Susan opened her mouth in shock. She was at a complete loss for words.

Indeed, that was what she had thought all along.

Susan believed that Shane had dropped by the hospital so often because he wanted to know if Jasmine had woken up from her ‘coma’ yet.

Natalie shrugged helplessly. “Well, I’m sorry to inform the both of you that you were wrong. Mr. Shane wasn’t there to see you. He was visiting Ms. Graham!”

Yulia laughed at Susan and Jasmine, obviously reveling in their misery. “Oh, dear. What a disappointment for the both of you!”

Jasmine’s hand trembled as it lay on the armrest of her wheelchair. She felt as though someone had emptied a bucket of ice-cold water on her.

This was the first time she realized that Natalie wasn’t the only other woman by Shane’s side. He had a mysterious woman called Jacqueline too.

“Jas…” Susan placed a hand on her daughter’s shoulder worriedly.

Natalie put her hands on her knees and bent down slightly to meet Jasmine’s eyes. “Now, the both of you know why Mr. Shane would’ve canceled the engagement even without me around. Jasmine, you’re just a stand-in for Jacqueline, who helped discourage other girls who want to try their luck with him. Simply put, you’re just a pawn to Mr. Shane.”

She grabbed at her own hair and pulled violently at it, her face contorted in rage. Jacqueline Graham, Jacqueline

 

use in you coming to look for

all over her face. “Even if there wasn’t a Jacqueline, you still had a part to play in this! Shane might have wanted to call off our engagement, but

 

was quite clear on the fact that he was in

would never forgive Natalie because of this. She would find a way to make both Natalie and Jacqueline disappear from Shane’s

rancor in Jasmine’s eyes, Natalie

to talk sense into

door shut in Susan and Jasmine’s

continued to bang loudly on the door, screaming

and made a call to the guardhouse, which promptly sent two security

scuffle outside the door

she let out a sigh of relief and returned to the living room. “The

peeling an apple on the sofa. “They don’t have issues. They’re just two people who

for Jacqueline but knew that it would be completely useless. Hence, they chose to take their anger out on you instead. Come to think of it, I’m pretty glad that Jasmine ruined the engagement between you and Shane. If not, you would have

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