The next three hours is a flurry of activities as their families begins to troop in, Grant joining them at a point."Where is he?" Judith asks as soon as she arrives, talking Ivy's in his."They just wheeled him out of the surgery room. I was told to wait outside while they set him up or something."Judith nods. "Oh thank goodness. How did you find him?"She glances at Grant who shrugs right back at her. "I had help from a police officer. He helped me locate him.""Don't tell me it was that one on the news?" Veronica chips in as she comes by, coming into the discussion."Yes, it was him. He just wanted Trust Financials as a reward but I knew he was going to betray me anyway so I didn't really give him.""But the news didn't say you were there?" Judith quips this time."Well, I left there with Ashton and came to the hospital so I wasn't really there. Just popped in and out." She smiles, turning slightly red as she covers one lie with another.Grant laughs and then quickly masks it with
She hugs him gently on the bed and presses a blue button above his head.In about a minute, the doctor with his levy of nurses open the door and come inside. Ivy leaves them to it and steps out for the moment. As soon as she steps out, everyone crowds around her."What's wrong?""Why are the doctors rushing in like that?"Ivy smiles and motions them to calm down. "He woke up just now. I called the doctors for their routine check. We may be able to see him after his checkup."They all sigh in relief and some even hug in relief.She waits with them outside and after a little while, the doctors and nurses finally come out of the room."He's fine now. You all can go in to see him."Without waiting for any other confirmation of any sort, they all push past them like the really big family they are portraying and go inside the room, Ivy goes in last but Veronica gives her the chair so she won't stay standing, tired because of the life growing in her belly.At first, there's nothing but then
"Calm down, she'll be fine." "How can I be calm when I can hear her screaming her lungs out here!" Ashton half yells at Grant and then composes himself. "Sorry but I can't help feeling like this when her screams seem to be pushing at my heart right now." Grant smiles and puts a hand on his shoulder. "You'll be fine." In a little bit, the agonizing screams stop and there's calm. Ashton springs to his feet the third time in a minute. A nurse comes out. "She delivered safely. It's a baby girl. She's been dressed now. You can..." She hears her name being called again and goes back inside, not finishing her sentence and the look she gave to Ashton makes him three times more scared. Ivy is in the labour room, her contractions had suddenly started while on a road trip so Ashton had drove like his life depended on it. Well, maybe because his wife's life depended on it and so did his. The baby had come two weeks earlier than the date she's supposed to arrive which has got all of them
Dressed in a long black dinner gown, a silver clutch bag and silver shoes, all accentuating her beauty and confident looks, everyone in the room that night can tell that she's in love with the man across the room, the same man she keeps staring at.He also, throws her some glances and smiles at her when he catches her watching him as well.In a lady's life, there are many moments where she cherishes and for Ivy Hall, this is one of those moments, where her to be husband Richard Wright, announces their wedding to the world...He grabs a glass of champagne off a passing waiter and uses his fork to grab attention from everybody in the room."Uhm... Can I have your attention please?" Richard announces, standing on a chair so everyone can see him. "I'm sure you all know who I am if you're at this party. Well, I just have an extra good news."Ivy smiles deeply, her dimples looking deeper through the shadows cast on her face. She holds her purse even tighter to her heart, knowing what is com
Knowing that she could harm herself if she keeps driving in that situation, and not wanting to remember Richard, Ivy parks her car at the nearest cafe she could find and stumbles inside, hurriedly locating the furthest booth from the outside.She sits down there and cries, trying to muffle them so no one will be alarmed.She removes her coat and hangs it behind her chair, sniffling quietly but still trying to hide it as a waitress aporoaches her. "Good afternoon ma'am. What would you like to have?"Ivy looks half heartedly through the menu. "I'd like a cup of chamomile tea.""Coming right up ma'am."For the next few minutes, Ivy stares into space, her mind inevitably taking her back to the moment she witnessed less than twenty minutes ago.Her husband in another woman, not just any women infact, her own best friend, and his uncaring attitude even after she found out.He always manages to device new ways to make her hurt over and over again.She wipes her eyes over and over again.Her
Richard woke up the next morning to an empty side of the bed.Cold and empty.And so is her side of the wardrobe, her makeup products, skincare and bathing materials all gone.Shoes, bags, everything, even her smell...It's all gone.He stood up, smiling and drinking the sunlight. "I'm finally free. I can do whatever I want now without consequences from anyone."He stands up and dances in the shower, feeling very happy.Ignoring the vibrations of his phone, he makes his own breakfast of toast bread and coffee.He makes very bad coffee but he drinks it anyway, just for the joy of it. When it's finally time to leave home for work, he grabs his keys and phone.Inside the car, he checks and sees that he's had multiple calls from Arielle and some other members of the executives of his company.He checks his texts but there's only one from Arielle.As he reads his, his earlier joy dies out and the day becomes very very sour.He fishes around in his briefcase but he can't seem to find what h
Ivy looks at the college ID in her hand as she travels home.She had grown up in New York and traveled to Oxford for her degree.When she came back, she had been hell bent on getting married to Richard that she had disregarded all her family just for him.She's scared about how she'll be received now that she's basically a prodigal daughter.She looks at her designated driver and urges him to drive faster.In three hours, she arrives on the outskirts of town, where her family house was built.In the form of a castle built in the early eighteen hundreds, their family is what is called Old to Modern Family money.She has been brought up to be humble so she never showed the fact that she was from a very rich founding family and nothing ever gave her away.She directs the man where to park the car, pays him and waits for him to leave before she exits the car.She opens the trunk of the car and carries out her suitcase filled with everything she owned the past few years.It's quite big, sh
Richard casts a look of disbelief at Ashton. "You're kidding right?"His Dad also looks at him. "Are you sure about this? She just left your brother, it's yet to be a day. This will spark a lot of controversies and now that we already have one on our hands. Can we handle it?"Richard nods, in an attempt to make him change his mind no matter what. "Yes, listen to Dad. Don't marry her. Let me tell you something big bro, she's a lousy woman, she's a terrible cook...""Yet, she always brought you your lunch. Am I supposed to believe that? You are her toast and coffee everyday, cooked your lunch and dinner for three years and now she's suddenly a lousy cook? Don't make me punch you." Ashton warns, standing up from his chair and towering over his brother with his full length.Richard backs away. "I was just...""Shut up." Grandpa Wright snaps at Richard and then turns to Ashton. "If she's the woman you'd like to get married to, we need to meet her family then. How about we arrange a meeting