"Go ahead! Smash it! Keep going! Whatever you do to me, I''ll pay it back double to Yasmine!"


    Jasmine stretched her neck forward, gritting her teeth as she screamed in rage. "Ariana, you''re the one who started this! Everything happening now is your karma!"


    I couldn''t understand what Jasmine meant. Clearly, she was only seeing things from her twisted perspective. She only viewed what she wanted to see. "Jasmine, don''t think just because you''re with Nichs now that you can do whatever you want. What you have now is only what he''s given you out of pity. "If you really think you can put my friend behind bars on your own, you''re too naive."


    "Me and Nichs, together?" Jasmine''s eyes looked hollow as she clung to the bed, shakily pulling herself up. She looked more like a zombie than a real threat as if a gust of wind could knock her over. She turned toward me, her gaze sharpening as an intense hatred red in her eyes.


    "So what if it''s pity? At least I''m in the best hospital. I have money and power, but what do you have, Ariana? I just can''t stand how you have nothing and still refuse to bow down.


    "Not everyone has a privileged background like you. I''m just teaching you that sometimes you need to swallow your pride when the situation calls for it."


    I let out a coldugh, walking over to her slowly. I raised my hand and pped her cheek firmly, speaking with disdain.


    "What if I refuse?"


    Whether it was from the p or her own anger, Jasmine''s cheeks quickly flushed. Her chest heaved with every breath. "Since you have given up Nichs, he is mine now. But why are you still trying to take him away?


    "He promised to go to the banquet with me, but as soon as he heard you were in trouble, he left me standing there alone.


    "Do you have any idea what people said about me? Did you even think about how felt? When myw firm was doing well, you had to interfere. Now, everyone knows my firm is struggling, and I have be theughingstock of the industry!


    "Even when I did well on that reality show, thements were full of questions about you. Some even messaged me, saying I stole your opportunities."


    Her words grew more agitated until she was practically shouting. "Ariana, you act so high and mighty, but you''re just a hypocritical bitch!"


    I tightened my hand and gave her a hard p. Her words were pure nonsense.


    Jasmine, who was already weak,Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    copsed onto the bed from the


    force of my p. If she had to ask, I could only tell her that those things were never hers to begin with.


    There was no shame in relying on others. The shamey in not being worthy of what she had and failing to make the most of it. If everything slipped away from her, it was no one''s fault but her own.


    "Don''t me others for being better just because you failed. As for Nichs..."


    I couldn''t help but sneer at the mention of him. "Please do me a favor and keep him away from me!"


    There was no point in talking anymore. Knowing this was all Jasmine''s doing made things simpler.


    She was only able to act tough because of Nichs. She wouldn''t be able to cause much trouble on her own.


    As I walked out the door, I looked up and unexpectedly locked eyes with someone-a pair of pitch-ck eyes.


    It was Nichs.


    I had no idea when he had arrived or how long he had been standing there. For some reason, my heart pounded violently, sensing a hint of danger. Why was he here? Could he have nned all of this?