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.
did I do
contorted with rage, looked as
too delicate to withstand the cane. Besides, you’ve never struck me. Calm
of indignity by biting
tone was cold,
find out
head vigorously, “I won’t. Ask your questions, Craig, I will not
did you seek refuge
froze, recalling Gwendolyn’s repeated reminders earlier that day
on coming home today, but you sent someone to retrieve me I spend the night at her house all
studied her expression. “Are Gwendolyn’s
began to grow nervous. She reminded herself to answer according to
I may not survive the
innocently. “Yes, they’re with
with rage. He brought the cane up with
Craig! Calm down! That would hurt
lunge at him and hold on to
What did I do? Could you at least
tears as
lowered the cane. “You seemed to have forgotten the virtues of our family I have taught you, Jasmine,” he continued coldly. “When did you
up
heiress of the Newton family, and I have seen much more valuable jewelry than that. Why would I steal? And from Gwendolyn, no less! I would never do
Craig’s brows tightened.
involvement. Having raised his own sister, he knew her temperament very
the ancestral hall to question her instead of dragging her there
that had happened in
of relief before telling him the story she had
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