"I can't wait to see the reaction on Jacob's face," Jasmine mumbled to herself, a soft smile gracing her lips as she stepped out of the elevator leading to her fiancé, Jacob's office.
She carefully held onto the rectangular paper box that housed his favorite cake which she had stayed up all night baking. Today was his birthday and she wanted to surprise him.
Her heart was cheery as she neared the door to his office, but her forehead creased into a frown when she heard muffled voices coming from within.
Was Jacob with someone?
She shrugged off the thought. Perhaps, it was one of his clients or colleagues. But as she reached the mahogany door, her steps faltered and her body stiffened as she heard a very familiar voice coming from the office.
"Jakey, when will you dump that plain Jane, so we can be together?"
Jasmine's breath hitched and her palms became sweaty as she clutched the box tighter.
Could it really be...?
Before she could stop herself, she pushed the door open without knocking.
The box of cake fell to the floor, but she barely noticed it as she took in the scene before her.
Her sister, Charlotte was straddling her fiancé, Jacob with nothing but a lacy bra on. While Jacob had his arms wrapped around her waist with his tongue down her throat.
The sound of the box hitting the floor startled the both of them and they pulled away from each other.
Jacob pushed Charlotte off him and buttoned up his shirt as he wiped the lipstick smear from his lips.
Charlotte, however, smirked as she licked her lips and lazily propped herself up on Jacob's desk, not even bothering to cover her barely clad form.
"What the hell is happening here?!" Jasmine demanded, her voice pitched with anger and disbelief.
At first Jacob's eyes widened in surprise at seeing her, but then they narrowed as his gaze hardened. "Jasmine, how dare you enter my office without knocking?"
Jasmine did a double take, her head spinning at his accusatory tone. "How dare me?" She retorted with an incredulous look in her eyes. "Is that really all you can say after I caught you cheating on me-with my sister?!"
"Oh please," Charlotte scoffed as she rolled her eyes. "You didn't catch us doing anything. We barely got started before you interrupted..."
She trailed off as she sauntered closer to Jacob, casually trailing a manicured finger down his chest and lightly brushing her palm against the tent on his pants. "Now, Jakey has to battle with this boner for the rest of the day."
Jasmine balled her hands into fists as her eyes zeroed in on Jasmine's inappropriate action, then they shifted to Jacob who had a cocky smirk on his lips.
"How could you frolic with my sister behind my back, Jacob?" She whispered, her voice cracking with emotion. "Have you no shame?"
Jacob's smirk faltered as his eyes momentarily flashed with guilt, but it disappeared like it had never been there.
"Frankly, It's because you're so naive and boring, Jasmine," his voice was flat and blunt. "It's always the same old pattern with you. No thrill whatsoever and I'm sick of it."
Jasmine's mouth fell open as her mind reeled from everything happening. It was too much for her to take in all at once, and Jacob's words felt like a dagger that was being twisted in her heart.
She would never have believed in a million years that her fiancé of 5 years would betray her in such a manner and still not be remorseful about it.
"I gave you five years of my life, Jacob," she whispered, her voice cracking with despair as she fought back a sob.