Jasmine's POV The 5-day time is here, and we were at the church for the wedding.It's safe to say that this is indeed long overdue.There was me with Ethan as we both walked down the aisle with our hands crossed to each other.In my head, I had several thoughts that flew across it which I wished I could say to Ethan's face only if he had known I was the same Nadin.‘Ethan.After approximately 1 whole year and six months, we are getting married again.It's a pity things turned out this way.Maybe none of these would have happened, if I were still the Nadin. Who knows? That way, I think it would be so much better, but then you didn't really love me then.But I still love you regardless, and I wish we could do this over again.’The slight cheers from the crowd continued while I kept walking with a straight face till we came in contact with the officiating priest right at the altar for the exchange of vows.“Jasmine, do you take Ethan to be your lawfully wedded husband?" The priest ques
Ethan's POV Deep down in my thoughts as Jasmine and I walked down the aisle.‘Nadin, I can't forget you.I’d rather believe that you sent Jasmine to accompany me, and from now on, I will treat her well, just like every woman's dream and more.’We both exchanged vows at the altar as instructed by the officiating priest right at the altar before the congregation.There was one thing I had noticed Jasmine and I did in common while we both exchanged vows.Which was—we were so excited while we did, which was vice versa with Bella and I when we had our ‘supposed’ marriage that never came to stay.Like we both simultaneously flashed a quick smile during and after we took the vow, especially after we both had put the rings on our fingers.***After the wedding rites, I took Jasmine to a beautiful love garden—more of a lovey-dovey kind of setting.Of course, I was the mastermind behind it all.While she was looking all dazzling in a red gown I had got for her, I complimented it with a white t
Jasmine POVI met Mr. Williams in the sitting room as he had visited us in the house just a day after the wedding night.Meanwhile, I made sure that Ethan was out of sight as he was already deep asleep.“Mr. Williams.” I called out to get his attention.As he least expected me, he sprouted out the water he had consumed in shock.Then, he turns to see me.“Oh! Jasmine. It's you?Isn't today a night after your wedding day? Aren't you meant to be in the room with your husband? Or don't you think your husband, my son, might start suspecting that there is something going on between us if he sees us together here by this time of the night?”“Mr. Williams, you are thinking too far already.It's nothing, you know.Just a friendly talk that we need to have between us, a father-in-law and daughter-in-law.Or did you forget that I am pregnant with the child of the Archer family?So this is no cause for alarm because I know my husband won't have issues with that as he is only sleeping now.”He k
Leah's POV “Dad, today is your immemorial day.How are you doing over there?Trust very well?Wait for me a little longer, and I will make our enemies go to hell soon. Every single one of them—Leah, Bella, and Mr. Williams.”My jaw dropped as I gasped in shock, and my grip on the phone tightened.“I knew it!”I screamed out.“I knew there was more to this girl that was not mere coincidence like she claimed.”The thing was that I was desperate to know more about Jasmine, as I felt there was to everything she displays.So, I had sent someone to monitor her closely and secretly without her notice, and then the person brought me this very video where she had visited the exact tomb where Mr. Scott was laid.“I didn't expect Jasmine to be Nadin.I can't believe I didn't kill her back then.How did she survive?As a ghost?Or is she a cat with nine lives?”I thought it loud, my mind going in diverse dimensions.Does that mean she had been fooling us all along?No wonder she was able to get
Leah's POV.As Williams had already zoomed off, without caring to know how I would get back to where he had picked me up.Though the place was not far from where I could get a means to take me back to my city, I decided to stroll.At first, I felt like getting some assassins to kill Jasmine at once, but she had really toyed with my emotions and that of my daughter, Bella.Then, the thoughts of toiling with her emotions were also there in my mind, but then, I wouldn't even know how exactly to go about it all.Just then, I was lost in thoughts of how I would tackle this issue alone, and I mistakenly bumped into someone without looking properly, and in turn, the documents the person had fell off her hand.“Ah.” The lady in question bends over to pick up her documents.But trust me to push blames on people, especially when I am not in the right state of mind.“Are you blind?”I barked, almost shouting at the top of my voice.“I am so sorry, ma’am.”She apologized.I looked up to behold th
Ethan's POV Jasmine and I went out to a restaurant to have a meal.Jasmine was carried away with her phone, while I stared at her, simply admiring her and at the same time having some thoughts about her in my head.“Hello, sir, may I take your order?”The waitress's voice called my attention, and I looked towards the direction to give my order and definitely still give the order on what Jasmine would love to take. I know her favorite meal.Before that, I quickly glanced through the menu before I looked towards the waitress to give her orders.As soon as I did, my jaw dropped in shock, as I couldn't believe my eyes.I abruptly threw away the menu on the floor and then I hastily held her by her left hand.“Nadin. This is Nadin.Or are my eyes deceiving me?No! I am sure this is Nadin.”She furrowed her brows, acting all surprised to see my weird behavior, and I understand that. It's been almost 2 years, let's say 1 year and 6 months, that I heard she was dead, and it was like I didn't
Jasmine POVJust when I thought I had seen it all and was now in charge of the game, then this person that had no facial difference between herself and my former face showed up from nowhere.If I didn't know the whole story of how I had escaped and came back with a new face, I would have fallen for it all, and so that was why I wasn't so mad with Ethan.Even if I tell him that wasn't Nadin, rather it was me.Could I even prove it to him?That was already late because nothing would make him believe me.He would only think I was only speaking from a place of jealousy and probably envy.Now I feel it would have been a little easier if I had disclosed things to him earlier on, but I was waiting for the perfect opportunity, which never came.It now turned out that the timing even got worse and wrong.“Ethan, are you blind?”I voiced out furiously, the moment it was as if Ethan had completely fallen for the little trick from this lady that everything about her spelled ‘fake.’With a straigh
Jasmine's POV Staying in the house hasn't been helpful since the fake ‘Nadin’ came around, as Ethan's full attention had moved to her, and so I left the previous night.I had called Luciano and pleaded with him that I needed to see him.He was the only one I could think of in times of distress like this.But the thing is that I haven't spoken to him since I came to meet him.I have been trying to put words together to get myself to explain things to him, but the words wasn't coming.I think at this point, that drinking myself all out would aid me in forgetting the turmoil that was causing me so much pain deep down in my heart.Though Luciano tried to stop me, he knew he couldn't match my resistance energy.“What exactly happened? Could you stop drinking and talk to me?”He asked for the umpteenth time since I got here.I summoned the guts to finally reply to his question this time.“Someone who is pretending to be Nadin is getting close to Ethan.I know everything, but I can't tell E
Jasmine’s POV Three years down the lane.Mr. Williams and Mrs. Leah has been jailed, and that was a life imprisonment with regard to all they were used against in the court, which includes my attempted murder and death of Ethan. Bella was also sent to prison after she was arrested abroad for drug trafficking.I had come to Ethan's grave to worship with my 2-year-old son and Luciano.“Ethan, I have come to see you and pay due respect. This is our child, and his name is Brad. He is actually 2 years old now.Isn't he adorable?Come here, son, say ‘Daddy.’” I said as soon as I dropped a bunch of flowers right before the tomb.“Daddy.”He responded cheerfully.“Doesn't he look a lot like you?Anyway, I think you are mad at me; otherwise, why haven't you ever visited me in dreams at least?Anyway, I want to remind you that I will take good care of our child for us.Before now, you were the one chasing after me, but from now on, let me engrave you in my heart.”I smiled heartily and then t
Chapter 109. Jasmine’s POV I watched as Ethan gave up the ghost. I wailed like my life depended on him coming back to life.Just then, the police surrounded the whole vicinity, and Mrs. Leah, Mr. Williams, and the hired assassins were all apprehended.I barely noticed how Mrs. Leah kept apologizing to Mr. Williams that it was all a mistake and she never meant to kill Ethan. Instead it was me that she wanted to kill.That was before the police got in, though.Although I didn't pay much attention to them as my whole focus was fixed on Ethan's dead body that lay on my lap, with our bodies having blood all over that came from his mouth and stomach where the knife had pierced him.In no time, the ambulance came and took away Ethan's corpse.It all seemed like a dream, but I have to accept the reality the hard way.One of the officers approached me.“The record has been completed.Please accept our condolences.We would have arrived a bit earlier, and this wouldn't have happened, but we n
Ethan's POV I had gotten the location of the place by the office I had called after he tracked the number I sent to him.And so I headed there at once while he informed me to get the police squad ready and so he would join me soon.As I couldn't wait any longer, I decided to rush to the location he had already shared with me.I got in the middle of the conversation where my dad and Mrs. Leah had disclosed so many things about the truth they had been hiding from me all along.Although I had heard that was the same truth Jasmine had used to claim back the heir of the Scott family but I believed it was all manipulated by Jasmine.Now, hearing my dad and Mrs. Leah admitting it all, I have no reason to see Jasmine that way.Now, I know Jasmine was innocent and she is the Nadin but there was no time for that.When I wasn't having it, I needed to stop up from the spot I hid all the while, as I had heard all I needed to know about the truth.“Stop.”I said, pausing my dad in his act as he tr
Williams POV“How did both of you get here? Aren't you supposed to be in prison?Does that mean you escaped custody after all your evil deeds that were labelled against you two in the law court?”Jasmine asked fiercely, trying to get up at the same time.Just when I thought she could just shut her fucking lips for once. Or it hadn't dawned on her that she was in dire danger and no one was coming to save her.Anyway, it's not her fault as she didn't know the plan is to end her life here, and nothing is ever stopping us on that.I think I needed to reset her brain a little; let's say the previous slap from the thugs didn't do enough justice, and so I went on and slapped her really hard, sending her back to the floor.“Bastard!You got me into this mess. How do you think that I could let you go just like that?”This godforsaken lady has messed up my life, big time. If not for my connections, I would definitely rot in jail over time, as I know that was part of her plan. And now, it was as
Ethan's POV After what seemed like a short nap, I could say it's the shortest nap in the history of man, as I could feel I woke up not long after I had slept.Although I know the sleep had a lot to do with the alcohol I took and the pain I felt because I wasn't feeling sleepy nor having the thoughts of sleep before then.I staggered out to the corridor that led to my room as I wanted to ease myself at the convenience room, and then saw Nadin with my phone, though she backed me and didn't take notice of me.“Why are you with my phone?” I asked, and she freaked out as she didn't see me coming behind her.“Which day did my phone turn to yours, or do we both share the phone now without my notice?Did someone call? Who was calling?” I questioned all at a time.“Ethan... I... I...”Obviously stammering, right then, I knew she was up to something.“Give me my phone at once.”I said, stretching my hand, and took my phone from her at once.I went through the last caller because I was convince
Jasmine’s POVWhile I was alone, the idea to escape kept striking my mind even after many failed attempts.And so, I wouldn't stop to think within me any way I could do that.So, I managed to get a broken broken that was behind me. I had sighted it from a distance, though, after so much effort of moving backward.I commenced using the bottle to slightly cut the rope, and fortunately enough for me, I got myself untied, although I injured myself in the process and blood gushed out, but that was the least thing I could worry about now. As my nervous system was more concentrated on the danger that lies within and how I would escape, it was what seemed to overtake the better part of my thoughts.I didn't bother to untie my legs; I need to at least inform someone so at least the person could contact the police in case I am escaping and the kidnappers apprehend me on their way back or something.I think that is a nice idea, and I needed to act accordingly to that immediately.I quickly picke
Ethan's POV My life has been so shattered without Jasmine.Though I had opted for the divorce at first, I felt it could make me forget things about her so fast, but that didn't help at all. I think it even made it worse.Now, thinking of the one who claimed to be Nadin is nothing like her; if I have to be honest about it all to myself, But that was exactly Nadin's face, but then, I can't really place the dots how they connect in character.I have heard her making calls secretly, requesting the completion of the money for a service she is rendering.Seems like she has a lot of secrets too, but right now, I didn't care about all of those.One thing that I find so confusing and can't even answer is, do most women keep secrets to be happy?I wouldn't even lie that it makes me weak as fuck.I feel like I was losing it, with nobody to talk to or even share my pains with because it seems Nadin isn't even close to me the way Jasmine was. My dad is behind bars and had been charged to court,
Jasmine’s POV I had gone to pay another homage to my dad's tomb.At least I have accomplished a greater part, if not all, of the revenge I had promised him to get.At least Mrs. Leah, Bella, and Mr. Williams are all behind the bar now.The good thing was that the company is already doing better after like a month and half that I got in position and very soon, it would soar as high as it used to.“Dad, did you see all of that?I have avenged you.All these villains are getting what they deserve.The plan went smoothly, but you know it's impossible for me and Ethan to be together again, even though I still feel something for him.”As you know, Ethan and I are still like cats and rats who wouldn't see each other in broad daylight, but then it's not in my power to do anything about that.It's just the bitter truth he needs to face.Luciano has been so helpful in every single way I needed his help and had tried so much to respect my feelings too.Just then, I stood up to leave, but I noti
Bella's POV Seeing how prepared Jasmine has come to spoil the show for me. Not this event that seemed like a dream come true to me, that I had waited for some time before it finally came to a reality.And so, I had to act accordingly as my mum was too stunned to react, unlike her though.Just at the heat of the moment after she played the audio, I had fully recognized my mum's voice and that of Mr. Williams, knowing how far this could go to mess things up for me. As that was already enough proof, the board members need to know what had happened to Mr. Scott for real.I quickly snatched the tape from Jasmine and smashed it on the floor.“This voice is synthesized. It's not real, and you all shouldn't believe that trash. She doesn't need to continue to deceive you all.”I persuaded, but to my surprise, no one was ready to even listen to me as they kept glaring at me like I was talking gibberish.I went close to Jasmine, trying to drag her.“You lunatic, what are you trying to do, and w