Chapter 221

In the end, Joshua found out about the whole mess. He asked Jasmine if she needed any help. She just smiled and said she could handle it on her own. Respecting her decision, Joshua stepped back, but not entirely. He quietly introduced Lena to a few of his contacts to help move things along behind the scenes. Two weeks later, Donna showed up in tears again. This time, she confessed that Raymond had racked up a mountain of gambling debt. The 300 thousand dollars from before? It had gone straight toward paying off what he owed. Now he owed another 200 thousand dollars, and Donna was begging Jasmine for help. If they didn't come up with the money, the loan sharks were threatening to cut off Raymond's fingers. However, Jasmine refused. So, Donna turned to Delilah for help. With no other options, Delilah reluctantly called Jasmine. "Raymond's still your cousin. You can't just stand by and let something happen to him, can you?" Jasmine's voice was ice-cold. "If he's dumb enough to gam