Her words got stuck in her throat and she looked into Alexander's eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked and she gave a shaky sigh. "It's .. it's just, I'm scared. I want to go back home. I could be next and no one would know..." She started to say but he surprisingly put a hand on hers. "You don't have to be scared. It'll all be over soon. You just have to stay right by my side. You're doing a great job." He said and Ivy nodded although it didn't help her feel reassured. Just then, Alexander received a call from the police and picked it. "We had to release Michele." He said and Alexander sat up straight. "You had to release her?" Alexander asked. "We can't detain a suspect without proper evidence." He said and Alexander sighed. "So we're starting again Right. All over." He said and the man also sighed from the other end of the phone. "Don't worry Mr Grayson, we'll do our best to find this lady." He said trying to reassure Alexander. "Alright." Alexander replied and cut the call. "
"I'm so sorry but I'll meet you in the lobby very soon." She said even as her heart pounded against the walls of her chest. "You're going to ask why I'm sacrificing myself for this person. I don't know why myself, probably because I just like him and I can't bear to see him down. Taking all his money might not make him poor but he'll be devastated and he's my helper. I can't do this to him to save my own skin. I'll meet you in the lobby right now, WITHOUT the cards. Let's put an end to this." She said and stood from Alexander's side and turned off all the lights completely. She went to a little table where she and Alexander had eaten roasted turkey and took the knife. She looked at it and decided it was pretty harmless, then she walked to the next table where there was a tray of fruits placed on it and took the knife there. It was pretty sharp and she knew Davies wouldn't see since she had already turned off all the lights. She hid the knife in the waist band of her joggers and left
She heard his footsteps and knew he was coming, although they were light, quick and cautious and would be hard to hear on a normal day, Ivy could hear them well because every part of her was tensed and the place was so quiet that even a pin drop would seem too loud.It didn't take long before she saw him walking towards her, he had a black hoodie on and a black face mask and cap. It was the perfect disguise because even if he was caught by the cameras, he wouldn't be recognized and could have a better chance at escaping.He approached her and she involuntarily took a step back.She decided to play along and not reveal anything yet so she could delay whatever fight might happen."Hi. How are you doing?" He asked and she nodded. "I'm doing fine." She replied waiting for what was going to come next, while her hand tightly clutched the knife in her pocket which had been transferred from her waist band. "So.. where are they? It's not quite safe to be out in the night in Alexander Grayso
She closed her eyes knowing that was really the last strand of it all and braced for the sharp impact of the knife that she knew her face was going to take."Freeze!" She heard somewhere close by and that gave Davies quite a shock, he got so distracted and Ivy could hear a lot of feet running and in seconds, guns were pointed at Davies."Drop your weapons, raise your hands up high and step away from her if you don't want your brains splattered on the wall." She heard a police man say and Davies with an angry look, looked from the man to Ivy and seemed to decide his life was better than Ivy's.With anger, he threw away the knife and released Ivy's hands that he had held tight and raised his hands up high and stepped away from Ivy."Move away farther." The police said and he did that.Ivy stood and looked at her gashing arm and then she heard another pair of feet running and when she looked up, she saw Alexander.When he got to her, he bent down and sighed as he saw the wound and blood
The moment Ivy saw Davies, she screamed in shock wondering how he had managed to get her when he had been arrested by the police."This time, you're going for real." He said and threw a sharp knife at Ivy, then she screamed again and her eyes flew open, she was still at the hospital and Alexander seemed to have just come into the room."Are you okay?" He asked coming to her."Yes.. th.. thanks." She said and he sat down."I heard you scream. Was it a nightmare?" He asked and she nodded slowly. "It's due to the recent events, they must have really taken a toll on you." He said and she nodded once more."You should rest well, I came to check on you before leaving to see the culprit. I don't suppose you'd want to go?" He asked and Ivy shook her head."No. I think I'll stay right here." She said because she couldn't imagine how seeing him again would feel like."Alright. I'll be right back." He said and she watched him leave the room.~Alexander looked at Davies who stared at him with a
The man paused and didn't say a word and Alexander felt that was the most tensed moment of his life.Then, like the sun coming out from behind the clouds after a rainy day, he broke into a smile and Alexander's heart leaped in joy."We have decided to continue with our negotiations." He said and Alexander's face brightened up with a smile."What can I say? Thank you so much for giving me a chance." He said and the men laughed."The video went viral. It's really insane what a man can do all because of jealousy. The video and sincere apology of the criminal has received a lot of positive comments towards your hotel, people seem to think it is the best place after home and as we speak, a lot of people are checking in, into your hotel." Mr Smith said and Alexander couldn't help but feel relieved. He had talked with the police men at length after the video had been uploaded and he had rewarded them. They had refused it at first but he told them he was giving them personally. After that, he
Ivy walked to the house with all the things she had bought, she had made sure to buy sweet things for both Piper and Liam to eat, since gifts weren't complete without sweet things to eat.She rang the door bell and Liam came to answer it. "Who's there?" He asked trying to see who it was and then he screamed upon recognizing Ivy.Ivy smiled.Then she heard Piper shout."Liam! What's that!?"Ivy smiled as Liam opened the door and jumped on her, causing her to stumble backwards."Mum is back!" He shouted in reply."Ivy? Oh my God!" She heard Piper scream."Did you miss me? Little pumpkin?" She asked Liam and he smiled."The word missing cannot express how I felt." He said and she laughed."You've changed a lot, you became so big." Ivy said and started to tickle Liam who burst out giggling.Then Piper emerged from the door in an apron and she embraced the both of them in a tight hug."It's so good to see you. How has it been?" She asked and Ivy smiled. "I heard about all those horrible n
"Mummy, was that a fight?" Liam asked as he watched Alexander leave."No, he just has a loud voice. He's talking about work." She said and Liam nodded."Mummy you're not taking me to school?" He asked and Ivy shook her head sadly."I'm afraid I'm running late already, I have to leave quickly okay? Aunt Piper will take you sweetie." She said and he smiled."I'll only let you go because of the super hero outfit you got me." He said and she laughed."Oh really. You're so nice spiderman." She said and he opened up his arms."A hug?" He asked and she nodded."Definitely." She said and embraced him.As Ivy took the taxi to work, she began to wonder about the photo, where had he gotten the photo from and why was he always accusing her whenever photos like that came up. She had no idea about it but he spoke to her as though she was the one who took the photo. She had been so shocked that night, a man had been chasing her, it made no sense that she had time to make a person take a photo.She