CHAPTER THIRTY NINE – SHAMEFUL SISTER

"Easier?" Jasmine scoffed bitterly, wrenching her arm from Elena's grasp as she took an unsteady step backward. "You mean easier to take advantage of me again? To worm your way into my life through lies and deception?" "Jasmine, please," Elena pleaded, her voice rising in pitch with despair. "It's not like that, you know it's not! I never wanted to hurt you - you're the only person in this world who truly matters to me!" Tears streamed down her cheeks in rivulets as Elena reached for her sister once more. "Can't you see? I'm doing this FOR us! One last score, then we can put all my shadiness in the past for good." But Jasmine remained utterly unmoved, her heart shattering into pieces at the realization that Elena was simply incapable of changing. That her default mode would always be to lie, manipulate, and pursue wealth through illegal means - no matter who was caught in the crossfire. Including her own flesh and blood sister. "Save it," Jasmine bit out in a low, anguished tone.