What does this mean? Well, you're probably clapping your hands in glee at the thought of Kane showering you with gifts because of his heightened success. But he's not yours. You stealing him from me doesn't rate because you're not serious about relationships. I am.
And here's another problem that I have with you. You're a threat to his success. A big one. Why? Because of who you are and what you do.
The world does not need to know that Kane was an unfaithful man who cheated on me. The world does not need to know that he left me while I was still grieving over the loss of our child and the death of my mother for some woman who has a history of being a relationship wrecker. If this gets out, you can just imagine what it would do to his reputation.
As long as you're with Kane, he is in danger of losing what he has worked so hard for.
You probably don't care about that but I do and I'm not beyond a little blackmail if it's for a good cause. What blackmail, you ask? Well, have a look at the attached documents and you'll know what I mean. I must admit I don't know where you publish your stories, but I wouldn't be surprised if you sell them to those pornographic magazines.
So this is the deal, Jasmine Allen. If you leave Kane alone now, the chances of someone finding out about you will be slim. That will be good for Kane and I won't have to resort to actions that would be bad for you. But if you don't leave Kane alone, I will send these documents to the company you work for and your family and friends. And if a negative article about you and Kane appears in the press, I will post these documents on the Internet.
If you think you could find a way to shut me up, think again. I have friends who also hold these documents. You won't be able to shut them up.
Be clear about this. I will do everything to get Kane back. We belong together so LEAVE HIM ALONE. If you do then I give you my word that your secret will be safe with me.
All you need to do now is break up with Kane. I'll be generous and give you five days to do it. If you don't, you know what will happen.
Hannah
With shaky hands, Jasmine opened the documents Hannah attached to her email. There were two of them.
She burned with anger as she read the first one. Someone had written a smutty short story about two men being 'serviced' at the same time by one woman. And whoever put together the crass, poorly written story included the name of the author. Jasmine Allen.
When she opened the next one, all she could do was gape in shock. A pornographic picture with about ten naked people in various positions jumped out of her screen. She didn't have to read the story, for it was clear it was about an orgy. She stared at the words just below the title. It said by Jasmine Allen.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Jasmine's hand shook with nerves and anger as she dialled George's number. She hadn't planned what she was going to say to him. All she knew was she needed this whole thing sorted out immediately.
Distress swamped her when a recorded voice said that the number she had called was not connected.
"Damn it!"
She dropped the phone on her desk and buried her face in her hands. How could she fix this? By the looks of it, Hannah had been contacted by George, who told her lies. George must have played on Hannah's feelings for Kane and convinced her that she needed to do all she could to save Kane from the evil clutches of Jasmine Allen, the witch-whore.
But how did George know about Hannah? Or even Kane, for that matter?
She gasped as the answer came to her.
Tim.
How could she get in touch with that man? She didn't have his number. His caller ID was blocked on her mobile phone.
She went back to her computer and Googled his name. There were too many entries for Tim Smith or Timothy Smith. And she had been too uninterested in him to bother knowing where he worked.
There was no other choice. She had to find his number from her dad without him knowing the true reason why she wanted it. She couldn't afford to have her father reacting adversely until she had got to the bottom of things. She didn't trust Tim to hold back on doing something that might damage Kane's reputation.
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"Hello, Tim," she said coldly.
"Jasmine?" an incredulous voice answered.
"Yes," she said flatly, trying to calm her outrage so she could have a rational discussion with the man who was endangering Kane's career.
"Wow," he said. "I'm glad you rang. I've been meaning to call you for so long but I'm just too gutless."
She frowned. Tim sounded apologetic. Not what she was expecting at all.
"Well, here I am, Tim. Fire away," she said in a still-icy manner.
"I'm really sorry, Jasmine," Tim said. "I believed it when I heard you were …"
"What, Tim?" she asked quietly when his pause became too long.