Chapter 1169 - Dealing With Failures

~ Dallas, W Publishing ~

Marcus White is in his office. As a CEO of the 'W Publishing' company, he has a corner office on the top floor which provides a great view of the downtown Dallas.

Marcus is shaking in anger while reading the reports which are sitting in his inbox since early that morning.

"How it this possible?", Marcus hissed.

"What happened?", Jasmine asked while placing a fresh cup of coffee on his desk.

"Where were you?!", he snapped at her.

Jasmine looked at Marcus' furious expression and swallowed hard. Now she regrets that she came back to his office. If she knew that he would be in this state, she would stay in the coffee room until lunch or longer. But it's too late. She is already here.

"I just… got you coffee…", Jasmine said weakly.

Marcus narrowed his eyes at Jasmine. "You want to know what happened? All phase one attacks failed!"

Marcus launched seven attacks in phase one with a goal to crack Jeff's reputation as the Master of the White family and he just found out that all of them failed. What he does not know is that four were deflected by Sarah and Aiden and the army of Chaos, Jeff's men took care of two, and Jasper helped out by preventing one attack in the Chicago area.

Jasmine understood why Marcus is so furious. "All of them?"

Marcus observed her intently and wondered if she is such a good actress or is it really possible that she does not know about this. But considering that he is suspecting that Jasmine is plotting behind his back with Lukas, he is inclined to believe that her acting is so good. How come he didn't see it earlier?

Marcus squeezed through his teeth: "Do you think I'm joking?"

Jasmine shook her head frantically. Marcus can do many things, but joking is not one of them. "Of course, not! But… how is that possible?"

"Let's think about it. What are the possibilities? Is Jeffrey so capable, or lucky, or… did someone tip him off exactly when, where and how we will strike?"

Jasmine dismissed the idea that Jeff knew about the attacks in advance. "Only the two of us knew all the targets and…", Jasmine realized that Marcus is looking at her like she is the culprit. "No, it was not me. I was by your side all the time!"

"Exactly. By my side. Gathering the information."

"Marcus! I am faithful to you for more than ten years! Ten years we talked about this and planned! Why would I betray you now that we are so close to our goal?"

Marcus bolted on his feet.

'PAK!'

A crisp slap landed on Jasmine's cheek.

"OUR goal? Since when is this ours? How long are you working behind my back?"

Jasmine's whole body shook while she held onto her aching cheek. "Marcus, I would never betray you. Last few days I'm not leaving your side. How can I leak the information?"

"You tell me, how did you communicate with him?"

"I didn't. Check my emails, my phone…", she rummaged through her purse in panic before she got her cell phone and placed it on his desk. "Here. Check my cell also."

"I did. That is why I'm asking you. How did you do it?"

"I DIDN'T!", Jasmine screamed in fear. "Here. I will not use the restroom without someone watching me and see how today's attacks go."

"TODAY'S ATTACKS?!!", Marcus shouted at Jasmine. "Do you know that out of seven attacks, not a single man returned? It's not that the attacks are neutralized, but my men are gone. GONE! How can I launch any attacks when I lost more than two hundred men?!!"

Jasmine shook her head in disbelief. "How did they manage to prevent all attacks and capture our men?" Her eyes widened in horror when she realized her words and that Marcus is ready to slap her again. "YOUR MEN! I wanted to say YOUR…"

'PAK!'

Another slap landed on Jasmine's other cheek.

Jasmine whimpered as both of her cheeks pulsated painfully.

Marcus sneered. "If at least one of them returned, I would have someone reliable to ask what happened. But they all disappeared without a trace."

Jasmine's eyes darted nervously. Partly because of Marcus' words, and partly because of his hostility. "Do you think Jeff killed them?"

"I don't know what to think. Anything is possible."

Jasmine still could not believe it. "How many men Jeff has? The attacks were all over the place, and you had more than two hundred people…"

"If he knew exactly when and where the attacks will happen, and what the attacks are… he does not need a lot of people. Does he?"

Jasmine realized that they are back to topic of her betraying him. Her eyes opened in horror and she swallowed hard when she saw Marcus' crazed expression.

"You bitch! You are smarter than I gave you credit for. You waited for this moment, to betray me when it counts!"

Jasmine took a step back and placed her hands in front of her defensively. "Marcus, I didn't. How can you think that I betrayed you? Do you have any proof? Why would I betray you?"

"Proof? I know that you are lying to me. You even had my phone traced behind my back! Who knows what else you are doing when I am not looking? But the hardest thing for me to digest is that you are in this with Lukas!" Marcus' expression twisted in anger as he walked slowly toward her.

Jasmine was processing his words while walking backward. Oh, no! He found out about her tracing his phone! But it was a onetime thing. However, Jasmine knows that even if she says that it was only once, Marcus will not believe her. He is always suspicious of everyone, and when he finds out that they made a slightest mishap, his trust is gone. Maybe if he is in a better mood, she could try reasoning with him. But… what does he mean that she is in this with Lukas?

Marcus stood in front of her and grabbed her neatly braided hair. He yanked the braid, making her face the ceiling. His breath splashed on her cheek while his other hand gripped her neck firmly and he growled: "With my son? Is it because he is younger? Is he riding you better?"

Marcus brimmed from the desire to kill her. But somehow, he could not make himself do it. Jasmine embedded herself into his life deeply, and he could not bear to let her go. He does not trust her, he maybe even hates her, but he lusts for her flesh and he despises himself for that weakness.

The thought that Jasmine is sleeping with Lukas was driving Marcus insane. Is he not good enough to satisfy her?

Marcus pushed Jasmine's shoulder to get her to turn around. He forcefully tugged her skirt up and ripped her panties before pinning her to bend over his desk.

"I will show you… you SLUT!", he raged while pulling his leather belt out of his pants.

He glared at her exposed perfect snow-white butt cheeks while licking his lips.

'WHACK!'

Jasmine muffled her cry and a red line was immediately shown over two white half-moons. She didn't dare to move out of fear to provoke him further. Jasmine never saw Marcus this angry.

Marcus was whipping her mercilessly with the belt until he saw blood. He heard Jasmine's sobs, but he didn't care about it. In a way… it turned him on.

He reached with his hand between her legs.

"You are so wet…", Marcus mumbled while unbuttoning his pants with haste.

Marcus wrapped Jasmine's braid around his hand and pulled, forcing her back to arch while riding her fiercely from behind.

Jasmine's whimpers were a mix of pain and pleasure, and Marcus enjoyed every sound she made. Sounds of a total submission.

His ex-wives were fussy when he hit them, but Jasmine got wet. He will never let her go.

'If she is not a traitor, she would be perfect', Marcus thought.

"If I see you near Lukas, I will kill both of you!", Marcus hissed.

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