Ivy's hand became sweaty, and she felt she was doomed. Bethany entering her home, was going to be a disaster she was not certain she would recover from. Then she got another text from Bethany, which relieved her tensed bones. "Never mind. Something came up, so I will see you, tomorrow."Although, she wondered why Bethany would want to see her that made her come over to her house. And she hoped it wasn't going to be something really scary. Then she looked at Alexander, and heaved an unheard sigh."Uhm… Alexander, this is around the time Piper would wake up to do a few things, and it would be weird, seeing you here. And I also need to catch up on sleep. Need to get up early, tomorrow." Ivy said.Ever since the time Bethany told her she was outside her home, she wasn't comfortable, allowing him stay this long, anymore. And it was best to keep from him, the fact that Bethany had come over."Alright then. I understand. Goodnight." Alexander said, then gave her a quick hug, and they bad e
Ivy felt uncomfortable, seeing those men at her back. With her past experiences with abduction, she was always cautious when she walking down any alley, and when she sees a group of men, walking like the way these ones were, too.She shook her head, and fastened her steps to avoid any trouble, looming. And thankfully, the group of men didn't run after her. They seemed to have just been walking down the alley, randomly. Ivy breathed a sigh of relief, and walked down to the cinema.There, she met Alexander. He was there before her, and that made her feel special. She knew there was a likeliness that she got there before him, since there were times when he was overloaded with work. But this time, he was able to get here before her.~flashback~"It's always really good to smile, and you look beautiful when you smile." Claire complimented.~back to reality~"You got here, earlier than I thought." Ivy said, with a smile."I know right? I just want to make enough time for this. By the way, y
Ivy rushed to Liam, immediately, and held him tight.“Liam, are you alright?” She asked, in an alarming tone.“Yes mommy. I’m fine.” Liam answered.Piper came out of the room, with her hair, wet. She had just had a shower, and heard Ivy’s alarming tone, so she came out to find out what was going on.“What’s going on?” Piper asked.“His nostrils. Blood came out.” Ivy said, with a worried expression.Piper bent down to Liam to see the blood from his nostrils.“What happened, Liam?” Piper asked, looking worried as well.“I think it’s because I picked my nose the wrong way.” Liam said, still surprised at their reaction over his nose bleed.“You hurt yourself?” Ivy asked, still looking scared.She knew that if anything happened to Liam, she wouldn’t be able to bear it. Liam was her world, and she felt that she would never be able to move on, if anything crucial, happened to him. Ivy searched online, to confirm if nose bleed, could occur, if he picked his nose, the wrong way, and the intern
“No! Please don’t! I am here, already. What do you want from me?” Alexander asked.The man chuckled. “Wow. It’s so nice to see you in person. You look even more handsome in person, actually.”Alexander could not find the right response to what the man was saying, and what he was more interested in, was ensuring that Bethany was fine.“Anyways, you might not believe me, but I am a big fan of yours. I mean, in the business world, you are a guru, and your business tactics has also helped me to improve on some business ideas. But I am one crazy fan. I want to always keep you in check, so you remain my favorite man.”“I…I don’t understand.” Alexander said, looking baffled.“Recently, you have been having rumors about a scandal. Like you are in a relationship with two women. She, and one other lady. What’s her name, again?” He thought hard. “Yeah! Ivy!” He said as he recalled.“I am not in a relationship with her. People were just trying to spread rumors. None of what you think, is true.”B
"Piper!" She called, and ran to her. Piper tried to wipe her tears immediately, but Ivy had seen them."Piper, what's wrong?" She asked sitting on the floor next to her."Nothing… it's fine. Just had a really bad day." Piper said, and Ivy sighed."I know that's not it. A bad day's not enough for you to cry. What happened? Tell me." Ivy probed, then Piper started to sob again.She cried for minutes and Ivy hugged her, trying to calm her down."You can always tell me what happened? I had a bad day too, we can share it. Come on, Piper, tell me what's wrong." Ivy said, and Piper sniffed.For a while, she didn't say a word, and Ivy thought she wasn't going to respond. But after some minutes, she did."I… today, I lost my job." She said in a whisper, and Ivy's hand flew to her mouth."You don't mean it." Ivy said, in shock."I don't know… I just don't know how, or why… I lost the job." She said, and broke into fresh tears."How?" Ivy asked, as she still couldn't bring herself to believe it.
"I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry sir!" The waitress exclaimed in shock, and fear. Ivy looked at the man with her mouth open, and tried to apologize, but the man stood up abruptly, scaring them."I'm so sorry sir. It was a mistake, I never…" Ivy was saying, but "Shut it! Shut it up! I don't want to hear a single thing from you! This is outrageous!" He exclaimed, and everyone in the restaurant turned to watch them."Sir, it was really a mistake, I had no intention to…" The waitress was trying to say, but he wagged a finger at her."I'm going to get the both of you sacked! Where's the boss? Who's the boss here!?" He asked in outrage."Sir, please you need to calm down, we deeply apologize, and would pay whatever expenses is needed." Claire said, as she rushed to the scene."You know what shampoo I use? Or you're just going to wipe everything off my head? This suit, cost thousands, thousands and thousands of dollars! Are you going to wash it off? This isn't your regular suit, this is an
Ivy tried to move away but they were in every direction.She looked at the cars in fear, and thought about screaming. There was a chance someone would hear her.Men in black suits, and dark shades came down from the car, and rushed towards her, but before she could scream, they stopped.Ivy looked at them, hoping they had a change of mind."She's not the one! Damn it, we lost her! Everyone out now!!" The one who moved closer to Ivy said, and they all backed away. "No one rests till she's found!" He said, and they all got into their cars, and drove away. Ivy put a hand on her chest, and bent till the extent her knees touched her chin.She took in deep breaths, and realized she had been more scared than she had thought. After some seconds, she began to wonder about the lady they were after, was she going to survive? Those men looked ruthless, and it made her realize that she wasn't the only one going through sour days.She stood, and continued to walk home.Even though realizing she wa
Piper felt embarrassed, and ashamed as she walked out of the building. Her former employees hadn't even had the courtesy to keep their mouths shut, and thoughts to themselves. As the security men saw her outside, making sure she stepped out of the company building, they whispered, and their whispers were so loud that tears pricked Piper's eyes.When she was away from the company, she wiped her eyes, took in a deep breath, and sat on a bench. She searched for job openings around the area, and after writing them all down, she took a cab to the nearest one.It was the post of a secretary for a cafe.She put on her best smile, and walked in.She was directed warmly, to the main office, and she walked in."Job application?" He asked, and she nodded."Sit." He said, with a smile, and she sat in the chair opposite him. She took out her documents, and when he checked them out, he took off his glasses."Uh… We're not looking for employees." He said, all of a sudden."Sorry?" She asked politely