Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Ruin Half Your Face
Ashley Shaw paused, pointed at the cake on the ground, and said, "I’m here today because he knows I’m currently working part-time at a cake shop. So he used the app to place an order, deliberately making me come here to deliver the cake. That’s how I fell into his trap."
Jasmine Jacobs looked at the cake, then at the short-sleeve shirt Ashley Shaw was wearing, which had the logo "Pastoral Elegance" on it.
When she looked at Ashley Shaw’s face again, her eyes were no longer as sharp and aggressive as they were at the beginning.
"So... you’re just like me, a complete victim?"
"Exactly! If you don’t believe me, you can call my cake shop and ask if I’m here to deliver a cake. You can also find Maeve to confirm whether what I said is true."
Jasmine Jacobs slightly raised her chin, somewhat understanding why Ashley Shaw dared to look at her, the rightful girlfriend, with such a calm gaze.
Only mistresses would fear meeting the rightful partner, but victims wouldn’t.
Ashley Shaw looked at the expression on Jasmine Jacobs’ face and tentatively asked, "Now that you know I’m innocent, can I leave?"
"No way!"
Jasmine Jacobs once again displayed her signature cold smile, "Even if everything you said is true and you didn’t lie, I still need to see some blood today."
Ashley Shaw frowned.
"Why? Didn’t you believe what I said was true? I told you, if you don’t believe it, you can check and ask. Once you’ve checked, you’ll know I’m indeed innocent."
Jasmine Jacobs looked at her indifferently and said, "I don’t disbelieve you; I believe everything you said is true."
"Then why won’t you let me go?"
"Because if it weren’t for you, I might never have known about Damon Crawford’s disgusting actions, and I wouldn’t have been so grossed out."
Ashley Shaw’s face darkened.
What kind of logic is that, Jasmine Jacobs?
She asked incredulously, "Would you rather be deceived by Damon Crawford for a lifetime?"
Jasmine Jacobs responded coldly, "There were never any feelings between Damon Crawford and me. As long as he isn’t too outrageous, I could turn a blind eye until the end. But your appearance made me aware of the undercurrents beneath the calm surface. Shouldn’t I settle the score with you for that?"
Ashley Shaw took a step back.
"What do you intend to do?"
Jasmine Jacobs smirked, "It’s simple, just see some blood. Isn’t it because of your pretty face that you encountered danger? If I scar this pretty little face, you won’t encounter the same danger in the future."
She can’t blame her; she should blame her own face for causing her days of bad mood.
Moreover, she would have to work hard to cover up these filthy actions afterwards.
The root of it all was this girl, and she was just collecting some interest to relieve the anger in her heart.
"You’re crazy!"
"Why are you still insulting me? You should be thanking me."
Ashley Shaw clearly felt that they couldn’t continue negotiating, so she turned and ran.
Jasmine Jacobs’ face darkened.
"Catch her! I want to do it myself!"
Ashley Shaw took steps to run in the opposite direction.
There were two bodyguards at the exit; she couldn’t outrun them, so she could only run toward the upward stairs, calling for help as she ran.
She hoped she could stall until the reception came back, or she might run into other hotel staff.
However, before she reached the stairs, two black-suited bodyguards came down, blatantly blocking her way.
"Where are you going?"
The eyes of those two were like a black eagle watching her; they were clearly also Jasmine Jacobs’ people.
Ashley Shaw never expected there would be guards on this side too, so she quickly dodged back two steps, trying to escape one of the hands reaching out to her.
But just then, the two bodyguards from the exit ran behind her.
They surrounded her from front and back, leaving Ashley Shaw with no path to escape.
Her heartbeat was racing, but she kept trying to stay calm.
"Miss Jacobs, don’t be impulsive. Why can’t we sit down and talk things over instead of resorting to violence?"
Jasmine Jacobs walked over to her with calm and deliberate steps in high heels.
"What a joke! Who do you think you are, having the qualifications to sit down and talk with me? But since you have some guts, I’ll let you choose — do you want me to ruin the left side of your face, or the right side?"
Ashley Shaw still attempted to reason with her.
"Miss Jacobs, calm down. You know I’m innocent — why make things difficult for an innocent person? We are both women; I understand how you feel, so please don’t take your anger out on others."
Jasmine Jacobs sneered, "Understanding? What do you have to understand me?"
Ashley Shaw took a deep breath and said, "Because I, like you, have been betrayed by someone I loved. I know your pain, your anger. Even if you soon deal with Damon Crawford, the harm he caused you won’t lessen by his death."
Jasmine Jacobs frowned but quickly put on her signature cold smile again.
"Ha! You’re such a young girl, what do you understand? Someone you love? What a joke. At your age, you don’t even understand what love is, and you dare talk about understanding me? Stop trying to fool me. What I hate most in life is being lied to!"
"I’m really not lying to you..."
"Enough nonsense! Are you choosing or not, if you don’t choose, I’ll do it for you! Let’s say the right side, how about it?"
Jasmine Jacobs held a sharp dagger — the same one Damon Crawford had dropped earlier.
Ashley Shaw was now in a situation worse than Dou E.
Seeing that reasoning was futile, she could only bring up the Prescott Family.
"Miss Jacobs, do you know who I am? I can guarantee that if you really harm me today, my grandpa will not let you off! So you’d better not get yourself into trouble."
"Trouble? I’ve never feared trouble my whole life. In the Jacobs Family, the word ’trouble’ doesn’t exist in our dictionary!"
Jasmine Jacobs had no fear of causing trouble with her actions; they were used to being domineering, and an errand girl like her was insignificant in her eyes.
"Miss Jacobs..."
"Catch her! I want to do it myself!"
These women, relying on their youth and beauty, didn’t restrain themselves from seducing other people’s husbands.
Damon Crawford’s infidelity was his responsibility, but it’s not like these women were entirely without blame.
Therefore, she wouldn’t easily let Ashley Shaw go.
Ashley Shaw was the first one she would deal with, and she wouldn’t spare those other women in the photos either!
With Jasmine Jacobs’ order, Ashley Shaw’s arms were immediately grabbed.
Standing at about 5’4" and weighing less than 100 pounds, these tall bodyguards were far more than she could handle, so she was effectively subdued.
Seeing she was subdued, Jasmine Jacobs tightened her grip on the dagger and stepped toward her.
"Let go! Let me go! Someone, help!!"
"Miss Jacobs, you can’t harm me! I’m from the Prescott Family, and Grandpa Prescott won’t let you off!"