Fuse

fourty - three | freedom

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Too many things are happening at once. Who's dead? Who's Jasper? Why is everyone so shocked that he's here?

Kane stands up, instantly blocking me from this Jasper person and I glance over at Alberto and Enzo to see them both on their feet too. Uh, well this can't be good.

"What are you doing here Jasper?" He asks and Jasper leans against the wall, folding his arms over his chest. His dark curly hair, covering his forehead and some falling over his left eye as they land on me.

"I've come here to confess," he says mockingly. "And you must be Spencer? I'm sorry about your apartment but you have to understand that your ex-fiancé had it coming."

Kane tenses beside me and takes a step forward. "Sp that was you? Do you know how fucking scared she was?" He snaps and Jasper simply shrugs his shoulders. I catch Kane's hands bawling into fists and I panic, grabbing hold of one to try and calm him down.

"Relax bodyguard, I wouldn't have hurt her if I found her anyway. I wasn't looking for her." Jasper tells him as he fixes the collar on his shirt. His eyes flick back to me as they scan my face. "She's not aware of any of this, is she?" He asks slyly and Kane takes another step towards him.

"I'd shut up now if you want to keep those fucking veneers in your mouth." He threatens him and Jasper holds his hands in the air, shaking them mockingly.

In a second, Kane has both of his hands on the tops of his shirt and he's pressed against the door. "Kane!" Alberto voice booms through the room and he pushes him before letting go.

Jasper fixes his suit once again, scoffing at Kane as he steps back from him and turns to me. "We're leaving." He says as he places his hand on the small of my back but Jasper puts his hand out to stop us. "Don't test me, Jasper." Kane warns quietly but Jasper shakes his head.

"She needs to hear what I have to say."

I look up at Kane as his jaw clenches. "Kane," I whisper and he looks down at me, his deep brown eyes full of uncertainty.

"You have two minutes." He tells him.

"As you know." he looks over at me and tilts his head. "Or some may not.. Marshall's company belongs to me too." I raise my eyebrows, not understanding what he means. "And now that he's dead, the company is solely mine."

Dead?! I gasp and Kane looks at me, guilt consuming his soft features. "What does he mean, dead?" I ask and he opens his mouth to speak but someone else beats him to it.

"There was an.. altercation, he was killed in jail." I turn to see Enzo leaning against the large windowsill as he watches me.

He was killed? And Kane didn't tell me?

"When?"

"This morning." Jasper replies and my eyes narrow as I glance at Kane who's still looking at me. I can't believe this. "So anyway as I was saying, the company is mine bla bla. But I would more than happily negotiate with you if you wish to own his half?"

I shake my head. "No," I answer him quickly and Kane raises an eyebrow. "I don't want anything to do with his company, take it, take all of it I don't care."