𝐿𝐸𝑆𝑆 𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑁 𝐿𝑂𝑉𝐸 ☘︎ ᴋᴇᴀɴᴜ ʀᴇᴇᴠᴇs

4.

L E S S than L O V E

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Chapter Four.

She heard Lionel carefully and remembered the name from last night.....

"That stupid sleepwalker! What is it with him and his not so needed destruction! Who the hell is he to send  a lawyer? What is he suing me for?"

she snarled at Lionel who looked shocked at her words.

"Ahem. This gentleman here is Mr Reeves's lawyer who has come here to tell you about the problem you are in and if I were you, I surely would cease my tongue as this is surely not something small butterball."

Lionel said leaning close to her ear.

She moved past him and sighed in defeat, she gestured the layer to speak

"Good morning miss Knight my name is Herbert Cadbury and I am here to tell you about the case that my client has put up against you on damaging his car and tarnishing his name as if it were of a dog. That is what mr Reeves has stated here in the papers..."

"Poor boy has his name tag in the dirt, I see.... What is it that I have to pay and why the fuck is this wanker involved in my personal conflicts?"

Asterin taunts with an icy look that she had towards Lionel.

"That Miss Knight only mr Reeves has the answer too and he will be calling any minute to talk about it."

The lawyer stated.

Asterin was seething in anger with all the ruckus this Keanu man had created over a small drunk talk...

She guided the three men inside her office and sat waiting for the call.

After a lot of staring at each other the phone in the lawyer's hand rang and all the faces present in the room turned to him....

"Hello... She is here Sir"

he then passes the phone to Asterin

"speak Sleepwalker, I'm all ears"

"miss Knight I would be a little careful with the name if I were you...... Anyways, if you have come out of your hangover let me remind you of what you did last night. You damaged my car and insulted me in a bar, it might be a small thing for you but for me it's not and so I am having your gallery and all its paintings sold to Mr Forsyth"

"you can't do that! You have no rights to-"

"oh miss Knight I don't need rights..... I just needed to offer the right amount of money to the landlord and he would sell it. So now I own your gallery which is of no use to me but is to Mr Forsyth."

"Stop it! You are a fool! This gallery means a lot to me and you are doing this just because I hurt your ego? I can't let this happen."

"Actually I do have another offer for you miss knight but I think your ego...  won't let you do it."

"What is it? Tell me...."

"very simple actually, you have to sign a contract that states, you will do anything I want for a year."

"I should have seen that coming...... You men are animals and want nothing more to do than to hunt but let me tell you this Keanu reeves...... I will never sign that contract! Sell my gallery but I'll never sell myself"

She hung up and smashed the phone on her table.

Asterin was breaking from the inside thinking about how she will have to hand over every single one of her paintings to the man she always fought back....

She handed the phone to the lawyer and stared at Lionel blankly

"looks like you won Lionel...... You just showed the real you even though I knew this. You stole my dream, my passion but know this...... I'll come back"

Asterin stated lowly as she gestured Hannah to follow her out.

"Sterly are you mad! You can't give up on the gallery and all of your paintings! Please. I'll call the best lawyer and we will fight this son-"

"I never said I was giving up....... I only was letting him think that he got what he wanted but obviously I am not the person he thinks I am. Call Elliot and then we will show them what I am."

Asterin urged Hannah by handing her phone and storming of in another direction....