🌹Jasmine's Pov 🌹
"Can I have everyone's attention please?" Mandy announced for the second time as I stood glued to my spot, the whole place went quiet instantly, the soft music stopped, even Roland and Mika who were arguing stopped to face Mandy
"What in the hèlls name are you doing here, Mandy?" Jayson's voice pierced through the silence and Mandy smiles, I don't know why but I have a bad feeling about the way she's been smiling at me, it's weird, it's unusual..... it's giving me the creeps
Mrs Mantinda fast pace towards the podium and Mandy held her hand out, stopping her dead on her tracks, I gasped silently, this is the first time I'm seeing Mrs Mantinda completely helpless, I've known her to be a triumphant woman, who always stand with her head up high but seeing her helpless?... it's something I never thought I would experience
"Don't you dare move an inch closer, same goes for you Jayson... because I don't see why you are so keen on supporting that thing you call a wife when as a matter of fact, she isn't" the microphone boomed across the entire space and i freezed harder, my hands slipping from Jayson's hold but he held me instead, I just stood numbed, can't move, can't breathe... just staring at Mandy who's slowly cat walking towards is.......
"What the fúck is that supposed to mean?" Avia pushed through the crowd as she blocked Mandy's movement with her body, glaring at Mandy who in turn is glaring back..... I'm surprised lazer beams aren't shooting from their eyes with the intense gaze
"Why don't we ask Jasmine herself?, She knows exactly what I'm talking about, isn't that right Jasmine?" Mandy's gaze redirected to me, I stepped backwards.... shaking my head as Jayson tried to stop me...I don't need a soothsayer to tell me Mandy is out to ruin me completely, the media are here, they are currently filming the whole thing, most people are filming with their goddamn phones and all attention is on me, the crowd sprawl in a large circle, leaving me and Jayson in the middle while Mandy stood in front
"Star, what is talking about?" Jayson asked me while holding my shoulders and I blinked repeatedly with no response, I can't say anything..... this isn't how I wanted to tell him..... this isn't how I wanted the truth to come out, it's not only going to ruin my carefully crafted relationship with Jayson, but Mrs Mantinda is going to get it hot from the media, she is the mastermind behind the whole contract shît anyway
"Mandy you better stop this madness....." Mrs Mantinda growled harshly as she approached Mandy
"And why should I Mother?, Don't you think it's about time your son knows the truth?, He deserves to know the dirty secret you and your nasty daughter in-law have been hiding...." And the crowd gasped again... everyone is starting to close in on us
I saw the anger on Mandy fading from Avia's face, Noah also has a poker look on..... he's staring at me with a questioning look?.... heck even Roland isn't interfering, everyone except Mika is looking at me with that stabbing look..... it's as if I've betrayed the world, Mrs Mantinda looks defeated and Jayson... Jayson is searching my eyes for answers
"What truth is she talking about?, Jasmine, what is she saying?..... Mom!, say something!" Jayson breaks the akward silence as my hands traced his face...tears gathering my eyes as everyone is looking at me, Mandy walked closer and handed the microphone over to me....I looked at her and she smriks as I collect it with shaky hands, my whole body is literally shaking as I felt eyes boring holes into my skin
I stepped away from Jayson with shaky steps, I saw the tears in Mrs Mantinda's eyes and that's when I realized what she said
"The right time might be too late" her words echoed repeatedly in my ears as I gulped down, I can taste the silence in the air, the glares, the confusion, the anticipation, the gasped and the damn spotlight on me, Jayson eyes never left mine as I saw his chest heaving heavily, he's agitated, I can see the quizzical look in his eyes, I'm going to hurt him
"It's a contract" I voiced out and it revibrated in the entire space, I closed my eyes tightly, today is the last day of the whole charade so I might as well just get on with it, my hands are shaking and I'm surprised that I'm still standing, I saw the hurt in Roland's eyes, I saw the sadness in Mika's eyes, I saw the shock in Noah's eyes and Avia just stood confused
So much for a surprise party, turns out I'm the one doing the surprise
"A contract?" Jayson's voice comes out unsure, he walked towards me and grabbed my shoulders again.... this time around I can feel the tighteness of his grip
"Yes, our marriage is a contract Jayson, it's not real, none of it is real, our wedding vows, rings and everything is fake...I am fake" I'm surprised that came out straight judging from the fact that my heart is racing like a marathon
"You are lying, did Mandy threaten you to do this?, What are you talking about?, You are not fake, you are my wife!" Jayson's voice broke at the edge and so does my heart
"You really think I have the luxury to threaten someone?, Bîtch phulzeeee, you heard her and your Mom hired her to play pretend wife, she's so good at acting" Mandy added salt to the already bleeding wound as Jayson freed me and faced his Mother who is now standing in front of us
"Tell me it's all a lie, please.... Mom" Jayson said in a broken voice and I bowed my head..... allowing the tears flow as Jayson steps away from to
"Son, you have to understand that it's not what it seems like" Mrs Mantinda voice is shaky as well
"Then what does it seem like?, You both even had the goddamn contact signed!!!" Gina yelled out of nowhere as she shoved the contract in Jayson's face, Jayson jolted backwards and I covered my face, I don't want to see the hurt in his eyes as he goes through the contract
"You snooped my room!?, How dare you!?" Mrs Mantinda yelled at Gina who's smriking as Jayson reads through the whole damn thing....
"Mother?.... you hired her to come fool me?" Jayson asked and Mrs Mantinda shook her head virgoursly as she tried holding Jayson but he stepped back
"Jasmine, I'm giving you one more time to deny this, tell me it isn't true and I tear the paper into shreds" Jayson mumbles as he eloped my space, I looked up at him and I don't see those cheerful sparks that brings life to his beautiful face, I don't see that glint that brings out the human in him but rather all I see is pain... cold fùcking pain
"It's true" I said unable to defend myself, not like I could anyway because basically my whole reason in being with his family is to use them to venge mine, I only took the contract to get closer to Jayson and hurt him, and to use his mother's connection to fight my uncle who is now dead so what's the use of defending myself if I'm just only going to get implicated
"I can't believe this, I trusted you" Jayson voice came out sore
"Jayson please..." I stuttered
"I fùcking trusted you." He repeated and that hit home hard
"Jayson listen to me....." I tried but he countered my attempts
"What the fúck do you have to say?...that you married me because of money?" Jayson pointed out and my mouth hang open
"I didn't marry you for your stupid money!" I snapped
"Then what did you marry me for!?, If not money then what!?, Why I'm I even bothering myself when the first time I met you was all revolving around money!, I should have known you to be a gold digging type" He said and I didn't know how or why but I slapped him, it echoed through the space as everyone gasped
"Don't you dare talk to me like that!, I know I messed up but don't you dare call me a gold digger!" I vibrated and Jayson stared down at me, I can see the disregard in his eyes as he shoved me away and stormed out of the space...... lights flashing and capturing everything that just took place
"I knew something was up with you, but I never thought you'd stup so low" Noah said as he also left and I felt my whole world crumbling before my very eyes
"I thought we were friends" Roland said as he stared at me with disbelief
"Roland please you have to understand that...."
"That we shouldn't be friends in first place, I'm disappointed in you, Jasmine" and with that, Roland was out the door
I watched as the whole crowd slowly disappear with Roland, I don't know if I should faint or die, or just melt into a puddle, Avia stared at me for a minute before exiting the room as well, Mrs Mantinda ran after Jayson and Delilah hugs me before leaving with Hudson.... I'm so dead
"I told you that I'm going to make sure that you regret crossing paths with Jayson, didn't I?, Now that the whole world knows that you are fake, my long life plan to be Jayson's wife is finally coming true!" Mandy giggled as Gina stood beside her with a smirk
"You will never have Jayson, he's mine and you will forever be a side line, I thought you would have snapped out of your childhood hatered but I can see you are nothing but a desperate slût!" I growled harshly and Mandy smiles faded as she glares at me
"Your little fantasy is crushed, now Jayson is sad and devastated...he sure would need someone by his side right now, I've always told him that something is up with you but he wouldn't listen, so imagine me whispering that I was right all along while giving him the best blow job of his life!..." And with that I snapped, I snapped really badly as I chugged the microphone straight into her face, hitting her so hard that she shrikes in pain and fall to the ground while clutching her face, I'm sure blood must be dripping by now because the microphone is divided into two due to the impact I used in slamming her face with it
"Keep on dreaming, baby girl" I smrik as I flinged the microphone away and Mika pulled me out of the scene
"You've lost, Jayson isn't yours anymore, fakie!!" Gina yelled from behind as she reaches for Mandy
I tried going back in there and powing her face into a size of a ball but Mika wouldn't let me
"You have to set things right with Jayson!" She yells and that's when I realized that I'm in trouble
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"Stop smiling like a creep, she slammed your face with a microphone" Gina scolded as she wipes the blood off Mandy's face
"But I slammed her little love life down the drain, my face will heal in matter of days but Jasmine's heart will bleed for ever, I snatched her happiness and stomped on it, I just destroyed her relationship with Jayson.... this is the greatest achievement of my life" Mandy smiles as she winced at the pains
"In deed it is, I've never felt so much alive in years, did you see that helpless look on my Mother's face, I took a picture of it" Gina giggled as she pulled out her phone and shows Mandy the picture
"Wow, look at Avia as well in the background, they look like they are about to die" Mandy laughed hard
"I'm definitely printing out this picture and framing it to the wall, I've never seen this look on my Mother's face, it's so surreal" Gina giggled as she finished cleaning Mandy's face
A knock landed on the door and Mandy smiles as she jumped on her feet
"Are you expecting someone?" Gina asked
"Yeah, Riley is coming over to celebrate our victory, you know I will be getting married to Jayson soon right?" Mandy said happily
"No kidding, the internet is buzzing and look at the headlines, damn Jasmine and my Mother are toast!" Gina mutters as Mandy head for the door and opened it and she froze
"Who's that and.....?" Gina words trailed off as Jasper and Laurence leaned on the door and Mandy eyes darted
"Thanks for the show ladies but I'm afraid you both will be needed out of the way" Laurence said and Mandy jerked backwards
"Brother, what's going on?" Gina asked and her jaw dropped instantly as Jasper pointed his gun directly at Mandy's head, Mandy heart stopped beating as her eyes bulged out of it's socket
"J..... Jasper..... please..... don't..... kill me..... please" Mandy pleaded as Laurence walked towards Gina and grab her by the arm before she could escape
"Oh, my sister didn't tell you about our plan all along?" Jasper said and Mandy gasped
"I didn't plan anything with you Jasper" Gina voice shakes as Laurence held her hand tighly
"Mandy, my sister has been working for me all along and she used you as a distraction to get Jasmine right where I want her, I know it breaks your heart to hear this but... I'm about to send you to your maker, Eishhhh.....did that come out cringy?" Jasper says in a mocking smirk and Gina struggled to free herself
"How could you do this to me Gina, I trusted you" Mandy's voice betrayed her as Jasper held the trigger
"They're lying!, I didn't do anything!, This is a pure set up!" Gina yelled and Laurence slammed his free hand over her mouth to muffle her sounds, she tried biting his hand but it was no use
"Mandy, you want to marry Jayson but I want Jayson dead, if I don't do this then I'm very sure that you are going to be a pain on my face so I just have to clear you out, besides.......I never really liked you before, you labeled me a monster in one of those snubbly interviews back then so how about I show you just how much of a monster I am?" Jasper snarled as Gina watched with wide eyes
"I don't want Jayson anymore... just let me go..... please" Mandy stuttered as she looks at Gina, Gina could see the betrayal in Mandy's eyes
"Too late, you've seen too much.... and heard too much, take Gina out of here" Jasper snapped and Laurence dragged Gina out with her kicking her feet and fighting his grip
"Let me go!..... Mandy!.....I swear to God, I know nothing about this!...mmmmph" her words got stucked as Laurence covered her mouth but only made her struggle harder, tears rolls down her eyes and her fighting came to an abrupt halt as three sounds echoed in the air......
"Mandy!!" Gina bites Laurence hands and pushed him off as she made to go back inside but a punch landed on her face and she passed out cold
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🍒Jasmine's Pov🍒
I stood in front of Jayson's study room for what seems like hours and I haven't gathered the needed courage to open the door, I don't know why or maybe I do but I just don't want to admit it yet, the fact that Jayson is really angry and I don't know what's running through his mind scares the bejesus out of me
You know that feeling when you are so close to someone that you don't know what it's like when they get angry, you don't know the reaction they make..... and you've never seen them angry before?, That's exactly what I'm going through right now. I've spent months with Jayson that I'm only used to his smiles and not his frown...... imagine me now being the reason behind his frown
I gulped down hard as I slowly opened the door little by little, trying not to make any sounds as I peaked in....the room is dark but I can still make out a few things like the table, chair, shelves filled with books and other work stuff and most importantly a angry Jayson standing in front of the window
Looking at him from behind I can see how tensed he is, his shoulders rising and falling with heavy breaths.....his hands curled at the back as I see the veins tightening up.....he looks sad and mad at the same time and I just can't help but feel terrible, I caused all of this..... it's all my fúcking fault but I have to stop being a pûssy and make things right
Stepping inside fully, beads of sweat coating my entire body as I took shaky movement towards him, I never thought there would be a day where I would be scared of approaching Jayson, the fact that I hurt him broke me beyond repair and the manner at which he found out makes things worse
"What are you doing here?" His voice made me stop moving instantly, he's still backing me but I can feel it in his voice that he doesn't want me around
"I came to explain, just hear me out" I pleaded
"Explain?, I know I started this hiring shît but I never thought you would actually go out of your way to hurt me, I know I made you fool my Mother first but you, you really took things far" he said and I couldn't bring myself to look at him even though he's backing me
"I needed the help, I badly needed the help and she was willing to give it to me" I snorted
"So you agree to the fact that you were only into me because of the money, am I right?" He asked and I couldn't miss the hurt in his voice as his hands tightened
"Three months ago?, Yes....but right now, No....I made a mistake and I'm willing to do anything to fix it" I breathe out and he slowly faced me and I staggered backwards...I have never seen this angry look on Jayson's face before... it's pure and real
"You can't do anything to fix it" he deadpan and I felt my heart sank deeply into my stomach
"What about our child that I'm carrying?, It should be enough reason for us to forget about what happened" I said sounding desperate than intended and I don't regret it, I can't live without Jayson, he's my everything now and it breaks my heart to see him pushing me away
"You can give birth to the baby, we can take care of the baby...." He says and my eyes lit up instantly as a smile plastered on my face " but not together, I don't want to have anything to do with you again Jasmine" he says and my smile vanished as I instantly clutched onto him
"Jayson please..... don't leave me, we need you, your child needs you!!" I sobbed as he slowly pulled us apart
"You signed a contract anyway and it's over, and so are we... just go..... please" he said and I hit him hard on the chest...I hit him again and again and again till my knuckles hurt and I sobbed uncontrollably
"Fúck you Jayson!, You can't just throw me out of your life like I mean nothing, I fell in love with you even though my main intention was to hurt you, I accepted you even after what your physcohaptic brother did!......I....I...I accepted your family and..... you want to push me away!... can't you see....that .....I can't breathe without you.....I can't.....be without you, can't you see that you've succeed in capturing me?" I said clutching onto his collar but he grabbed my hands and shoved them away... and there goes my heart
"Just like that contract, what we had was never real, you were never real..... and this fùcking ring?" He said pulling out his wedding ring.....our wedding ring "this fùcking ring isn't real as well!... " He half yelled and flings the ring across the room.....I watched as everything displayed in front of me in slow motion, the ring disappearing into nothingless with clinging sounds as Jayson pointed towards the exit
"Just go...I will come back for my child but just go please, we are over... just as your contact with my Mom says" he said and turned his back on me....I stare at him for the longest minutes of my life and slowly pulled out my ring
"You are right, we are over... good bye Jayson" I said as the ring dropped from my hands to the ground and I spuned around, heading for the exit with thudding heartbeats
Ninety nine percent of me yearns for his call.....with each step I take I wish he'd stop me..... grabbed my hands and tell me he never meant those words and kiss my tears away, with each step I itched for him to stop me but he didn't...I slammed the door and with three movement I heard the door clicked shut.......he fucking shut me out, he fùcking locked the door, does it mean we're really over?
I almost choked on my sliava as I hurriedly left....bloting out the door, the gate and the Mansion entirely, my feet hurt as I ran down the road with my heels...tears streaming down my ears as I continued running, I don't know where I'm running to exactly but I just run and run and run without looking back..... without waiting for him to stop me
As if God felt my pains, it started raining heavily and I allowed myself get soaked...the rain washing my tears as more stream down my face... and soaking my phone as well.....it all brings back the memories of the time I got locked out by my uncle and Jayson saved me...but now Jayson is the one who locked me out and I don't have anyone to save me
"I hate you Jayson, I hate you so much it hurts!" I whispered fervently as my legs moved on it's own accord,rain splashing down on me as everywhere gets darker by the moment
I stumbled and fall down hard on road, bruising my elbows and forearms but that didn't stop me.....I need to get out of here, I need to stop this ragging rollercoaster tearing my skull, my head hurts, my feet hurts, everything hurts...I never knew this day would haunt me down like this
My phone fell and I slowed down, grasping for air as the rain drenched me....my heart is hurting like it's been broken into a million shattering pieces and I just want to end it all....I turned around and picked my phone as I noticed movements behind me...my instincts snapped to life instantly as I spuned around but I don't see anyone....the rain is blurring my vision and I repeatedly clean my face just to make out my environment...
Another movement from my back made me snapped around again but I see nothing.... what the fúck is happening?
"Anybody there!!!?" I called out but only the heavy rain responded and I clutched onto my phone tighter while looking around, maybe I'm just imagining things, my head is messed up already and I'm just seeing things....I sighed as I turned around and something slammed the back of my head and that's it....I tried moving but I fell into the clutches of darkness as my eyes closed