Tied and bent down low in a corner of the small and stuffy apartment, Tiara bites her fingernails, wondering what she has gotten herself into, her nails eaten to the quick and her cheek red and puffy.A very famous influencer with almost twenty five million followers is crouching, afraid, in a corner of a bully's house.Tiara sighs over and over again, thinking over and over that she really is stuck between the devil and deep blue Sea and she can't swim, literally or physically. "What does locking me in here do for you? Absolutely nothing. Just open the door and let me go. I'll go far away where he won't find me, and if he doesn't find me than obviously you're safe."Arielle snickers. "You think I'm stupid, eh? All these rich kids always ignoring the fact that living in this harsh world has made us just as harsh.""Don't blame us for your life's situation. Just let me go, that's all I want. You can even keep the phone if you want."Arielle looks at the latest iPhone model in her hands
Few days pass without any incidents and the bond between the couple only grows, that evening when the sky seemed so bright with the yellow and red rays of the setting sun, Ivy emerges from the room, wearing a long black glitter gown.And with every step she takes, the cloth expands, shining the glitter and making her look more beautiful with every movement, no matter how minute.Ashton, already dressed in a suit and tie, smiles as she shows up. "I knew waiting was going to pay off. You look beautiful."Ivy smiles up at him. "Thank you, you're quite dashing as well." She curtesies slightly like in an old British movie.They both laugh and Ashton takes her hand, leading her out into the environment where a limousine is waiting to take them to Wren's dinner party.Ashton helps her into the vehicle and gets in behind her as well.It's an overall smooth ride with the duo gisting and joking in the vehicle.The car comes to a halt. "We're here." The driver's voice climbs through to the back.
"Mr Wang? Why are you looking for him?"Richard smirks. "So I can rub my winning in his face. He's a bad tempered old man so I hate him."Too uninterested and bored to listen to him droning on about showing someone something, she looks back at where Ivy and Ashton seems to be having the time of their life with the Masons and some other dignitaries on the same table.By the table in the corner where Arielle and Richard are sitting, two well dressed ladies take up the space beside them and chat noisily. "Did you hear that Darlene is remarrying her ex-husband?""What? Aren't they too old for that?" The other woman comments."Seriously, that's her son right over there sitting with the Wrights. I'm kind of happy for her though, at least someone is getting her happily ever after."They chuckle. "Talking of the Wrights..."Ever since they first mentioned the Wrights, Arielle's ears have been perked in their direction, listening in on their gossip while still watching Ivy with her hatred in
Richard gets up immediately, tugging at Arielle's elbows. "Come on, we've seen enough. Let's go."Arielle looks taken aback. "What? We've not even eaten. Why do you want to leave so early? Don't you want to go see Mr Wang and wish him well?"With every word, Wren gets even closer to their table and unlike Richard, Arielle is willing to make her acquaintance."Let's go! Dammit." Richard swears seeing her just two tables away. "Find your own way home then." Without another word and amidsts the stares of the people who heard him raise his voice, he grabs his things and exits.Wren notes his leaving and smiles.His audacity to even show up, smiling like a bastard.Just one table left to getting to their table, she diverts right to the direction of Ivy's table.Arielle goes from her fake bright smile to hate and disappointment. She had been hoping to make friends with Wren, so at least, she'll have a rich friend since now she's just roving in the world, sleeping with a pretty useless man.S
Wren cuts across the crowd, greeting people and returning greetings as she makes her way to the front, to the redhead man, eating while smiling politely at what someone on the same table had said.She takes a seat right beside him. "Wanna step out?"Grant drops his fork and leans towards her. "I thought you'd never ask. Come on."Wren gets up, following closely behind her, Grant.As soon as they get outside, she sighs heavily, inhaling the cool warm breeze. "I had no idea some rich people stank so much. I mean, I could not breathe at all while greeting this pot bellied man in the middle of the hall."Grant laughs. "That's not very polite to your guests, you know?"Wren rolls her eyes. "It's impolite to smell bad too, you know?" She retorts.Grant smiles. "You never let me have the last word. I'm so happy you brought me out of there, she was totally boring me with her tales of how she caught some Parisian men and the funny things about how they cook pasta and some of their cultures.""
"Good morning Mum." Ivy greets on the phone while working in the kitchen the day after."Hello darling. You're now newly wed and forgotten us so soon?"Ivy laughs while dropping the gloves in her hands. "Come on, I still called you the day before yesterday, don't guilt trip me early this morning "Veronica laughs. "You've caught me. Actually, I invited the Wrights over for dinner over here and I was wondering if you two could make it as well?""Tonight? Isn't that a little too impromptu?""Actually, it was an afterthought that I thought I could make an actual thought. They agreed even though it was an after thought, will you come as well?""Uhm... You know I'm newly wed, I can't take such decisions alone." Ivy whines, smiling while teasing her mum."So those of us who aren't newly married should do whatever we want? Are you rubbing it in my face or not?"Ivy laughs. "Of course not Mum. I'll get back to you on it though. See ya, I hope.""Bye darling."Ivy hangs up and goes into Ashton
In about an hour, nearing six pm in the evening, Ashton and Ivy arrive.Liam literally hugs his big sister and hug her. While pretending to be a cool and suave man, he extends his hand for an handshake with Ashton who just laughs and pulls him in for a hug, an extra large one."Where is everyone?""All's served and we're at the table already. Come on. It's like I'm the only one here who's waiting for you guys to arrive.""What about Grant?" Ivy asks as she steps inside and inhales deeply. There's the smell of a combination of spices in the air."He had business in the main city so he's not coming back tonight."Ivy nods, her head still in the past. Those days, she had watched her mum take so many cooking and baking classes so as to be good at it, she had been so bad once that even the morning pancakes were mini disasters on plates. But she took the classes seriously and now she can qualify to be a world class chef and patisserie as well.Ashton also inhaled. "Wow. This place smells lik
Richard drives to a club in the main city, amidst the din and extreme noise in the building, the pounding music and bass, ths gyrating going on on the dance floor, he finds his way to the bar and grabs himself a bar stool before settling down. "Please give me a glass of whiskey.""Ice?""Nah, raw. I need to wash some things off my mind tonight."The barman nods and gets to work and in a minute, he places a whiskey filled glass in front of Richard who grabs it and swishes it around before taking the first drink from it.He swings his chair around and watches the crowd dancing... "I wish I could be so carefree as well. What I'll give to be on that dance floor right now, dancing the night away."Whilst cleaning the glasses, the barman tilts his head to the side. "Why aren't you there though?"Richard snickers. "What's going on right now with me will not give me the freedom I need to dance with pretty ladies.""Wanna share?"Richard cocks his head to the side and regards the man. "And why