CHAPTER 49 - IVY

Ivy entered the main lobby of the executive floor, and Parker instantly spotted her. “Mr. Allan is in his office awaiting you, Dr. Smythe. Please go right in, and good luck. The last meeting, I think, ended on a sour note.” Parker gave her a thumbs up sign as she passed.

“Thank you, Parker, for the warning. It’s duly noted.” Ivy rolled her blue eyes with a sigh and continued into the office. “If things have changed little, I will know how to deal with him.”

As the door closed behind her, several eyes swivelled from the closed carve hardwood to look at Parker. “What? How should I know? I don’t know everything about his past, and I know what you’re thinking, Mary, and I’m not snooping.”

Ivy stood there with the door closed behind her, shutting out all the office sounds on the other side of the hardwood door. It came as a noticeable relief as her shoulder muscles noticeably relaxed. “So, I hear something went south at the end of your last meeting.”

Heath looked up and gave he