Ivy drops her bag on the back of the chair and sits down, looking around at the fancy restaurant Wren invited her to.She's approached by a formerly dressed waiter, complete with bow ties. He curtesies."Miss Wren had said you would arrive before her so she arranged for you to be taken care of." He states as he places a wine glass and a whole bottle of wine right beside it, pouring it into the glass first.Ivy chuckles.She does know how to make a person happy."Thank you." Ivy smiles, the waiter curtesies again and leaves.She picks up the glass and inhales deeply, smiling before she takes a sip of the wine, hmming to herself.Wren Wang.What's the woman's story? Kidnapped for a full month and now, less than a week to that, she's back on her feet, she's that strong."I see you've been pampered." Wren's voice climbs over the noise of the restaurant as she takes a seat. "I'm sorry I'm late, we ran into some traffic on the way."Ivy smiles, nodding as she drops the glass of wine. "It's
"So, where are you going from here? You seem to be in a hurry."Wren laughs. "I can't hide anything from you, I am actually going to meet Grant.""My brother?" Ivy looks at her through hooded eyes, "I've been wondering how you two know one another. You even hit him that day.... Can't say he doesn't deserve it sometimes."Wren laughs, grabbing her bag. "He really did deserve it, and you will know, sooner or later." She winks, standing up. "Sorry to be leaving you even though I arrived late, if I want to avoid been late being for the rest of the day, I'll need to start by leaving here early "Ivy nods, "I'll be leaving as well. Bye."Wren waves her a hurried bye and leaves. Right after, Ivy stands up and makes her way to the counter so she can pay."The bill please...?" She asks"Oh ma'am, Miss Wren already paid.""What? When?""When she made the appointment.""Oh wow. Thank you, I didn't know that."The attendant nods, as she turns around to go pick up her own bag and go back home.Ash
Ashton crosses his legs and chuckles. "What? You just found a pretty woman with a fine car on the road, coincidentally and you kidnapped her?"The two men nod."Am I supposed to believe that crap?""You have to believe us. We just needed some cash urgently. She seemed like she would have a big person like yourself pay millions to set her free."Ashton checks his watch and turns to the man behind him. "I don't think these men are ready to talk just yet." He turns back forward. "I should be on my honeymoon right now not hearing bull shit from you both." He stands up from the chair. "Maybe you just need an important piece of the puzzle to juggle your brains. We have Andrew's phone and every of his contacts is in our hands."The two men are visibly startled. "Why are you still asking us then?" One of them, Frank, asks and Ashton chuckles."Because if you don't tell me what I actually want to know, you'll rot here and no one will find you just like that woman you had kidnapped as well.""
Ashton drops the call and smirks.Tiara has always been a stupid part of the bunch. She wears all her feelings on her sleeves, tiring people around her and pressuring the ones she claims to love on their own lives.Ashton remembers how much frustration he had gone through in her hands when they were supposedly in a relationship that was supposed to result in a marriage.A life time union.He shakes his head off of the bad memories and comes back to the present.He lays his phone on the kitchen counter and gets back to chopping vegetables.He pours the onions into the hot pan coated with a thin layer of oil and sautes the onions, pouring them out when they are golden brown and crispy, then he pours the carrots, chives, green onions, peas and other veggies into the pan, whisking them around with every turn of the pan.He hears the front door open and smiles. "Welcome back." He calls out, not dropping the pan.Formerly in a pretty sour mood, Ivy smiles, a cloud of relief coming of her and
"Richard has my two billion dollars." Out of nowhere, Ivy blurts out, still on the couch with Ashton."What? How? What do you mean?"Ivy sits up, turning to look Ashton in the eyes. "You know I own Trust Financials, and whatever came in actually belonged to me and Richard knew it because he kept a major audit away from me. That was why he had had Wren kidnapped."Ashton shakes his head to clear the sudden fog. "This is a lot of bombs for a day. Richard had Wren kidnapped for two billion dollars?""Not directly, but yes. The thing was that Wang Financial Company, directed by Wren's father, Mr Wang was Richard's major competitor and to throw him off of his game, he had his daughter, Wren kidnapped for a whole month, he might have not released her infact if I had not gotten kidnapped.""So, right now, what you're telling me is that Richard, while trying to secure a two billion dollar deal cheated and used dirty tricks to get the deal, he got the deal and didn't say a word about the two b
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