Chapter 96 Another Identity??
Kingsley dropped her in front of Nicole’s apartment and parked quietly, his hands still tight around the steering wheel, like he wasn’t ready to let go. Jasmine didn’t say anything, she just opened the door slowly and stepped out, her eyes were tired, her back was stiff, her arms wrapped around herself even though the air was warm.
Nicole came rushing out the moment she saw her, her slippers slapping against the pavement, her arms wide open and her mouth already calling her name like a mother calling a child who’s been lost in a crowd.
"Jasmine! Oh my God, Jasmine, are you okay?"
Jasmine managed a small smile and nodded, but her eyes betrayed her, they were distant, heavy with all the things she couldn’t say, and she let herself sink into Nicole’s arms, her friend’s embrace that was full of that familiar warmth she had been missing.
"I heard," Nicole whispered quickly, still holding her close. "I heard what happened. Lucinda—she came for you?"
Jasmine nodded slowly. "Yeah. It was bad. But I’m fine now."
Nicole pulled back just a little to look her in the eye. "Kingsley’s men got there just in time, yeah?"
Jasmine gave a tiny nod. "They did."
Just then, a small voice screamed her name and Hailey, Nicole’s daughter, came running out, wearing a pink gown with her curly blonde hair, her little feet tapping fast as she launched herself into Jasmine’s arms.
"Aunty Jazzy!"
Jasmine caught her and laughed a little, her voice was softer now, almost breaking at the edges.