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The Payback Of A Woman Scorned 024
ENOCH.The sound of it landed somewhere in my chest that I sealed immediately, because this presentation mattered more and everything else, including Melody, came secondary. “I'll fix it afterward,” I told myself. “I'll make it up to her.” “Please,” melody started through gritted teeth, every word costing her. “Allow us to use the venue. It will be over soon.” Jasmine gasped, a perfect theatrical gasp, hand to her chest, eyes sweeping left to right as if shocked. “Oh my god, I am being pleaded to, and threatened simultaneously. What a morning.”Melody's jaw tightened, but one look from me silenced her. One more time and it'll be over. But I was dead wrong, because Jasmine had every excuse to Melody's pleas. “I'm sorry,” she forced out in a whisper. “Please, be magnanimous enough to let us use it.” “Too low,” Jasmine said, cupping her ear. “I didn't quite catch that. “I said I'm sorry!” Melody snapped, hands clenched at her sides. “Too loud,” Jasmine replied instantly. “I'm sor
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Enoch's pov Since she's a woman, this issue is sorted automatically. I was the CEO of Star Tech. Young, promising, successful, building something the industry was watching. I was, by any objective measure, worth knowing and accommodating. All I needed was a conversation. A little charm here and there, a little persuasion along with the right tone, would solve this in five minutes! Apart from Melody, my Melody, no one had ever rejected me. I do the rejection. Whoever she was, wouldn't bat an eye before jumping right into my arms! “Introduce me,” I said with a raised chin. “I'd like to speak to her directly.”“Lucky you, she's nearby.”“Good. Lead the way then.”“What way?” Mr Osei asked with a hint of amusement. “To meet her.”“There's no need.”“And why is that?” Melody snapped, her patience wearing thin. I almost thanked her because mine was too. “Because she's standing right here,” he replied, pointing behind me. “With us.”One after the other, we all turned, and everything I
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Enoch’s POV “Debtor?” I doubted in mock disbelief. Leave her premises? “What are you talking about now?” I demanded. First, Jasmine had claimed she's the CEO of Ives Global Dominion, and now that we've exposed her, she's capping about some debtor?“That.” She pointed past me. I traced her finger and turned. Osei, the Harrington Pavilion manager, was crossing the terrace towards us. Dressed in a fitted charcoal suit, he strided towards us with the unhurried stride of a man carrying information he intended to deliver cleanly regardless of how it landed. He stopped in front of me. “Mr Smith.” His voice was professional. Pleasant. “Yes?” I responded, already irritated. “If this is about the delay, don't worry, we're about to begin. Everything is under control.”“I'm afraid,” he began, his tone polite but firm, “there has been a change regarding the booking of this venue. Your booking arrangement has been superseded and the Harrington Pavilion is no longer under your reservation.”I
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Jasmine's pov Silver haired, he looked broad shouldered and even more intimidating. Even from afar, he emitted that settled authority of a man whose many years of working under the Ives had earned him the kind of institutional weight that entered a room before he did. Thinking about it now, I smiled at how wise it was of a choice to recruit him. He really handled being the temporary face of Ives for so long. His eyes found mine and warmth moved across his face. Immediate and unperformed, belonging to someone genuinely glad to see another specific person. Enoch followed my gaze and when his eyes landed on Mr. Callum, his social machinery engaged immediately. He adjusted his posture, his arrogant expression vanished and replaced by a modest one, his entire orientation before he had consciously decided to. He touched Melody's arm and said something quickly that made her own expression do a three hundred and sixty degrees change in look. Samantha, who missed nothing and needed no in
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Jasmine's pov Aww. A mocking smile slipped past my lips at the thought. I can't wait to watch his expression when he finds out. I moved further in, but before I could get into the main hall, I heard a voice. Bingo! “Look who decided to show up.” Melody's voice cut through the air before I reached the main circle. But I didn't stop walking. Didn't even look at her. If I stop, then how would the movie be interesting? “You know, that's rude,” she continued like a fool, louder now with a voice that was filled with pride. “Ignoring people who are clearly above your level.”Now, that made me pause. And then, ever so slowly, I turned. Samantha, my mother in— sorry, ex mother-in-law— stood a few feet away with two women from Enoch's Board, a champagne glass already in hand at 9:00 in the morning, wearing dove gray and a smile that had the ones of a closed window. Her eyes found mine across the terrace and something disdainful moved in them the moment she registered my presence. I wat
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Jasmine's pov Every word he said hit harder, and the look in his eyes made sure of it. It was intense with the certainty that it didn't need volume. My heart did a flip and I shyly looked away.“I'll… I'll see you later,” I stuttered, to the curtains instead of him. I heard the door open and then…“Get some rest before the announcement,” he said. “You've already won. You just need to show up.”And then, the door closed, leaving a reflective silence in its wake. “I already won,” his words echoed in my head, eyes staring intently at the closed door, “I just need to show up.” A victorious smirk slowly graced my lips. “And up, I'll show.” An hour later I was standing beside the mirror, looking back at the reflection that stared back at me. I swear, my makeup artist deserves an award of recognition, because if I wasn't me, I wouldn't be able to recognize myself.Makeup framed a face with quiet intention, flawless where it needed to be, bold where it mattered. A deep, smoky shadow st
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Enoch’s pov“You're not the one who usually answers the door. But are you Mrs Smith?” he asked in a clipped professional tone, glancing down at the name maybe to check if he asked right. “Yes, I am.”“Good. Your order has arrived. I'll need payment and your signature to complete delivery.”Payment
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Enoch's Pov:“Mom, how many times do I have to tell you I can't go out because I don't have a fucking car?!” I thundered down the stairs, dragging frustrated fingers through my hair. Every step felt like it was grinding against the last nerve I had left. Why was this so damn hard for her to under
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Jasmine's Pov The deafening bass of the blaring music slowly faded into a slow, soft song that hummed beneath my ribs, but it did nothing to calm the storm brewing in my heart. Because the dead rose was still in my palm, its petals dried and wilted like something that had already given up. And t
The Payback Of A Woman Scorned 012
Jasmine's Pov The days slipped by, and suddenly, it was just one day until the world would know I was officially back. My car rolled to a stop in front of the building, and my personal security opened the door with practiced efficiency. I stepped out, heels clicking confidently against the gle
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