The City Held Its Silence byIrel Knx 163

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“Classic bruised ego thinking. Chairman Acland can move on with his own lover but how dare she do the same.” 

“I’m trying to understand does he want both women or not? because he’s not leaving his lover either.” 

“Its probably just a control thing. He wants to keep her under his thumb despite him not being with her,” Malek explained. 

“Thought so too,” I replied. 

“What are your family saying about the chairman and his request?” he asked. 

“They are siding with the Chairman, they want me to leave Jasmine,” 

“What are going you going to do? Will continue to go through with the relationship. Will you fight against Chairman Acland?” he asked me. 

“Of course, I love Jasmine after all,” he said to me. “And I already got into it with Chairman Acland so I’m not afraid of him.” 

What? Shut up!” he continued as he laughed. “You actually challenged the chairman?“Do you have a death wish? 

“I also come from an important family, Malek,” I reminded him, 

“Yeah but he’s the chairman of the company and you’re not,” Malek reminded me. “And your family are siding with him.” 

“I told my family to fuck off,“I told him as I recalled the message I had sent to them. I told them I would be continuing my relationship with Jasmine no mater what they said. 

Malek’s eyes widened once more. “Really?” 

“Look, when the divorce goes through Jasmine will be officially free of him,” I said. 

“Youre really willing to go against your family for this?” he asked me in disbelief. 

“Yes,” I told him with a straight face. 

“Thats so unlike you. You’ve never challenged your family for anything ever,” he said. “Its like I’m talking to another person.” 

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“Dont be dramatic,” I told him, 

“I won’t lie I was a little worried when you told me who it is you’re dating. With the rumors of how Jasmine is. I was worried that since she’s older, still married that she might be using you to get back at her husband or something. But seeing normal she appeared all my doubts were gone.” 

A wave of relief came over me after he said that. I trusted Malek with my life but not with my reputation, given his chatty nature. I trusted his opinion, he was pretty good at reading people, if he didn’t approve of Jasmine I would have been disappointed. Luckily 

“I even noticed how you are with her,” he commented. “You seem more mature. You’ve grown a pair lately. Never imagined you ever challenging your family.” 

“I’ve always had a pair, you twat,” I snapped back. 

“But anyway, I’m happy for you. She seems nice,” he commented. “I hope it works out for the two of you.” 

Malek and I finished our lunch at the restaurant and we parted ways. I took my phone out from, my suit pocket as I sat in the car on the way back to the Garden house HQ. Scrolling through it I saw the most recent email I had received from my brother and 

his assistant. 

‘Dear Young Master, 

You cannot continue to ignore this issue. Mrs Acland must go back to her husband this is non–negotiable. You will have her re–sign from the HQ and have her go back.‘ 

I scoffed as I reread it. I recalled that at the time the email came in 

The email I sent back said; respectfully I cannot accept. 

I arrived at the HQ a little late. Malek and I had gone overboard a little bit. I met with Jasmine in my office and we discussed what we’d accomplished. 

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I sat in my office typing away at my desk. I finished the email and sent it to Mr Klyne our supplier. Once I was done I spun round in the chair at my desk and looked at view of city outside my office. 

I looked at the time on my watch and saw it was already 12pm. Jasmine should be back 

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by now I thought to myself. We had to have lunch and then we had a staff meeting after. I needed her with me to help present in the meeting. 

She had gone to talk to her lawyers about her upcoming court hearing. I had allowed her to clear her schedule for this morning to go. However, her meeting should have been 2 hours at most and she went at 9am. 

I was a little worried but didn’t want to overreact. There could be several reasons why she’s late. She could be stuck in traffic, maybe her and the lawyers took a little bit longer. It had only been an hour. 

Besides, I made sure she moved around with her bodyguards as usual and even added two more lately. 

I’m not going to lie I was always a little worried whenever Jasmine moved around without me. Even the day before, as she was going from restaurant to restaurant. With this unknown person at large I just wanted to make sure. 

Once Jasmine was divorced from Keith and everything was exposed things could die 

fine a bit. 

I returned to my desk and continued working as I waited for Jasmine to return. Thirty minutes later there was a knock at the door to my office. Thinking it was her I called for the person to enter. I was disappointed when a bodyguard came in. 

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What is it?” I asked them. 

“Sir,” he started. “Ms Towers is at the Carrington HQ right now.” 

No fucking way. Immediately, I shot up the chair as I stared at the bodyguard incredulously. “What?” I asked him to repeat. 

“Your brother has asked to see her,” he further explained. “He sent Vincent to collect her from the lawyers office about an hour ago.” 

Robert was actually serious, was he? I thought to myself. He was going to make her quit working for me right now? 

“Get the car ready we’re going to Carrington HQ now,” I ordered the bodyguard. 

“Yes, sir,” he said and left the office, 

Let’s deal with this issue once and for all I thought myself and picked up my suit jacket before heading for the door myself.