Reborn Heiress: Married To My Ex-Husband's Rival
Chapter 22 Gentle And Purposeful

Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Gentle And Purposeful

Jasmine’s eyes were filled with thrill as she followed behind Kingsley into the Elm’s major company.

She has only seen the company in news broadcasts and also whenever she drove past the area. Never had she stepped foot inside the building.

The Elm’s group was top-notch, and the decors and rich materials were extravagant. The spacious office floors were sparkling clean with no sight of dust. The rich smell, coupled with how uninformed the staffs was, sure enough, the Elm group has every reason to be named the top ruling business center in the whole of LA.

They got into an elevator that was covered in silver material,heading towards the tenth floor which was the top floor.

The top floor was one to be reckoned with,a few staffs were there. They all greeted respectfully as Kingsley alongside Jasmine and Raymond walked past.

"That cubicle over there, that’s your office for today." Kingsley pointed at the transparent cubicle adjacent to his office. Jasmine hummed when she saw that.

Kingsley paused as he stood close to his office door, which was made with huge and fine brownish timber. Raymond was standing a few steps away from Kingsley and Jasmine.

Kingsley reminded Jasmine. "You will serve me today, Wife." Turning to Raymond, he said Coolly. "Have you sent her all of my schedules for today? And what about telling her the stuff she should do for me?"

Raymond quickly nodded. "Yes, Boss. I have sent her the schedule; I will immediately tell her everything that she needs to know."

Without saying a word, Kingsley pushed his door and left the two behind.

Jasmine turned to look at Raymond, who gestured towards the cubicle. Taking that as a cue to follow him, Jasmine hurriedly catches up with him.

He showed her everything in the cubicle and how the system works. He sent her copies of files Kingsley had instructed him to complete, but since Jasmine was going to serve him that day, she would have to do them all.

At that point, Jasmine could feel her head spinning. There was a lot of work in the Elm’s group, but she kept her complaints to herself because she had other agendas in mind.

"If you have any questions, just ring me." Raymond handed her a small phone, and Jasmine thanked him before he left.

Jasmine sighed before she sat on the chair, her eyes scanning the place. Her eyes wandered off towards Kingsley’s door, and she wondered what he was doing.

She quickly went through the list Raymond had given to her; it contained the things she should look out for while working with Kingsley.

Jasmine raised a brow when she saw that it was time to make Kingsley’s black tea. Even though she didn’t know how to cook, making tea was her specialty.

She spotted a coffee machine outside her cubicle, and she made her way towards the coffee machine, but her phone started to buzz.

Jasmine sighed when she saw that it was her best friend, Nicole, calling. She forgot to call her the previous day. "Hey, Nico." Jasmine leaned on her table, discarding the idea of getting Kingsley his morning coffee.

Nicole’s soft voice rang out from the other end. "Hey, Jasmine! Sorry I couldn’t call last night as promised, I had to work late into the night.."

"It’s okay, same here. I was too tired to call." Jasmine explained too, with a smile on her face.

Nicole quickly changed the topic." Well, something came up."

Jasmine wrinkled her brows. "What happened?"

Nicole sighed heavily as if a weight was placed on her shoulders. "My boss wants to transfer me back to LA to work in a new branch over there."

Jasmine giggled instead in excitement. "That means you are coming back with Harley?? That’s great news. How’s the pay?"

Nicole pouted, not happy about it." I’ll be paid twice the money I’m being paid here. But honestly—I do not want to return, and you know why." She grumbled like a kid.

Jasmine remained quiet for a while before trying to cheer Nicole up. "You need the extra cash, Nico, and besides,LA is not some compound. I’m sure you won’t run into the scumbag who happens to be your baby’s father."

Nicole scoffed. "He’s not a scumbag, he just doesn’t know he has a daughter."

Jasmine snorted even though Nicole had explained this multiple times. "Why won’t he know?? Simply because he isn’t responsible enough!"

"Anyways, I will be returning next week on Monday. Then, we’ll talk about this marriage thingy with your cold Mr Kingsley elm." Nicole taunted, making Jasmine shook her head in embarrassment.

"You’re so silly, Nico. He is okay so far, not like the rumor paints him."

Nicole grunted." Tsk tsk, you barely know him. Isn’t it too early to judge?? I just pray nothing happens to you while living with him. He’s scary." She said with concern, and Jasmine pursed her lips, unable to see Kingsley in that light.

"I have to go now; I have a meeting to attend before the grumpy boss comes for my head." Nicole said hastily, and Jasmine nodded as if Nicole could see her.

"Okay, dear." Jasmine disconnected the call before dropping her phone on the table. She straightened her dress and turned around to go make the cup of coffee but jolted when she saw kingsley standing close to the doorway of her cubicle.

He was leaning on the door with his legs crossed and his hands wrapped around his chest as he stared at her with those deep eyes.

Jasmine pressed her lips together as she tried to calm her racing heart.

"Assistant, where’s my black coffee??" Kingsley’s voice contained sarcasm and underlying annoyance.

Jasmine quickly rushed forward as she explained. "I was about to go make the coffee for you, sir." She replied, trying to act professional, but Kingsley raised a brow at her.

His face was tight as he moved away from the door, he dropped his hands from his chest and tucked them into his pockets.

He took a few steps towards Jasmine, who subconsciously took another step backward, their eyes remained locked.

Jasmine’s breathing hitched in her throat as she staggered backward, but he kept coming near.

"Kingsley,what-what are you doing?" Jasmine shuttered, forgetting to act professionally when he got near.

Kingsley’s eyes twirled, mischief swinging in his eyes as he placed his hands on both sides of Jasmine, and he leaned in, caging Jasmine between him.

Jasmine helplessly held her breath when caged like that, and his face was near hers, staring at her dangerously. His eyes held her gaze as he just looked without saying anything, making goosebumps crawl on her skin.

A moment of silence reigned between them; nobody said a word. Kingsley gently raised his right hand to caress her cheek, making Jasmine suck in a deep breath as her chest tightened, her cheeks flushing red.

Kingsley’s eyes trailed towards her lips as he rubbed her lower lip with his thumb, his touch gentle and purposeful.

"Kingsley.." Jasmine’s shaking voice whispered, but Kingsley stopped in his movement and roughly grabbed her waist, pushing her body towards his. Without giving her a breathing space or time to process what was to happen next, Kingsley smashed his lips on hers, making Jasmine’s eyes bulge widely in shock.

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