Chapter 0250
In the restroom, Jasmine blocked my way, refusing to let me leave.
“Ms Jones, there’s something I’m not sure if I should say or not.”
I hardened my expression and said, “Move. If you shouldn’t say it, then keep your mouth shut.”
She pressed her back firmly against the door, her face pale as if I had bullied her.
“Nick and I are bound to get married eventually. What he’s giving me now.
I
isn’t even a tenth of what he used to give you. I envied you.”
Her voice was soft, almost tender, especially when she spoke about the man she loved. Her eyes sparkled with a dreamy light..
“Whatever’s going on with you two, it’s none of my business.”
I reached behind her to unlock the door, but she didn’t even budge an inch.
Instead, she said, “I don’t want you to hold a grudge against me and target. me because you think that I’m in your way. I have no ill will toward you.
“Nick treats me like his wife, and he wants to give me the best. Today, it just so happens that Jay Caldwell & Co. is yours. If it were any other firm, he’d still offend them to get business for Jassy Associates,
“He said he would take care of me, give me the best, and never let me suffer or get hurt.
Nicholas had said something similar to me once. I was even a little touched. at the time. Now, I realized that saying a few words cost nothing. He could say the same thing to anyone else. There was nothing special about it.
I felt stifled as if a weight was pressing down on my chest. “You’re overthinking it. It’s just normal business competition.”
Yes. Ms. Jones I’m glad you can see it that way. I actually feel sorry for him in thed, he’s only trying to atone for what happened to Claudia. Me
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accepting that makes it easier for him to find peace.”
1 curled my lips in a mocking smile. Jasmine really lived up to her reputation -so understanding and considerate!
Claudia… Atoning for his sins…
I lowered my gaze, unable to stop the memory of Nicholas standing in front. of me, covered in blood. He had threatened me with his health, all for the sake of atoning for Claudia. Atoning for his sins again…
Even though I had divorced him, my heart still ached when I recalled those vivid memories. I pretended not to hear Jasmine, not wanting to show my
emotions.
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