Jasmine's POV“And the award for the most naughty mum of the year goes to...”"Oh, please, stop being ridiculous." I stopped Rylee from finishing off. “Now I'm being ridiculous. Really?” She scoffed. "Look at the one who sent her kids away.” She didn't budge. “I didn't send my kids away.” I defender myself. “So, explain adding extra curricular activities to their initial school work, if not to have Asher all to yourself. " She mocked. "Greedy mum.”“They need to learn... There are a lot of catching up to do.” I sighed. "You should see it from my perspective before you judge me at least.”“Yen. Yen. Yen.” She mimicked me, and made no effort in doing it right. I looked and sounded awful on her. I stiffened a grin. I was being mocked, there was no way I would make it obvious that she was funny. “Baby girl, you only got rid of them, admit to it.” She rolled her eyes. Right now, I was unable to suppress the laughter aggressively brewing inside of me. Rylee saw beyond my facade, alw
Jasmine's POV“Where are you?”“Uh...” I stuttered. Lying wasn't my strength, no matter how white I tried to paint it. My first giveaway was that I stuttered. “I know you can hear me vividly.” Rylee sighed. "Do not pull that network crap on me.”She was a smart pant, I would have to give her that. Back to level zero, I began to think of the best response, before her impatient ass would make it any harder for me. "I decided to take a walk and clear my head.” I finally replied Rylee. “Jas?” Her voice boomed from my phone's speaker. She sounded like 'What the heck?’ “What? It's the truth...”"By 8: 00 PM, and you expect me to buy that line?” She scoffed. "Everything is getting to me lately, I decided to take the back seat for once, Rylee.” I wasn't making sense, I knew I wasn't. "Jasmine, I will ask this just one more time, and if you still insist on that...” She heaves a sigh. "I will end this call dial Asher’s line and tell him that you're not with me...”“Rylee...”"Where. Are.
Sebastian’s POV"I have just one rule, Jasmine."Like a statue, she froze on the spot. Her hand that was on her bag was a bit shaky, it was clear that she was nervous as she did a poor job hiding it. Thankfully, I could see right through her like an open book. What baffled me was her sudden state of nervousness. For one that dished out rules like they were mere alphabets, I was in awe. "A golden rule, that you must NEVER break.” I said, placing more emphasis on the 'never’. If I was going to stick to three of her rules, it was only fair that she agreed to mine. And what made this more interesting is that she never saw this coming. I bet she was expecting to feed me her shitty rules and leave while I choked on them. Such a joke. “You might as well spew whatever you have to say.” She murmured with a sign, all that gave her anxiousness so cheaply. “You may want to sit.” I mocked her subtly. “You have one minute to speak.” She didn't relent.“Upon arrival, we are no longer sworn ene
Liam's POV “Are you sick?”"No," I answered another of Brady's hundredth questions. It was like he had a pocketful of them, as I was tired of keeping count. It was almost fifteen whole minutes since I got into his office and he began with the nonstop interrogation like I was dying the next minute and he needed everything about me in a book, or maybe I was a wanted criminal and somehow, I didn't know about it. Going on and on with the questions I was obviously not done with, got me more irritated. Was Brady trying to piss me off and get me on his bad book, not like anyone was on the good one, but then, all of his act seemed like he was doing this on purpose. “Do you have a sick child?” He kept at it. How convenient. “No.” I groaned a response. I was the one in need of a favor, I guess I would stick with whatever came with it. “Or a sick wife or family member?” He threw yet another of his numerous questions at my face, unapologetically. Jeez! I was done. If he threw one more que
Author’s POV“That's absolute rubbish!” Dr. Berneji fired at no one in particular. In the conference room, he was seated with his Dr. Jenkins, they discussed at length, as they made reference to the magazines in their hands. They both seemed worried like the inevitable had finally befell them. "I totally agree with you.” Dr. Jenkins sighed. "It would only take a dumb person, or probably a bitter soul to sign such a thing into action and expect his subordinates to follow suit like zombies.” He finished, finally catching his breath. “And we are no zombies!” Dr Berneji agreed with Dr. Jenkins. The door opened to see Dr. Liam, and oddly, he didn't seem like he was in a bad state. He joined the conference meeting, taking a seat at the extreme, away from them in a subtle way. It wasn't so obvious that he desperately wanted to be out of there as soon as possible. “Welcome, Dr. Liam.” Dr. Jenkins waved in his usual fashion. “Hello.” Dr. Liam responded with a fake smile to butter it. He
Jasmine's POV“You’ll be fine, Jas,” I whispered to myself, fighting tears from rolling down my cheeks freely. I grabbed a handful of the fabric of my lab coat and sniffed it. I missed saving lives and finding fun in just performing an operation or having a counseling session with a client... There was Mrs. Bianca, one of my best and most loyal clients. Even after the fall of the miracle doctor, she still placed her life in my hands, hoping for a miracle, and I almost messed it up for her, how careless of me. I couldn't help but wonder how she was fairing, was she okay? After surviving that almost fatal surgery, what did she think of me? “Jasmine... Please, stop.” I snuffled and wiped my tears with the back of my palm. "It isn't over yet, you will be fine,” I whispered courageously. The era of being a miracle doctor was over after all. But then, I didn't care about the fame, I just wanted my job, and the peace like in the good old days. But I guess it was me asking for too much.
Liam's POV“I think I should take your word for it.” I sighed as I slouched on the couch in my bedroom. I got home not quite long ago, and I was still not in a good state. It wasn't just that I got my request declined, even though that is a good reason to sulk, but in my case, it was how Brady demeaned me like I was job hunting or some beggar at his freaking mercy. "What words?” Rylee dropped whatever she was doing and came to sit on the edge of the bed that was close enough to where I was lying. Her concern and interest in everything that had to do with me always turned me on, like she was so freaking devoted to a fault. It wasn't just about her loving everything premium, which included gist, of course, but you could tell she genuinely cared from the depth of her heart. I prepped up on an elbow, so I could at least talk to her like I acknowledged her presence and concern. It was the least I could do, respectfully let her in. “I wanted a leave of absence for just two days and he
Author’s POV "Hello, Mr. Brady, may we please have a moment of your attention?” Dr. Brady took the lead. He was in the company of Dr. Jenkins and they were both in Mr. Brady's office. The atmosphere was thick with suspense as they all looked serious. "Hello, Dr. Berneji and Jenkins.” Brady looked away from his desktop for just a moment and then looked back to his desktop. “We won't take forever.” Dr. Berneji chipped in as though he was trying to persuade Mr. Brady to give them an audience. “Like right?” Brady's eyes were still on his monitor. "Yeah, we're sorry for the inconvenience this impromptu meeting might cause you, but we would be out of your hair before you know it.” Dr. Berneji spoke up once more. Beside Dr. Berneji, Dr. Jenkins restlessly shifted on his feet one at a time. He was surely running out of patience. It was partly because of his short temper that Dr. Berneji took the lead and coupled with the fact that Dr. Berneji was a rank ahead of him and he was also the
Jasmine's POV "Welcome, Alpha Finley!" My mother excitedly welcomed the guests and even though there were ushers all over the place, she still made it her duty to welcome people, especially her special guests; allies of our packs, noble alphas, and a few old buddies. Today was the final day Asher would be coronated as Alpha of his pack and the merging of our packs together. My parents made a long list of guests they would invite. I, Liam, and Rylee on the other hand just received soft treatment, ate, and enjoyed the weekend. Their presence in the pack and hospital had relieved me of stress. Liam made sure a few agents I sent partnership deeds to collaborate with me. He also helped in the hospital and took on the role of training intern doctors. Rylee wasn't left out, she took care of the kids a few times and helped with the non-medical management of the hospital. She was a good manager, so I made her take on the role of the head of our PR team. Alpha Finley followed my mother as
Chapter 162 Resurrection Of The Miracle Doctor Jasmine's POV "Dr. Jasmine!" A random voice screamed. I turned in the direction and found a man in his mid-thirties, groaning in pain. He nursed his left arm with his right and looked a bit battered. His shirt was torn in a few places, and so were his pants, in addition, they were dirty. "Hello," I smiled genuinely when I got to where he was standing. "Dr. Jasmine, my body aches." He groaned in severe pain. "What happened to you, if I may ask?" I began integrating him, still observing him closely. "I fell off a cliff while hiking." He said briefly. "It feels like all my bones are broken." He continued to cry out. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." I offered my sympathy. "Thank you, Dr. Jasmine." He sniffled. "Will I be able to use my arm again?" He asked genuinely. It must be a strong fall because most times our wolf abilities helped in the healing process and made it faster. If he was this concerned, then we had a lot of work to do,
Chapter 161 Multiple Blessings As A Comeback Jasmine's POV Last night was a very emotional one for us. After we spoke to Sebastian on the phone, I didn't even let the call drop before I ran like a thief into my parent's room for the second time. Initially, they were reluctant to indulge me, but when Sebastian spoke up again, they were caught up in their disbelief as they sprang up from bed, wanting to snatch the phone from me. My mother didn't mind if she was in a skimpy gown and with her mate in bed, and so did my father, and it was even better since I was the only one around. After much battle, I handed the phone over to them in tears and they spoke at length with their son, asking for forgiveness, and also pleaded that he had a change of mind and returned for the full moon holidays. Sebastian on the other hand, was quite repentant than I had figured him to be. He also apologized to his parents and myself and Asher, and we bonded like one big family. Throughout last night, my
Chapter 160 Merry Go Round Jasmine's POV "Ah!" I groaned, a loud deafening cry. Sebastian was freaking alive?! Damn it! I flung the paper from Asher's hand in disbelief... The news was a good one, but I was still living in denial, it was too good to be true. "Oh my!" I whimpered, my hands were visibly shaky. By now, my sweaty palms had left brown maps on the pure white sheet. "It's Sebastian," Asher spoke after a long pause. He was still clearly in shock like myself, if not more. Without prior thoughts, I got off the bed and rushed out of the room, headed to my parent's room. I couldn't wait to see their reaction. Even though they seemed to have moved on, it was no denying that they missed him so much. First, he was their son, their only biological child, and second, everything around them reminded them of Sebastian... The throne, food, events he was unable to meet up because of his sudden demise... They would be over the moon, I could stake my life on it. "Mother!" I cried as
Chapter 159 An Unexpected Visitor From The Past Jasmine's POV I remained in Asher's bosom as we cuddled up in bed all day. It was the full moon period and the pack were preparing for a splendid celebration. The kids were at their father's pack, they remained with their grandparents after the visit to his pack to show me the surprise. It was already a week after that wonderful day, and I had yet to fully shake off it. Who would have expected? From day one, I knew Asher's love was unbeatable but I never saw that coming. He kept raising the bar over and over again every freaking day. I finally get to be a doctor, I finally get to live in my dreams all day without fear of waking up from it prematurely! Damn! "I just called the manager in charge of the construction." Asher dropped the phone and played with my hair, running his hand through it and lacing multiple strands around his fingers. "Okay?" I titled my chin upward so it was leaning directly on his bosom. I was so invested in
Asher's POV "Babe!" I got into the bedroom and dived into it, missing her by an inch. "Jeez!" She exclaimed and adjusted swiftly, preventing the wrecking of her toes and limbs. "What was that for?" She frowned, looking at me sternly like she would kill me with her gaze if she could. "I'm sorry," I chuckled. "I'm just super excited for you," I added. "For me?" She rolled her eyes in a 'what for?' way. "So, you know that I keep going to my pack every weekend, huh?" I waited for her to respond and she nodded her head in affirmation. "The thing is that I have a surprise for you." I finished, the excitement palpable in my voice. "You need to see it!" I beamed. "In your pack?" "Yup." I nodded furiously, with a goofy grin plastered across my cheeks. "Nah," She frowned, collapsing back in the bed. "I'm tired." She grumbled."Up, up." I spanked her hips. "We have to get going, time is not on our side." I urged her. "Which is why I can't go." She sighed. "The day is far gone, you can
Chapter 157 A New Chapter Jasmine's POV Two Years Later. Asher went to his pack for the weekend. Like me, he had accepted to become the alpha, but he just did recently, and it was because he was rendering a helping hand and solid support to me. Together, we helped my parents, and never did we stop treating them like family, because they deserved much more than we could give. "Mum? I can't find Penny." Emily cried in frustration. "Have you checked around?" I waited for her to respond and she nodded. "Maybe check the garden? She may be in love with nature.""Not really," She frowned. "I doubt she will be outside, I didn't let her out." She sighed. "You could ask the servants to help you out... respectfully," I added. "Okay." She shrugged and bobbed out.I laughed shortly as I watched her leave. The kids had moved down to the pack with us, as we couldn't leave them with Liam and Rylee for a long period of time. Initially, they were sad, as they had changed schools for the umptee
Chapter 156 The Saving Jasmine's POV I remained curled up in bed, still in a beaten state. It had been days since Sebastian's death and we were yet to shake off the sad reality... There was no getting of this ill fate. Asher came into the room, holding a cup of tea on a saucer. He looked pretty much stressed, the whole household was practically in distress. Neither I nor Asher got to play with the kids like we used to, or even make them the nice meals we usually do. Although Asher tried his best to be present, it would never be the same as it used to be. Our existence of late was basically bland and without flavor. The kids only went to school, are and remained in their room, the only person that managed to escape the claws of boredom was Emily as she had Penny. Their grandparents were even more grieved than me. "Babe, you should have something in your system." He set the cup of tea beside me and sat at the foot of the bed, just close to my toes. "I'm fine," I brushed his offer
Jasmine's POVIt was an early Saturday morning, I was sorting out dirty clothes in the hamper as I prepared to do the laundry. This was something I hated about weekends, I basically had to do all of what I wasn't able to do during weekdays and there was no way I would leave the laundry till the upper week. Since my parents got discharged from the hospital, we agreed to allow them to stay with us for about three months and see how things go. Next week would make it three months, and so far, they were going perfectly, especially for my father who was seriously ill. And next, I would make food for the kids and my parents. Jeez! It was overwhelming. Not like Asher wasn't helping, but I just got lazy over the week. Plus, Asher went out to do some inquiries for the new company he was starting, which meant he would not be home anytime soon and when he returned, it's proper he gets fed. "Mum?!" I heard the kids scream. I sighed loudly, partly irritated. They would never cease to annoy me