Chapter20


    AtMurrayManor,Yasminwascrying.Shewasutterlyhumiliatedatyesterday’sbanquet.First,sheembarrassedherselfyingthepiano,and.ThenWilsonfurtherexacerbatedherdisgrace.


    Now,shewasthughingstockamongthesocialites.ItwasallYvette’sfault.


    Sheshouldhavebeentheone toimpresseveryonewithhernoying,receivingallthepraiseandadmiration,butYvettehad stolenitall.Yasminfeltnothingbutresentment.Hereyeswereredandswollenfromcrying.WhenSeanhurriedbackandsawher,hewastakenaback.


    “Whathappenedtoyoureyes?Whobulliedyou?“”N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    SeeingSean,Yasminimmediatelyhadalightbulbmoment.


    Shecontinuedtocoverhermouthandsobsoftlywhileshakingherhead,“Oh,Sean,you’reback.Noonebulliedme.Letmegetyouassof


    “Whywouldyoucryifnoonebulliedyou?”Seanfrowned.Hisvoicewasfullof arroganceashesaid,“Tellme.I’vengeyou!”


    Hewantedtoknowwhichblindfool daredtomesswiththeMurrays.Didtheythinkhe,theJubilife’styrant,didn’texist?


    Yasminsobbedandchangedthesubject,lookingutterlypitiful“Sean,youmustbetiredfromyourtrip.Youshouldrestfirst.”


    Impatientbynature,Seanonlygrewmorecurious.“I’mnottired.Justtellmewhobulliedyou.”


    Seeinghimlikethis,Yasminsubtlysmiled,butherfaceremainedaggrieved.


    “Sean,noonebulliedme.I’mjusttooweak.Atthebanquetyesterday,IwassupposedtoperformwithYvle.Butshechangedthesheetmusicwithouttellingme.Iwasn’tprepared,soImade mistakesandembarrassedourfamily.Nowthosesocialitesareallmockingmebehindmy


    back.”


    Herwordsdrippedwithgrievance,andsureenough,Sean wasfurious.Hethrewallthecarefullychoseng


    giftsaside.“She’stoomuch!Iwon’tgiveherthesegifts!Whereisshe?I’lldealwithher!”


    Yasminknewhischaracterwell.Hehadastrongsenseofjusticeandcouldn’ttolerateanywrongdoing.


    Wertewouldbeinbigtroublethistime.


    Thoughfeelingsmuginside,Yasminkeptherfacecalmandspokesoftly,“Yviedidn’ebacstnightaftergoingout.Idon’tknowwhereshewent…ButI’mtooscaredtoaskher.Idon’twanttoannoyher.”


    “What?Shedidn’ebackallnight?”Soangrewevenangrier.“ShejustarrivedinJubilifeanddoesn’tknowherwayaround.Whatifshemeetssomebadpeople?No,Ihavetofindher.”


    “Whatdoyouwantto findmefor?”BeforeSeancouldfinish,acoldfemalevoiceinterrupted.


    Yvettecasuallyremovedherhelmet.Herfacewasexpressionlessasshestrodein


    WhenherbeautifuleyesmetSean’s,hefrozemomentarily,feeling,astrangesenseoffamiliarity.Hequicklysuppressedtheemotionafter


    remindinghimselfthatheneededtoteachheralesson.


    Seanclearedhisthroat.JustashewasgoingtoreprimandherandmakeherapologizetoYasmin,Yvettefrowned.


    Hergazewasfixedonhisstance.“Standupstraight.”Hertonewascalm,yetitcarriedanundeniableauthority.


    Instinctively,Seanstraightenedup,standingastandstraightasasoldier.Whenherealizedwhathe’ddone,hewantedtophimself.


    He wastheolderbrother.Whydidhelistentoher?Now,hehadlostallhisbrotherlyauthority.


    wasthatdamnedfamiliarsenseofauthoritythatmadehimobeywithoutthinking.Butwhydidhervoicesoundsofamiliar?