Written Off as Trash, I Activated My Hidden Queen Mode novel Chapter 452

If it came to that, the secret identity she had spent years hiding would likely be exposed.

As Jasper headed downstairs, he found most of the household security unconscious.

"Go, Jasper," Vivian urged. "Go now."

"I'm leaving then, Mom." Jasper pulled her into a brief, lingering hug.

"Use the back exit," she instructed, knowing the guards in the front courtyard were still on high alert.

"I will."

But to Jasper's shock, Felix was waiting right outside the back door.

"See, Dad? I told you he'd try to run," Amber sneered. She had known they would attempt an escape. They had been so close—just a hair's breadth away from being together. If she couldn't have what she wanted, she wasn't about to let Nicole have it either. By the time this day was over, that woman would be nothing but damaged goods. She bet that even if Jasper managed to find her, he wouldn't want a version of Nicole that had been torn to pieces.

Jasper, you can plan all you want, but you'll never see the real danger coming.

"I knew you wouldn't stay put," Felix said, his voice cold.

Jasper's heart sank.

"Lock him up," Felix commanded the guards.

Jasper stood his ground against the approaching men, refusing to back down.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Mark cut in. His face was badly bruised from a beating Felix had given him moments earlier.

"You, your brother, and your mother... You all think you can play me for a fool, don't you?" Felix snapped.

Thank god he had prepared for this. Jasper was alone; there was no way he could fight his way past this many people. Still, as the scuffle broke out, Felix realized Jasper wouldn't escape without taking a beating.

"Don't hit his face!" Felix barked.

Faced with over a hundred of the estate's guards, Jasper was eventually overwhelmed and dragged away to be locked up.

"Jasper!" Vivian cried out, clutching a first-aid kit. "Let me in there!"

"He's not going to die," Felix replied. He felt a pang of fatherly concern—the scene he'd just witnessed had been terrifying. It was clear that Jasper was willing to throw his life away just to get to Nicole.

"Let me out!" Jasper screamed from inside.

The sound of him slamming against the door echoed through the hall. Thud. Thud. Thud. Blood began to trickle down his forehead. His mind flashed back to the night he had been drugged; the chaotic, blurred memories of his suicide attempt suddenly became sharp and vivid.

Was something happening to Nicole? Was she in danger?

He had to get out. He had to find her. He realized then that the only thing capable of driving him to such a desperate end, time and time again, was the loss of Nicole.

Crash!

The sound of shattering glass echoed through the house.

"Mr. Moore! Jasper jumped from the second floor!"

Felix's heart leaped into his throat. "That stubborn brat! Bring him back here now!"

Jasper had survived the jump unscathed, but he was still no match for the sheer number of guards. He realized then that Felix must have known about his escape plan all along—Cody's men were nowhere to be seen.

"Jasper!" Vivian cried out. Seeing the blood streaming down his forehead, her heart broke. All she wanted was to reach him and tend to his wounds.

"Lock him in the storage room," Felix barked. "And have a doctor standing by."

Whose voice was that? Who was Star?

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