Chapter 45

Jasmine sat up on the bed when she heard mild knocks on her room door. The knock sounded again and she answered.

Eyes wide, her heart suddenly leaped to her throat, whacking violently once she opened the door. "Mrs. Brooks!" She gasped.

Bianca was standing at the door, gazing directly into her eyes. "Why do you look startled, Jasmine?" She asked calmly. A smile pulled one side of her lips. "Well, you did a pretty good job!"

"W…what… j… job m…ma'am?" She stuttered, her legs twitching from excitement.

"Reporting me to your boss!" Bianca's hands were at the back.

Jasmine let out a gasp. How did Bianca know?! Damn! Cold sweat had discharged from her forehead and her hands were clammy from fright. "I… I…didn't…"

"I saw you, Jasmine," Bianca was still smiling. "I was standing at my window. And I saw how you sneaked around." Glaring at Jasmine, her smile slowly faded. "You had the nerve, Jasmine."

Before Jasmine could speak, Bianca jabbed the knife into her right upper arm and she wailed in pain as blood gushed out of her arm.

"This isn't the end!" Bianca said and walked off.

Gasping, the other girls rushed to Jasmine who was crying in pain. The whole place was a bloody mess.

"D… don't wipe out the blood." Jasmine cried on the bloody floor. "Take a picture of it."

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At ten on the nose, Weston arrived home with his escorts.

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Oh, my diamond. He can't wait to see his little princess. He'd tried to reach her but she didn't take his calls. Oh, God! How's she doing? Weston thought as he approached the huge door with the backpack and a mart bag. He got into the living room and glanced around but Jigyasa wasn't there.

Passing the dining room, he noticed she'd prepared dinner.

Oh. He sighed, gazing at the well-covered dishes.

He jogged up the stairs to his room, all curious. "Diamond??" He called once he got into the room…but she wasn't in there. He was glancing around. "Diamond??" He raised a brow.

He quickly tossed the mart bag and backpack on the bed and got out of the room. "Diamond?!" He called from the hallway but she was nowhere to be found. Climbing up and down the multiple stairs, and checking other rooms, she wasn't anywhere.

Hell!!

My God! With wide eyes he stood, placing both hands on his waist. His eyes were gleaming with panic. His clothes damped with sweat, he blew out heavily. He could feel his whole body burning. Where's she???!!

Perplexed, his brows furrowed as he gazed blankly. "Jigyasa?!" He listened but there was no response. "Jigyasa?!" Jeez! Where is she?!!

The whole place was quiet and he felt so void.

Damn! Is she gone?! He was getting impatient and annoyed. Oh, damn!

He exhaled and jogged down the stairs again. With shock, his wide eyes flashed fiercely across the spacious living room. What??! Hell?!! Huffing, he slipped his fingers into his hair and scratched his head restlessly. Turning around wildly, he walked to the kitchen. Forcefully pushing the door open, he gasped.

His stern countenance softened as he saw Jigyasa sitting on the floor with her knees raised and her face buried in between them. "Diamond?" He called softly, walking to her. "My love?"

Squatting, he gently lifted her face and his lip dropped. "Diamond?!" Oh, my God! "Hey hey hey my love, it's okay…it's okay."

She was trembling. Her face was damp with tears and her eyes were slightly puffed.

"Oh, my sweetheart. My darling baby," He was gazing down at her and then pressed kisses on her sweaty forehead. "H…have you been crying, diamond?" He carefully cupped her tiny face with his palm and mildly pressed his face against hers so that her tears rubbed on him. "I'm so sorry, my love. I'm sorry, baby." He spoke with so much emotion that his voice quivered. He was gonna cry. "I'm sorry, diamond. I…I never meant to hurt you, my love, I swear. I…I never meant to push you away like that, okay?"

"I'm so sorry, my heartbeat. Come here." He quivered, wrapping his arms tight around her. Oh my God! His body trembled as he felt the tenderness of her shaky body. " "Oh, my baby, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, sweetheart."

He lifted her into his arms, gazed compassionately at her for a while, and took her upstairs.

Sitting on the bed, tears were glittering in his eyes as he was gazing down at her on his lap. He was holding her tightly. He can't let go of her. He swallowed hard. She was so tender and innocent. Oh, my God! He can't believe he's hurt her so much that she cried. "Oh, baby." He pressed kisses on her forehead. "How long have you been in the kitchen, sweetheart?"

"I…I dunno…" She whimpered in his arms.

Squeezing her in love, he stroked her back and kissed her forehead. "Is it up to an hour?" His voice was so soft.

She nodded her head slightly and sniffled.

"Oh, my diamond," He gently wiped her tears. "And you've been crying all because of me? I made my love cry? Oh, diamond I…I…am so sorry, okay? I'm sorry. I…I never in a million years meant to make you cry. I never meant to raise my voice on you, okay? I love you so much, diamond." He was stroking her back as her head was on his shoulder. "I care so much about you."

He kissed her tears and said, "I had a really rough day yesterday. And my workers really got on my nerves. I had so much stupid stuff running through my head. Random meetings, trying to handle complaints here and there…baby, it was so stressful. So fuckin stressful, my love. And I had to stay back late to work on some stuff that I couldn't even finish…which is why I had to work at home last night."

He gently took off some hair strands from her face. "I…I was so fuckin pissed off. All those things drove me nuts…and…I never meant to take it out on you, my love. I never wanted to pour my anger on you, sweetheart…I…I…"

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