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Chapter 30: Claire’s POV
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I leave Jordan’s office, head to my desk and collect my things along with my blueprints and tablet holding all my documents and leave the office.I hear my phone ringing and decide to ignore it. I knew it was Jordan. He would need the signed and finalized blueprints that I had taken with me. But seeing as it was my work, I felt no shame in taking them.I hail a cab and give them Jasmine’s address. Once inside, I take my phone from my bag and see Jordan has not only called but texted me.Jordan: Claire, don’t be so rash. You know me better than anyone and you know how I feel about you. We can still work together and see each other. Call me back.I lost all interest in being with Jordan in that moment. He was intent on using me and wanted me to himself. Maybe there was a reason Leo didn’t like him from the first moment they met. He could see something that I wasn’t privy to.I decide to text Leo and tell him that he was right and turn off my phone once I arrive at Jasmine’s house.“Hey,
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I continued my investigation on Jordan’s company in my study. Elena was helpful in taking notes as I found more and more information. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, my colleague Benjamin called me. Benjamin worked in architectural contracts with my company. He would sift through pending deals and finalize arrangements before production started.“Leo, I hope things are well. I have some shocking news and I thought you’d want to hear this.” Benjamin usually called when contracts were going to be delivered to me. Whatever he had to say was important enough for him to call on such short notice.“Is something wrong, Ben?” I ask quizzically.“Well I’m sure you know about Claire’s growing reputation as an independent architecture?”“I do.” Except Claire had also decided to work for Jordan.“Well some of her designs are being offered on a contract bidding that’s set to go live on Monday. But there’s one problem - Claire isn’t the one offering them. They’re being offered by Jor
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“What are you doing here, Leo?” Part of me was relieved to see it was him and not Jordan and wanted to hug him but part of me felt uncomfortable and withdrawn. I hadn’t seen Leonardo since I left permanently and finalized our divorce. The thought of seeing each other made me feel broken and helpless all over again.“I read your message and I called you but you didn’t answer. I needed to make sure you’re okay.” He had this look of genuine concern. One thing I can say about Leo was that he never hid how he felt when it came to me. He wore his emotions on his sleeve without ulterior motives.“You didn’t have to do that. I’m not your responsibility anymore.” I say in a small voice as I sit down on the couch and fiddle with the sleeves of my sweater. Leo comes to sit beside me and positions himself to where he is able to look directly at me.“You may not be my responsibility Claire, but you will always be of my concern. We were married for five years. I love you and I will always want to m
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After Leo leaves, I share my news with Jasmine and head to bed.I wake up the next morning to multiple missed calls and text from Jordan. They range from apologies to demanding the blueprints and I decide it’s better to say him head-on than to avoid him entirely.I call Jordan and wait for him to answer.“Claire, finally! I’ve been trying to reach you since you left!” I was caught off guard by the false enthusiasm.“I saw your call, voicemail and messages, Jordan. Can you meet me at the cafe on Maple Street in half an hour?” I hope he didn’t assume that I would be handing over my work.“Sure! I’ll meet you there.”I hang up, check my email and see that I have over twenty messages from contractors who had reached out to Leo in regards to working with me. I redirect each message to a new email address I created last night for my new independent company.I was excited for my designs to be made public under my own name.The thought of having the career I always yearned for and the opportu
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I stared directly into Jordan’s eyes and waited for some sort of explanation. “The idea wasn’t for anyone to get hurt. After I saw how sad you were, I thought hiring you would help you regain your confidence and it meant I’d be able to spend more time with you. And then I saw your work and I was genuinely in awe and I saw the opportunity for my company’s salvation.” He shrugs as if this was reason enough to steal my work, publicly auction it and then butcher it to harbor funds. “Jordan, I’m really shocked. I never thought you’d have to be a person that I watch my back around too.” I say as I look directly at him. “Claire, I never meant to hurt you. I’ve loved you since college. .” I stare at him in disbelief and try to recount what he had just said to me. This is how you’d treat a woman you “loved”? You exploited me for money and tried to tie my hands so that I couldn’t leave. “I think your idea with love is infatuation. Running after or fantasizing some things that just can’t
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Having upset Claire to the point of leaving wasn’t my goal. I had told her about the contract bidding because I had received a notice that my business was being investigated by the Better Business Bureau for claims of misconduct with contractual agreements. They would be coming back for every dollar I pulled unjustly from those contracts and paying them would be the only way to save my company. I had tried putting up my own blueprints but no one was interested in working with me and I got desperate. I submitted Claire’s under my company name and I saw bidders lining up for the opportunity to obtain them. It was astonishing. And I wanted to do this with Claire. With that amount of money, my business would flourish and we could finally be together - I could take care of her.I didn’t expect her ex-husband to ruin my plans or for Claire to run off with the her documents. I tried calling her to no avail. She wouldn’t take my call and I was becoming angry. And just when I thought my anger
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I had been in my bed when I heard Leo running down the stairs and had thought he was coming to check on my “recovery”. That was until I heard him yell out to Elena that Claire was in trouble. Even with that wretched peasant gone, he still worried about her.I quietly ran upstairs to Leo’s office alone the coast was clear and begin searching for clues to help me rid of Claire. To my dismay, mostly all of his documents had already been locked away. Elena was diligent in cleaning up Leo’s affairs. All except for one - his decree of divorce. It was placed perfectly in the middle of his desk as if it was left for me to see.I frantically open it and begin reading the addendums. Leo had left her a studio to conduct business. A honorable thing to do for a useless ex- housewife. I read the address and decide to save the information in my phone for later. Knowing where Claire would be - put me at a much higher advantage in my plans. I continue reading through the pages until I find something
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It’s been a few weeks since I last saw Jordan and broke our professional and personal relationship. It has also been a few weeks since I’ve seen Leo. He had dropped me off at Jasmine’s and ensured that I got inside safely. I have texted Leo vaguely about a few potential contractors interested in my work and I’ve been working diligently on my independent business and locking myself in my suite which was provided graciously by Leo upon our divorce.I entered a few design blueprints into the Architectural committee - an elite political status group that would launch my career to immediate success. I had just sat down to review more potential contracts on my tablet and I see an email from the Architectural Committee. I feel my heart sink to my stomach and feel the immediate rejection rising. I slowly click the email with a shaky finger but am surprised by the contents.I had made the cut and was being nominated for the ‘Best New Designer of the Year’. Being nominated alone means my career
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