[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride":3,"chapter-the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-164":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Alpha's Unwanted Bride",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496788,1945,"Chapter 164: A FRIEND FOR LIFE","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>At the mention of his name, they all behaved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Belinda went ahead to give all the girls their own portion and stalked off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at this point that Lisa had no choice but to lazily work on her portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all toiled endlessly under the scorching sun in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, all except for Lisa, who whined and complained about how unfair it was for her to work as an enslaved person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also complained about the fact that none of her girls had come to work for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually Lisa realized that her unnecessary speech was only making her more tired so she kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine worked tirelessly as she cleared off the weeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sweat burrowed between her brows, and she was consumed by exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heavy chains attached to her legs and hands only made it heavier and more challenging to work than the other two girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Jasmine was already used to working this hard, so she was able to work faster and more efficiently than the other girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and saw the other girl working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed better than Lisa but was still having a tough time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine went to her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you mind if I show you a trick?\" Jasmine asked her as she indicated to the rake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl looked at her in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I?\" Jasmine repeated, indicating the rake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl gave her, and then Jasmine went on to begin raking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She twisted the rake and dipped it hard into the sand before twisting and then dragging it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weeds came out swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl looked at it in shock. \"Wow, how did you learn how to do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine shrugged with a smile. \"Just something I learned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\" The girl said as she collected the rake back. \"I did not get that chance to tell you, but why did you save me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine shrugged. \"I just felt like you did not deserve to be hit by Lisa in such a way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl sighed deeply. \"Well, thank you very much for that. I owe you one. My name is Fiona.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona extended her hand out, and Jasmine took it. \"I am Jasmine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The infamous Jasmine,\" Fiona said. \"I have head a thing or two about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine blushed in shame, wondering whether Fiona was about to hate her for the atrocities her father had committed like everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is nice to meet you,\" Fiona said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine looked up in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Fiona asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I just thought maybe you wouldn’t want to talk to me,\" Jasmine said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Fiona asked, puzzled, as she resumed her raking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used Jasmine’s trick and pulled out the weeds faster than she had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" Jasmine shrugged. \"Perhaps you are not aware that I am a slave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona rolled her eyes. \"I do not care who you are or if everyone else sees you a type of way. That is on them. But you are the girl who saved my life. That is all that matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine could hardly believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was someone who had refused to judge her because of who she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who had looked at her differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a soft feeling of calm within herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" Jasmine said, putting one of her loose curls behind her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, to prevent any further conversations, she went back and picked up her own rake to help Fiona work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about your work?\" Fiona asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I am already done,\" Jasmine said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona smiled, and both girls resumed working on the portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa turned and saw how they were both working together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She screwed her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are cheating!\" Lisa screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona rolled her eyes and ignored her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come and work for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa screamed at Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jasmine, too, ignored her and went on working with Fiona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa threw tantrums, but none of them paid her any heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, sunset came, and Fiona and Jasmine were done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa, on the other hand, was barely done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lady Belinda came into the fields, she saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you two have finished your work.\" She said. \"All except for you Lisa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Belinda, they cheated!\" Lisa said, flinging her rake away and matching up to Lady Belinda. \"Jasmine helped her clean her portion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Belinda eyed them. \"Is this true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Jasmine said. \"But only because I insisted on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Belinda eyed the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t see how there was any cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa gasped in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You disobeyed me by not finishing before sunset.\" Lady Belinda said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa tried to argue with Lady Belinda, but Lady Belinda raised her hand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine and Fiona you’ve served your punishment and I hope this is going to teach you to never ever fight again. Do you understand?\" Lady Belinda said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, ma’am.\" They both chorused together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may leave.\" She said with a wave of her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then both girls hurried out of the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa screamed in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about me?!\" Lisa demanded in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are going to be given a much bigger punishment.\" Lady Belinda said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lisa had no choice but to remain behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine and Fiona ran off, and once they reached the castle, they stopped and breathed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they laughed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, she got a taste of what she deserved,\" Fiona said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine laughed. \"I saw you punched her. I wish I was the one who did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They laughed together and then finally smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are new here,\" Jasmine said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Alpha Xaden rescued me from a rogue attack,\" Fiona responded. \"My entire pack was gone, and when I would have been killed, he saved me. And that is why I work here now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine smiled. \"He saved you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He did.\" Fiona nodded. \"It is my way of paying him for what he did to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine nodded, and then together, she and Fiona went off into the castle hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then and there, Jasmine knew she had made her first true female friend.\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","44e7fc5e924aaef1576898cbeeed93674185242631771269609e4d8dac7f0139","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-165","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-163",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]