JASMINE’S POV
"There are over a hundred dishes on the menu, many of them using different ingredients specific to those dishes. If the menu is reduced for example to 40 dishes instead not only will we spend less after such a big cut, but also we can increase the quality of the ingredients. This can be a good start way to earn back customers."
When I finished I looked at him with hopeful eyes hoping he would consider what I said.
"Mmhm, interesting," Louis thought to himself as he brought his hands up to his chin. "That could work. Improving the quality of the food without going over budget. It could be a worthwhile experiment."
My eyes lit up, had he thought the idea was worth trying.
"We can talk to the chefs and see what they think. The menu is their responsibility after all." he went on.
"Of course," I agreed. "Great, so it’s settled then."
"Ill take the file in the meantime and consider the idea more thoroughly," he said closing the folder I had presented to him.
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Later, that evening after I checked my emails on my laptop in my bedroom. I saw I had received a response to the email I had sent to the school wanted Tony to attend. I had sent a general inquiry about how and when Tony could enroll.
They informed me that they could take him in with no issue but with only one month remaining till the summer holidays they recommended I transfer him for the next semester. Which was fine. Within a few weeks Tony would free from his current school. I couldn’t wait to remove that last thing that tiied us to him.
With my father giving me the 20 million I asked him for. There would be no limitations to what I could provide for Tony. In court I could be able to prove I was more that financially capable of taking care of Tony in case Keith tried to prove I couldn’t do it.
Still I wondered why my brother had given me the medical records. I felt there was more to it than just not wanting any issues with since he thought I was affiliated with the Carrington family.
And on the topic of the Carrington family, I wondered how Louis’ family would feel about me considering I was dating their son. I mean, we were still in the early stages of our relationship but I was curious. Perhaps they didn’t care at all considering Louis wasn’t too close to them.
Going through the documents again. I hadn’t found anything strange. Diana’s early years were quite normal. She grew up with both her parents in a not-so-nice neighborhood of Yorkshire, when she turned 16 they got divorced and she continued living with her mother.
She also met Keith when she was 16 at one of the Acland hotels and they begsn dating after. Four years later and they would eventually have to break up because Keith was getting married to me.
After Keith and I’s marriage, Diana stayed in the city for a couple of months and then moved to another city.
I recalled from how Keith and Diana talked about this time trying to garner as much sympathy.
"After the embarrassment of being left alone by Keith in Yorkshire I had to leave. I was also pregnant with his baby so I had to go."
She had made it seem like she didn’t want to disrupt Keith and I’s marriage at the time because I was also pregnant with Tony.
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DIANA’S POV
The sun was setting. I was sitting at a beautiful exquisite restaurant that Keith had booked for us.
I looked at Keith who was also staring at me. He seemed a little nervous as his eyes darted around the restaurant. I smiled at him wondering if he was about to pop the question. I was getting married to a billionaire.
"Diana, I’m getting married," he said to me.
At first I thought he was saying we’re getting married. I was wondering
And it was only after a couple of moments that I realized the ’I’ use of pronouns.
"What?" I asked in disbelief. "What do you mean?"
"I know," he started. "I know it’s hard to belief. I don’t believe it myself. I don’t even know how to explain."
I was hoping he was going to say it was a mistake and take back his statement however, he didn’t.
"Why? I thought you loved me?" I asked him in disbelief.
"Of course I love you baby. It’s my father, he says I have to have to be in an arranged marriage or I won’t be able to take over the company," he explained to me.
"Keith, you told me we were going to get married one day. You promised." I complained as tears began coming out of my eyes.
"I know and I want to but I have no choice. I can’t be with you," he said in a panicked voice but I wasn’t having it.



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