That night was not a calm night.
To the occupants of the Newton residence, especially, it was a sleepless, painful night.
Jasmine had paid a visit to a relative of her mother’s. She was unreachable because she had turned off her phone.
After Gwendolyn and her group left, Craig ordered the bodyguards to locate Jasmine immediately.
Five hours later, at daybreak, Jasmine was dragged back from her relative’s house and flung into the ancestral hall.
“Hey! Go easy, would you? Are you trying to kill me?”
She massaged her sore buttock as she grumbled at the bodyguard.
Without a word, the bodyguard departed the ancestral hall after one last bow.
With a bang that startled Jasmine, he slammed the doors to the ancestral hall shut.
In the pitch-black darkness of the night, the candles in the ancestral hall remained lit. Shivering at the Occasional cold breeze, Jasmine swallowed guiltily as she got to her feet.
“Remain on your knees.”
An icy male voice that chilled her to the bone sounded behind her.
Jasmine shuddered with a fear that penetrated her bones when she heard the voice.
Clumsily, she whipped around and saw Craig standing before the plaques of their ancestors with a menacing scowl. Even more frightening, he was holding the cane used to uphold their familial laws.
The slick-looking cane looked imposing. It was plain that it had been soaking before it was produced. prepared especially for her.
Terrified, she braced herself before stepping forward and kneeling, giving a weak chuckle as she did so.
scared me, Craig. What did I do wrong
face, contorted with rage, looked as
can talk about this, Craig. My skin is too delicate to
of
tone
If I find out
“I
seek refuge
reminders earlier that
Genevieve who called me over to play like she always does. I wasn’t planning on coming home today, but you sent someone to retrieve me I spend the night
expression.
She reminded herself to
may not
thought, she looked up innocently. “Yes, they’re with
rage. He brought the cane
would hurt so much. Please
with her arms, Jasmine took advantage of his hesitance to lunge at him and hold on to his thigh
I’ve always been good. What did I do? Could you at least tell
eyes welled up with tears as a
I have taught you, Jasmine,” he continued coldly. “When did you learn to steal?
leg tighter. Gazing up in confusion, she met
I stole the crystal earrings? Preposterous! I am the heiress of the Newton family, and I have seen much
Craig’s brows tightened.
Having raised his own sister, he knew
the ancestral hall to question her instead of dragging her
happened
a sigh of relief before telling him the story she had rehearsed
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