The City Held Its Silence byIrel Knx 46

46 Will you punish me? 

46 Will you punish me? 

“We didn’t get a chance to greet you at the Acland event unfortunately so many others attendees got to you before we could,” he informed me. O 

So they had attended the event? I had wondered why I hadn’t seen them. 

“Ah, I see. I hope you enjoyed it,” I said to them. 

“Yes of course, it was a lovely event, my son and I had a lovely evening,” he told me, 

“I’m glad to hear that,” I replied. 

“I also would like to apologise once again for my daughters actions. I understand she’s still causing you trouble,” he said to me. 

The Towers family and the Aclands were still good acquaintances despite our business deal from three years ago being over. There was a possibility for future partnerships. When I kicked Jasmine out of the house apologising on her behalf and the word began to go around about the awful things she was doing they came to meet me and apologise on her behalf. They didn’t want Jasmines actions to affect wanted to ruin the relationship we have. They also tried to speak with Jasmine and get her apologise and make amends with me and Diana but she refused insisting the claims were not true. 

“We do not condone her behaviour whatsoever. Whatever you deem fit in handling her as her husband, we stand behind your decision.” Her father informed me. 

“Don’t worry, women often get jealous,” I said to them not trying to come too angry. “I’ll try not be too harsh on her, however, I will be divorcing her.” 

Regardless, of what Jasmine did I would judge her actions separately from her father and brother. I stared more at the two, they looked very similar to each other. Unlike Jasmine who was different. She had chestnut brown hair and green eyes. She had told me she looks more like her mother. I’d never met Jasmine’s mother because she had died from an illness when she was young. 

“Well then we’ll leave you to enjoy your evening,” Mr Towers said to me. 

We exchanged our good byes and the Towers left me. I thought of Jasmine as they left and the meeting I would have with her this weekend. 

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46 Will you punish me? 

I opened the door and was met with a man standing by the porch. 

It took me a moment as I took him in and then my eyes widened and facial expression changed to one of horror. 

“Keith?” I said in confusion. 

“Jasmine,” he said my name. 

There was no way he was here. Why? 

“Oh my god Keith, what do you want now?” I asked him irritated. 

‘Wow, you’re not even trying to hide the fact that you don’t want to see me,” he said to me taken aback by my tone. 

“You come unannounced, for god knows what, and you expect me to be happy to see you?” I asked him. 

I had forgotten about Keith the last two weeks since his last visit. I had been preoccupied by literally everything else; Louis Carrington, Mike etc. Obviously it wasn’t a good sign if he was here. 

“Your tone is a bit much don’t you think?” he warned. 

“What? will you punish me?” I taunted him. His blue eyes narrowed as they glared at me. “Go on then do it. It’s not like I have much to lose anyway.” I egged him on. 

Seeing him had reignited the anger I felt for him. The only things that I still relied on him for were this house and Tony’s school fees. I wasn’t afraid of talking to him the way 

I wanted. 

He bit his lip in frustration. “You really aren’t afraid to poke the bear, are you?” He then commented. 

shrugged at him. I felt I was even angrier now for my past life and for the interaction we’d had the last time. I turned and walked away from the door, Keith followed after 

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“I don’t think anyone has ever spoken to me like this, not even my parents,” he said to me from behind me. 

“You’re a billionaire Keith most people will kiss your feet if they have to,” I explained to him why everyone was always so polite to him. The perks of being one of the most powerful men in the country. 

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46 Will you punish me? 

“So what you only spoke to me nicely in the past because you wanted my money?” He asked. 

“I spoke to you nicely because that was my job as your arranged wife. That doesn’t apply anymore,” I informed him. 

“You know you are still my wife,” he told me. (1 

I turned to look at him and scoffed. He was acting like he wasn’t preparing a divorce right now, but don’t worry I was preparing one too. 

“Mum who is it?” Tony asked as he came into the hallway. 

His eyes landed on Keith and his facial expression changed to one of longing. 

“Hello Anthony,” Keith greeted him. 

“Hello dad,” he greeted him back. Seeing I was talking to Keith Tony left. 

“I’m surprised you still remember his name considering you’ve completely abandoned him,” I retorted. 

“Oh Jasmine, I was providing for you and him. it’s you who refused the help,” he told 

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“Because that’s all a child needs right? Money,” I retorically asked. “They don’t need to spend time with the parent at all?” 

“The house is so clean.” he commented and changed the subject. He watched me and the looked around the house.” You really are doing everything on your own. It’s surprising.” 

“What? You expected me to suffer?” I asked him. 

“When did you learn to do all this? I didn’t know you were capable,” he said to me. 

“Keith, I have laundry to do right now so if you came to make comments I’d rather not, “I disrespectfully told him as I picked up the laundry basket I had left in the hallway and headed for the backyard 

“Jasmine let’s talk,” he then said following close behind. 

“What am I being accused of this time?”