Chapter 537

It got dark. Jasmine had drunk quite a bit, but she wasn’t drunk yet.

Damien raised his glass to Shermaine and Joshua. He didn’t say anything, but everything was understood without words.

The party was really lively. Shermaine joined them for beach volleyball.

Joshua had wanted to be on Shermaine’s team at first, but they were way too unbeatable when they paired up. So they were split up and ended up as opponents.

Joshua was on the opposite side from Shermaine. Damien was there too, on the other team.

On Shermaine’s side were Jasmine, Teddy, Shirley, and a few others.

The cheers nearby were loud. Everyone was eager to see who’d win tonight.

Shermaine held the volleyball, her smile seductive as she tilted her chin slightly. “No holding back.”

She was obviously talking to Joshua.

Joshua hadn’t really wanted to join. Being on Shermaine’s team would’ve been fine, but now he was against her. Hearing her tell him that, he smiled, “I just hope you’ll go easy on me.”

Jasmine had changed out of her wedding dress. She was in a bikini with a loose shirt over it. The shirt wasn’t hers but Damien’s.

In the open–minded Kingdom of Xyperia, Damien had surprisingly conservative views. In a crowd, he’d absolutely refused to let Jasmine wear such a sexy bikini.

Jasmine finally understood why Shermaine, despite her great figure, never wore overly sexy clothes. Shermaine must do it to keep Joshua from getting jealous.

Jasmine was probably the weakest on her team. She was really worried about dragging everyone down. She batted her eyes, sending obvious suggestive looks across to Damien on the other side.

Damien’s expression was calm. “Go for it.”

Jasmine was speechless. ‘That’s not what I mean. I want you to let me win,’ she thought.

For fairness, Shermaine’s team had five people, including two men. Joshua’s team also had two women.

It was Shirley who grabbed the ball first.

She was over 5’7", a little taller than Shermaine. The woman from the other team went for the ball too, but Shirley was faster. So Shermaine’s team got to serve.

Shermaine hit the ball over. It was fast and aimed trickily.

Joshua was the one to receive it. He didn’t hold back, hitting it right back.

The game was intense from the start.

The onlookers loved it, finding it really exciting. ‘When top players go head to head, it’s incredible,’ they thought.

Shermaine didn’t keep hitting the ball toward Joshua. She jumped up and spiked it hard.

Damien, guarding the front, managed to pop the ball up before it hit the ground.

Right after, Joshua jumped and hit it back.

Shirley was ready. Before the ball came over, she smacked it straight toward the other woman on the opposing team.

The woman missed it. The ball was too powerful. She couldn’t stay balanced and fell to the ground, her hands numb.

‘Are these people even playing volleyball?’ she wondered in disbelief.

Teddy and Jasmine hadn’t moved for that play. They hadn’t gotten a chance to do anything.

Shermaine’s team scored a point.

The woman stood up, looking a little apologetic.

Damien said, “You can sit this out.”

The woman was more than happy to step down. She thought, ‘I shouldn’t have been so eager to play in the first place. That one hit almost crippled my hands. A few more and my hands will really be crippled.’

A female assassin took her place. She played pretty well, fitting into the team smoothly.

Their defense tightened up, making it hard for the opposing team to score.

Jasmine stood there, just watching Damien. ‘Oh my god. Hubby’s so hot. Hubby looks amazing playing,’ she thought.

She wanted to hit the ball too, but it never came her way.

Then the ball got to Damien.

When he jumped, he glanced at Shermaine’s side. The only weak spot in their defense was where Jasmine stood.

His gray eyes flickered and he hit the ball toward Jasmine.

Jasmine saw it coming, held her breath, and was about to reach for it, but it flew straight out of bounds. The ball scraped a dent in the ground.

Clearly, if Jasmine had tried to hit it, she would’ve ended up in tears. It was obvious he’d let her off easily.

Jasmine grinned, while the onlookers murmured.

Someone called out, “Cheating. Punishment. 50 push–ups.”

Jasmine was pulled over and sat right on Damien’s back.

Damien did the push–ups in a steady rhythm, not even breaking a sweat. His stamina was incredible.

Watching this, Joshua, Damien’s boss, thought, ‘I really wanted to go easy on Shermaine, but she wouldn’t let me.’

Joshua was usually the one showing off his affection the most, but now he was the one getting an eyeful of others‘ love.

Waves crashed against the rocks, and the party didn’t end until late.

After the volleyball game, Damien got stuck drinking a lot.

He and Jasmine were swarmed by everyone and sent to the biggest luxury suite at the hot spring hotel.

As soon as the door closed, they fell onto the huge bed.

Damien kissed her lips. “Happy?”

Jasmine nodded. It was the happiest day she’d had in her whole life.

“There’s an outdoor hot spring. I want to take a bath.” She’d been playing all day, and her whole body felt stirby and uncomfortable.

“Together,” Damien said.

They took off all their clothes, and mist curled up from the hot spring.

Meanwhile, Apocalypse stood on the beach, with Dave on its head. Shermaine carried Gracie as she and Joshua walked toward their cabin—it was time for them to head back.

Once the cabin door closed, a blue light flared from Dave. Above the starry sky, a black hole appeared.

In the next second, Apocalypse, sitting on the beach, turned into a shooting star and vanished into the sky.

Jasmine noticed the movement, but Damien pulled her into his arms. “Jasmine, let’s have a baby.”