"She is a fool just like I thought. To think that we were scared she would find us out."
Ivy's lips gaped open as she rolled out a low gasp from her lips. She was extremely shocked because this wasn't what she had expected. Such a betrayal was too much.
Her fiance Jack was cheating on her with her half-brother, Brandon . Not only were they cheating, but they were also proud of it.
Tears blurred her vision and her body trembled. She was a fool just like he had said. If she wasn't a fool, how come she just found out? And how come she hadn't seen through Jack's schemes?
"Little does she know that this was all a plan to enjoy ourselves. I can't wait to tie the knot so we don't have to be secretive about this. After all, no one will suspect." Jack said.
For how long had this been going on? Different questions coursed through her mind as she stood at the door eavesdropping on their conversation and choking on her tears.
A thought popped in her head. She reasoned it for a few seconds and dipped her hand into her bag. Wiping her tears away, Ivy retrieved her phone. She had been taken a fool for so long.
Her father had ignored her all these years and focused on his perfect son while her stepmother who should have taken her as her child had maltreated her while giving her son preferential treatment.
Just when she thought she had seen someone to love her, they had actually planned all this. She was the victim. Again. She would no longer allow them to treat her like that.
Ivy switched on her camera and she pulled the doorknob inside. She threw the door wide open and entered with tears rolling off her face and anger in her puffy eyes.
"Ivy…" Jack looked horrified.
"You fo-fools." She stuttered trying to keep the tears at bay while she videoed their naked entangled bodies.
"She is getting all this on camera." Brandon screeched as he scooted to get under the blankets.
Jack who was taken by surprise at her sudden arrival just realised what she was doing. It would be the end of his career if the video got out.
He hopped off the bed, reaching for his pyjamas and clasping his hands in a pleading form.
"Ivy, calm down. It's not what you think. You've got to understand I was…" Jack said as he moved closer to her.
"Shut up! You don't deserve to call my name." She said with evident hatred in her voice and wiped the tears away.
"But it's all good. At least, I've got a video to compensate myself. I will make sure our parents watch how their perfect son was caught in bed with my supposed fiance." She clipped the phone off and returned it into her bag before Jack could reach for it.
"You can have your ring. This charade is over and the wedding is off! Don't ever call me again." She said, throwing the big band on her finger at him and stalking out in anger.
"Damn!" Jack gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as he paced the room in confusion.
"What do we do?" Brandon asked.
Ivy cried all the way home. The pain was too much for her to bear.
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"Ivy, open up!" She banged the door.
Ivy pulled herself up from the bed when she heard Piper's voice. Her eyes were red from crying. A weekend she had so many plans for had been ruined by Jack.
"Why is it so dark here? For a moment I thought I had been burgled since you didn't tell me you were coming. I guess you are here to tell me about Mr. Hot Billionaire." Piper giggled.
Ivy remained silent as she walked back to the bed. There was no way she could go home in such a state. It would only worsen her condition.
Since she had a spare key to Piper's apartment, she had chosen to come.
"Ivy, why didn't you put on the lights?" Piper asked once more.
No reply.
She switched on the lights and immediately her hands flew to her mouth suppressing a loud gasp when she saw Ivy
"What happened? Why were you crying? Did he hurt you?" Piper asked, moving closer to her and checking her out.
"Who hurt you? Is it Jack?" Piper continued asking nonstop.
Ivy nodded and burst into more tears. Used tissue papers she had used to dry her tears were discarded on the bed.
"Jack…" Ivy swallowed and took in breaths before continuing.
"Jack was cheating on me." She finally completed her statement
"What? That scumbag had the nerve to cheat on you?" Piper's eyes flashed in blazing fury.
"Calm down. You've not heard with whom." Ivy continued.
"With who?" Piper asked in utter shock.
"With Brandon ." Ivy muttered.
Piper's eyeballs widened. She couldn't believe her ears.
"Gay?" She wanted to reconfirm.
Ivy nodded. She sniffed on her tears.
"My goodness. Come here, baby. We will solve this later." She opened her hands to offer Ivy comfort.
She would catch in on the details later. For now, Ivy needed someone to comfort her.
"I can't have you crying over those assholes. It's a weekend and the club will be fun." Piper suggested after a few minutes.
"I'm tired. Maybe some other night." Ivy objected.
"Nope. We are going to the club tonight." Piper emphasized pulling Ivy up.
Ivy knew this was a lost cause, Piper wouldn't let her be until she went. It also sounded like a good idea, for one night she wanted to throw caution to the wind. In a few minutes, they were dressed up.
"Now let's go have fun." Piper laced her hand with Ivy's.
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Alexander had gotten to the club after changing at home. His driver had gone to pick up Jessica, his temporary girlfriend at her apartment and they came together.
He needed this one night away from stress and to get the young lady's image from his head. She was engaged and he was never one to have fun with such women even though there was something about her that attracted him.
"Let's go dance, honey." Jessica purred in his ears.
Alexander darted his eyes around to study the club. Just then, he turned to the bar section to see her. Their gazes locked and to his surprise, he found himself letting go of Jessica's hand and standing up to his feet.
'What a good time to get revenge on that asshole.' Ivy smacked her red lips.
"Alexander." Ivy moaned, turning on her side to reach for him on the soft mattress. He had made love to her with so much passion that she could never forget. She felt content that he was her first. She still felt sore because they did not sleep until it was late into the night after they had gone four rounds. It marveled her that she had the energy to last that long.Although she knew why. Alexander had taken his time to worship her body. By the time they were exhausted, she had fallen into the deep arms of sleep in the wee hours of dawn.She trailed his hands on his soft mattress, reliving the incidents of the night before. Ivy's brows furrowed and her eyes fluttered open immediately. He wasn't there. His side of the bed was cold which meant that he had been gone for a long time. But where?A giddy smile crept on her face as she sat up and pulled the covers over her body. A night with him had made her forget everything about Jack's betrayal.She darted her eyes to the clock on the
"Papa, you have it all wro-wrong. Ple-please, let me explain." Ivy choked on her tears as she fell to her knees to beg her father.Her eyes were still fixed on the picture on the phone in her hands. Her hands trembled as she soaked it in once more unable to believe her eyes.It was a picture of her taken at the club the night before as she walked to Alexander 's car with his hand around her waist."You may want to check the next picture, you uncultured swine!" Her father growled angrily.She swiped unto the next, wiping away her tears with her left hand, Ivy let out a soft gasp. There was another picture of her and Alexander walking into the hotel with his suit jacket draped over her shoulders and her head lovingly leaning on his shoulder."And the next." Her father scowled at her.Ivy gulped loudly. She fidgeted, taking in the last picture. It was a clear picture of the hotel she and Alexander had lodged in the night before. Hot tears rolled down her face, blurring her vision as her
She had gone straight to Piper's house because she couldn't even think of where else to go. Ivy had been so shocked when her father had told her that he was going to disown her.Her father! He had changed completely since the death of her mother. She felt he had only adored her mother, not her. He had only gotten worse since he married Medusa and her son Brandon did nothing to make things easier for her. He always ignored her and made her feel like she was nothing.She sighed as she rang the doorbell of Piper's house.Still, it was hard to believe. Her father had not only sent her out of the house, but also disowned her. When had it come to that extent and Brandon was so happy to pack all her things up, he hadn't even given her a chance to explain herself.Just like that. It showed he never loved her, she was so easy to throw away. So easy to forget.Ivy felt hurt beyond measure, she couldn't explain the tear in her heart that threatened to rip her apart.She sniffed and pressed the
All through the drive back home, Piper tried to find words to comfort Ivy. Ivy had just stood up from the chair and left the doctor's office without a word, absorbed in her thoughts and overwhelmed with shock.Piper had thanked the doctor and ran after Ivy, she had tried to make Ivy feel better by telling her she could still let Alexander Grayson know about it and he could help with the upbringing of the child. She attempted to let her know that a child wasn't the end of the world and that since the father was a known and reputable man, she didn't have anything to worry about. But, Ivy wasn't even listening, she was in another world completely and Piper knew any other thing she had to say would have to wait since Ivy was still endeavoring to cope with the shock.They had gotten in the car and there was silence. Piper's brain came up with countless words to say that could possibly comfort Ivy but found none.They got home, but the silence still hung over the both of them like a blanket
“ Why? What happened?” Piper asked, trying to look at Ivy and at the same time focus on the road.“I just saw someone!” Ivy said, still straining her neck, so her eyes could follow the black car.“Who? I can't just turn. I'm not at the U-turn yet.” Piper said and Ivy sighed.“We're going to lose him.” Ivy said, settling back in her seat.“Don't worry. I got you. We're already at the U-turn. You know what the car looks like?” Piper asked as she made a U-turn.“Yeah I do.” Ivy said.“Who did you see?” Piper asked after the U-turn.“Alexander Grayson.” Ivy replied and Piper looked at her.“Mr Grayson?” Piper asked. “I thought you said they told you he was out of town.” She added confused.“Yeah that was what they told me, but I'm pretty sure he's the one in that car. Maybe he came back, or the receptionist received orders to say he traveled.” Ivy said as Piper raced across the road. “I think he's stopping to fuel his car. We have a chance.” Piper said, zoomed the car even faster.“So I
Ivy picked up the shoe and looked at it in fear. “Liam! Liam!!” She screamed and ran out of the house, looking all around for signs of anyone carrying a baby.She ran down the street still in her apron with searching eyes and peeled out ears. Likewise, she so badly wanted to hear a baby's cry.After seeing there was no one around with a baby. She ran back home.She convinced herself she didn't check the house well. He was somewhere there.Although, one part of her brain nagged at her.Liam couldn't walk. He couldn't crawl. He couldn't suddenly sprout wings and fly out of the cot. Someone had taken him. Who?She took in deep breaths. The first person to call was Piper. Piper would know what to do.She walked in the house, picked up Liam's single shoe and closed the door. Then she immediately ran to the room to get her phone and dialed Piper's number.“Piper.” She called.“Yes? What's wrong with Ivy? Are you okay?” Piper asked.“Yes. yes, , I'm fine. Please just come home right now.” I
Ivy screamed, but it seemed like people were not around there at that moment. She was lucky that she was able to run as fast as that even while in fear. As she looked back again to check how close the man was, she fell and the man caught up with her.“Please don’t hurt me. Please don’t.” She pleaded, hoping that he would decide to release her.But of course, he wouldn’t. It was a rare case for anyone who had it in mind to do what he wanted to do, to change his mind, so her plea, fell on deaf ears. Instead, the man knocked her out and dragged her away.~Piper on the other hand, was waiting for her as they had already agreed that Ivy would get the canned drinks.“Liam, your mom is being so sluggish, out there. Could it be she decided to chill out and then take an extra canned bottle to herself?” Piper said to Liam and Liam only watched Piper like he was amazed, then he laughed.Piper always liked it when Liam laughed as his laughter was angelic, and she knew that when he grew up, he wa
Ivy was shocked that Piper would actually do that.“You’re joking, right?” I chuckled awkwardly.“Of course. I am.” She laughed, hysterically.“Oh, come on. You almost got me.”“Wait. Do you think I would actually do that? You aren’t supposed to believe it, for a sec.” “Well, I trust you. But wait, until you become a mother.” I chuckled.“I see. You mothers tend to be easily frightened.” She said as she rolled her eyes.I went to check on my sweet baby. I had really missed him and he was on my mind, every second, when I was abducted. It felt so good to finally re-unite with him.“Well, I will leave mother and son to have their wonderful re union.”“Oh, look who is jealous, Liam.” Ivy giggled, referring to Piper who was about leaving.“Both mother and son, looks like you are ready to face my wrath.” Piper said as she pressed her knuckles, like she was about to war with them.Piper jumped on them, but made sure that she didn’t jump carelessly on little Liam. They had fun, until it was