The unparalleled couple

Saved from death

‘Father! Father!! I’m sorry father please don’t send me away father!!!!!’

‘I’ve always been good until now,I did whatever your said no matter how hard and difficult it is! So why?! Whyyyy?!!!’

Jasmine yelled at the top of her lungs. Her father Antonio is the worst of the worst.

Her mother was once a slave to the Antonio family being the spoilt brat he was ,Antonio made love to her consensually with fake promises.

Jasmine mom soon found out she was pregnant and told Antonio,Immediately he went off he sent her out of the house,told his parents she drugged and had s*x with him so she could birth his child.

Jasmine mom left the Antonio family house where she has been working all her life,Antonio’s dad Steve was well aware that Antonio lied but did nothing.it’s his son after all and she’s just a maid .

16 Years after Jasmine’s birth,her mom passed away from cancer, she had been depressed and she knew she had cancer but didn’t tell Jasmine because she didn’t want to worry her and she was sick of living.

After her mom’s death,Antonio came looking for her apparently her mom already informed him before she passed on.

Thinking she would finally have a daughter father relationship and a family to rely on ,16 year old jasmine agreed.

Life in the Antonio’s family was worse , Jasmine was treated like one of the slaves her half sisters bullied her at any chance they get ,Antonio was well aware of her sufferings but he does nothing he just ignores everything like he can’t see it.

It gets worse,

Jasmine was alone in the house one day,her step sisters priscilla and precious decided to play a prank that almost took her life,they set traps so when jasmine steps on it she gets hanged. . .they were going to cut the rope after 5 to 10 seconds depending on jasmine’s reaction.

Jasmine tired and worn out from cleaning dragged her body up the stairs,just as she was about to turn into passage way, she steps on the trap and a rope clutched her neck,she was lifted up the floor her legs struggling to touching the ground while she gasp for air, precious and priscilla watched As all these happened and laughed hysterically,it was such an ugly sight.

jasmine thought

‘Oh this is the end…I don’t want to die like this…please cut the rope! Please!!! ple…’

She was already out of air,her vision fussy she starts to slip out of consciousness . . .

Suddenly she feels someone hold her legs up and another cut the rope around her neck and drop her on the floor,she looked up but her vision was blurry and she passed out.

Antonio on getting home was furious not because jasmine was almost killed but because the person who saved her was the legendary president of TQ company the biggest company in Los Angeles they have tons of subcontractors,subsidiaries and their stock never drops it could be said to have been stable and rose even higher for 5 years since Tan became the president.

Antonio is owing TQ company and Tan was sent by his father as Antonio was a old ‘friend’

The A company was opened at the same time as TQ so there were lots of competition between them.

Antonio however struggled with bankruptcy and asked for help from Tan’s father ,Mr tang who felt generous and decided to help but Antonio hasn’t returned the money even after the due date, not like it affects TQ but Mr Tang hates it when people break promises.

He sent tan to ask Antonio why he hasn’t paid and didn’t request for an extension even though it would be the third time he asks for an extension.

Upon getting to the Antonio’s house, Tan was allowed to go in as Antonio was aware of his ‘visit’ he heard weird noises and laughter so he looked up towards that direction, What he saw had him stunned.

A maid was being hanged while the two masters of the house laughed horribly in the presence of a suffering person,he was mad pissed but first things first,his body guard ran up to cut the rope,tan lifts her legs up so she can breathe but as soon as the rope was cut,she fell breathlessly into his arms,he looked at her face and she was stunning! Just one look and she got him hooked ,her neck was red obviously from the rope and she had tears all over her face and obvious signs of suffering but even in a state of disadvantages she still looked stunning compared to all the women he had met at events and work.

Antonio walked in,he felt the eerie vibe in the house and knew trouble was brewing,he saw jasmine in tan’s arms and the rope on the floor with his two useless daughters looking like drenched rats with face stricken with guilt,he got an idea of what happened

‘Sir sir tan you don’t have to worry about her she is just being punished she’s a useless maid that doesn’t know her place please don’t bother yourself’

Antonio thought to relieve the situation but little did he know tan already got information about their family and he knew how they treated their first child.

For 3 years!!!

jasmine withstood 3 years of embarrassment,of suffering,depression,pain ,she went through the worst.

Antonio without a word lifts jasmine and takes her into a random room he found close ,he drops her on the bed and leaves to speak with Antonio.

Without waiting for Antonio to speak tan said

‘I’ll give you an extension if you give her to me’

Antonio surprised was quiet for a few seconds and agreed without hesitation.

Tan knew then and there that Antonio didn’t give two f***s about whatever happens to jasmine.

‘I’ll be back in two days,make sure she is in her best condition. . .if not . . .’

If not. . . you know what happens. . .

Antonio knowing that ‘if not’ had a hidden meaning immediately responded

‘of course of course young master she would be’

Tan left after checking jasmine and making sure she’s fine.

Antonio called his daughters in

‘Why make trouble today of all days ,and right in front of tan,I already wanted one of you to get marriage into the TQ family but now jasmine got the chance to be a s*x toy for tan’

Yes Antonio thinks tan is only interested in making jasmine his toy

He clearly views women as a s*x toy for men

A scum of the earth!

‘Don’t fret I’ll make sure one of you gets married into the TQ family’.

Little did he know. . .

jasmine woke up the next day.

Her body felt sore and tired all over,she opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar room,it was jasmine’s room ! Even if she was tired she jumped off the bed in fear,remembering what happened tears streamed down her face as she cries ,she had never in her life thought they would go that far,humiliations and beating were okay but to kill her was going too far,she wasn’t a fool herself she was going to lay low until she had the chance to get her freedom but now they woke a sleeping lion,a crazy one at that.

She wiped her tears and left the room

‘My princess!’

Antonio walked towards jasmine

Priscilla looked at the familiar frame of her father thinking

‘was he worried? Has he finally come to his senses after she almost died? ‘

Antonio came toward jasmine and rubs her head affectionately

‘You have suffered my dear,I’m so sorry father was inconsiderate’

jasmine looked at him clearly shocked she began to cry again,she thought finally her days of suffering was over,her dad has accepted her.

Antonio had asked the maids to prepare a room for jasmine she moved in immediately took a bath and slept off.

She woke up in the afternoon,hungry she went into the kitchen to cook.

‘ jasmine come join father on the dining table’

Jasmine stood in the kitchen shooked

‘this is interesting’

She thought

She had never eaten on the dining table with the whole family,never!.

She walked towards the table,sat and was served food.

After eating,

Antonio calls her to his room.

‘ jasmine someone has taken a liking to you and you would be moving to his house tomorrow’

He breaks the news to her.

Stunned Jasmine couldn’t process the information.

what?!

She was only nineteen she had her life ahead of her,she could do anything except get married, she knew then that she was being sold off to a old man.

jasmine looked at her dad her thought indiscernible

‘I. . .erm. . .father I don’t want to get married. . .I’

‘Nonsense. . .your mother had you when she was nineteen. . . You are more than old enough to get married. . .it’s a good family you would be taken care of ,I’m not asking for you opinion it’s a final decision you can leave!’

‘No wonder’

I was kidding myself,changed? Him? He would never all these treatment was just to sell me off for his benefits.

Jasmine knew there was no point arguing she left for her room disappointed.

The next morning Tan has work to do so he couldn’t come personally,he sent his most trusted employees to pick Jasmine.

Jasmine had already been dolled up and was awaiting ’her husband’.

She was still reluctant to leave,as soon as she saw the body guards she lost it

‘Father please reconsider i don’t want to leave father please father’

Antonio clearly vexed leaves for his room because if he stayed he might as well lose his senses and say something bad or hurt her and he wouldn’t want to do that in front of tan’s bodyguards.

jasmine knew It was the end but she kept screaming as they escorted her .

Father! Father!

I’m sorry father please don’t send me away father!!!!!

‘I’ve always been good until now,I did whatever your said no matter how hard and difficult it is! So why?! Whyyyy?!!!’

‘Why do the kids always have to suffer for their parents mistakes ?! ‘

She cried it’s over ! Her life is over.

‘There is nothing I can do to stop it now,might as well face it head on’

She stops crying,compose herself and follows the bodyguards into the car.

Quote for this episode :

‘Family is supposed to be our safe haven but very often it’s the place where we find the most heartache’ _ iyanla vanzant