Thank you, I think I really need some luck"Just then, her door pushed opened and Clark r
Writer's pov"Clark!!" Thanatos called his name, but Clark isn't moving.Not that he doesn't wanna move, but he's in shock and can't react. Thanatos pushed him away, but he wasn't fast enough.The bullet hit him (Thanatos) and went through his chest, just an inch away from his heart.Thanatos gasped loudly in pain, he aimed randomly and shot at whoever shot him... he clung on his bleeding chest."Thana.. I think we should retreat and think of another plan" Clark said worriedly.Thanatos focused his gaze on the retirement home ahead of him, he shook his head in disagreement."We must get my mom out today!" He got up and knocked Clark out."Peter stay and watch over him, find a hideout and hide there.. until it's all over" he told Peter."Mr O'Briens..."I glared at him, but he ignored my glare and continued."...you can't fight with those guys, they're skilled assassins""Don't make me knock you out too" he said and rushed towards the gun fire battle. **Thanatos pov Standing in the
Thanatos pov F&F eatery!"Thana, look carefully" Clark said beside me.I dropped my phone on the table and nodded at him, to let him know I'm listening...my eyes remained focused at the scene before us. We're currently sitting round a table, in a restaurant right opposite Molina's retirement home."I discovered something very interesting" he said again and paused.Can he just finish his words in a go? I have very important things to do than listening to him blab about his date."Those security men patrolling the place, can you see them?" He asked.I faced him and realized he's pointing at the security men guiding the retirement home."Yes? What's with them?" I asked, then turned my gaze back to the security men."They are spies, they're not real security men"I rolled my eyeballs and shook my head, then poured him a glass of water."Clark, tell me something I don't know" I told him, dumping the glass of water in front of him."What do you mean? I gave a very useful information,
Jasmine's pov Mike's kitchen!"Arrrrrrrgh!"Adele lets out a screeching sound, I covered my ears at once and shot her a glare.Luckily, we're out customer's coverage, else some of them would have been giving us weird glances."Shut up!" I scolded her.She slapped her hands on her mouth, but doesn't stop screaming. When she's had enough, she stopped. "I knew you'd react this way, that's why I brought you to the locker room" I told her in warning tone.She scoffed and shrugged off my words, crazy female."You mean, Elvis was sent here by your dad.. to watch over you?" She asked."Yeah""Now it all makes sense!" She exclaimed."What makes sense?". I asked.She got up, I sighed and rolled my eyeballs.. she's about to make it dramatic.Her hands behind her, she paced to and fro in front of me...she tilted her head as though she's thinking."Our behaviors throughout these years should have gotten us fired, but it didn't"Adele nodded her head, she stopped pacing and reache