Chapter 33

Elsewhere, far from Edinburgh where Jasmine was trying to calm her mind, her family was in chaos. Evelyn, her stepmother, along with Lucas, her father, and Seth, her stepbrother, were desperately trying to find out Jasmine's whereabouts.

"Didn't you ask where Jasmine was going at that time?" Seth asked in a high-pitched tone, making Evelyn sigh harshly.

"How many times do I have to tell you, she just said she was going to work," Evelyn replied, growing exasperated with the chaos Jasmine had left behind.

"Then why did you let her go? Didn't you find it suspicious with the large bag she carried and the absence of Patricia accompanying her?" Seth raised his voice further, prompting Lucas to rise from his seat.

"Watch how you speak to your mother, Seth," Lucas said firmly. Seth rarely referred to Evelyn as his mother, and even now, he probably still didn't accept her as such. The tension between them was palpable.

"You should focus on your engagement to Monica, which will take place in a