The City Held Its Silence byIrel Knx 176

176 Another fight 

“When did you say she goes to the gym?” I asked my bodyguards. I recalled they had 1 

“On weekends in the afternoon, sir,” one of them re–informed me. 

“Make a stop at the gym then,” I ordered my driver. 

“Yes, sir,” he obediently followed the order. 

The car made a U–turn and went towards the gym. Let me pay Jasmine a little and see how she is doing. We have a our court hearing in a week anyway. 

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JASMINE’S POV 

“Go to Louis,” I told Tony who nodded and ran off to where Louis was training. “What are you doing here?” the question left bitterly as I approached Keith. 

His gaze was on Tony as he left us. 

“Don’t you think it’s a bit dramatic to tell my son to leave like I was going to harm him?” he asked me. 

“What part of stay away from my son and I do you not understand? How did you even know I was here? Are you stalking me?” I bombarded him with questions. 

“I was just walking around the area when I saw and him enter the gym,” he told me in a nonchalant tone. 

His icy blue eyes gave me that condescending amused stare of his like he was above it all. 

That annoying arrogance of his made it so hard to try to have a civil conversation with him. 

“Do you want me to add a restraining order to the divorce request as well?” I threatened. 

“How’s your leg doing?” he asked as he looked at my legs. Completely ignoring the question I had asked him. 

I recalled when I tripped at the go–karting ring and sprained my ankle. It healed pretty quickly though and I had completely forgotten about it. 

“What do you want from me, Keith?” I asked him in annoyance. “So, much so that 

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you’d come to my gym where I’m having a private lesson.” 

“Like I said I was in the area and decided to pass through when I saw you enter,” he told 

1. me. 

My face scrunched up in confusion. “Shouldn’t you be more focused on Diana I heard she’s pregnant…congratulations.” 

Keith’s eyes darkened at this. He didn’t refuse the claim so it was true. “So why don’t you go home to your soon–to–be wife,” I spat out at him. 

His lips pressed into a thin line. “Jasmine we have a child together as much as you dislike me that fact will never change. I will always be concerned for you and him and I have the right to make decisions that concern him,” Keith explained. 

Except you werent concerned at all in my past life. So you’re a bold–faced liar. 

“Name a time you actually cared about being a father? You took him out that one time to that go–karting ring ut it was only to piss me off. You never tried to contact him again,” I said. 

“You’ve been telling me to stay away and refusing my help, haven’t you?” he defended himself. 

“Right, because before that you were so concerned for Anthony and I when you kicked us out of the estate and put me in this position in the first place, weren’t you?” I pointed out to him. “And since you care so much why did you try to have me fired from working at the Carrington company?” 

Keith’s lips pressed together when I brought this up. 

“I told you I don’t buy this relationship between you and him. I’m trying to protect you from the inevitable,” he told me. 

My eyes wondered in utter disbelief. “Why do you get to decide whats good for me?!” 

“Because I-” he calmly started but I quickly interrupted. 

“-Im so tired of you coming to me whenever you feel like it. We have the same conversations again and again with you bullshitting me 

meddling in 

my 

y affairs!” I yelled loud enough that the every time. Would you stop 

gym members that were training 

near looked our way. Keith looked around uncomfortably but I wasn’t done yet. 

“Our court hearing is in a week. I’ll make sure my son and I have nothing to do with 

you anymore.” as I disrespectfully pointed my finger at him. 

Keith eyed my finger his demeanor still calm and unfazed by my rant. 

AGAT 

“You know you don’t have any grounds to request for a contested divorce, right? You hating me doesn’t change the fact that Antixony is still legally my son. I suggest you call off your filing now. You know you wont win so save yourself the embarrassment and just agree to a settlement with me he told me, “Doing things out of pettiness will only end badly for you? 

1 scoffed internally to myself that’s what you thought. 

“A settlement on your terms? I’d rather attempt collecting all the oceans waters with a teaspoon, 1 spat out. 

I was so glad I told Louis to hold off informing the bank. Keith sure was persistent and wrong, I was sure he would try something to sabotage the divorce if he was made 

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aware, Couldn’t wait to wipe that smug smile off his face. Get rid of that air of superiority he gave off. Wait till I prove that the woman and son you’ve been parading are all a lie. We’ll see if you’re so cocky then! 

I almost felt like not telling him about the person who after him and working with Diana. You know what why don’t they take each other out? If Tony and I weren’t collateral damage in this whole thing I would have seriously considered it. 

“Whats going on?” a familiar male voice said from behind me. Keith and I turned to look and saw itLouis approaching with a friend on his face. 

“Dont worry Keith was just leaving” I said to Louis as I crossed my arms. Giving him nasty stare as my eyes narrowed. Take the hint and leave Keith it said to him. Keith didn’t break eye contact as they once again menacingly stared at each other, 

Louis then right beside me and he placed his arm around my waist. I was a little surprised, 

Keith’s gaze once again darkened as I noticed him look at Louis‘ hand placement. The two glared at each other for a moment. 

“Chairman Acland,” Louis said, 

“Mr Carrington, pleasure” Keith greeted stiffly. 

“You know what wasn’t a pleasure you calling my brother to interfere with my personal and business affairs,” he said to Keith annoyed. 

“I don’t have to explain myself to you,” Keith rudely answered. 

“Do you box Chairman Acland?” Louis then asked.