Chapter 29.
Jasper’s POV.
I sat still in my wheelchair for moments after my mother left me with the harsh finality of her words. I felt so hot with anger that it became increasingly difficult to sit in the wheelchair. I looked down at my legs, angry with them for choosing not to work. If I could move by myself and didn’t have to work from home or have to suffer the inconvenience of being disabled, no one would have the guts to make claim to what’s mine— not Mart, not the board members.
I slapped my palms hard on my legs, willing myself to feel something, some form of pain at least. But all I got in response was numbness. Hell infuriating numbness that reminded me of how inadequate I had become.
I just had to channel my anger. My mother’s word was law and it was risky to go against her
