Betrayed by the man she loved the most, and a family that never loved her, Ivy finds her world crumbling down before her. She gets convicted for a crime she never committed, and her stepsister takes her place as the new wife of her billionaire husband. Fueled by anger and quest for revenge, Ivy returns with a whole new force and personality that threatens to take down those who ruined her life for ten years. Now, she's back- but with her secret babies, and a new partner. She's going to stop at nothing to take those who betrayed her down!
View MoreI swallowed hard, and halted in my tracks. That voice belonged to none other than Jordan - my ex-husband. My heart was beginning to thump fast in fear. My instincts were right after all. Was he the mystery caller? How did he get my contact? And how did he find out about Tristan? ''Emily?'' my tone had a hint of surprise in it. I should have guessed this right. The moment Emily walked into the scene, I knew she was the brain behind everything.''Hello, Ivy,'' she sneered at me with a haughty smile as she walked over to Jordan, ''Or should I say, Valerie?''This was a joke. No, it had to be one! This wasn't happening. Emily wasn't standing with Jordan, maybe I was hallucinating or imagining weird things. But, on a second thought, they were both standing side by side and sneering at me. What if Emily had told Jordan about the twins I had for him while in jail? What if he had Kyle and Khloe in his custody? What if my kids were with him? No, that couldn't happen!''Emily,'' my teeth gri
Things were not going as planned anymore. Rather, they were getting worse, like a ship that was about to be capsized. Tristan and Darren had gotten into a fight, and he wasn't willing to say anything to me. I finally had custody of my children, but now, they want nothing to do with me.I had no idea what was happy with Tristan, or what lies Emily had fed my kids. I still didn't have any plans to get back at Elena. And as for Jordan, I had no idea what to do with him.''This is all so frustrating,'' I kept muttering to myself as I raked my hair backwards with my hands. What was I going to do?And what about the mysterious caller? It looked like he knew a lot about me already. But, who was he?Just then, I felt my phone vibrate, followed by the ringtone. My body shook in shock. Why was it ringing now that I was thinking about the caller? What if it was another mystery call?''Hello?'' I hollered, noticing it wasn't the same number, but another. I swallowed hard the moment I heard the vo
The next few days, Tristan and I made more plans on how to get our revenge on our enemies. I wanted to pay Emily a visit. It had been a long time since I saw her, and most especially, my babies.I discussed the issue with Tristan, and he was determined to go with me to see her. All I wanted was to get back custody of my twins.Tristan and I stood before the imposing gates of Emily's estate, our determination palpable. We had come too far to turn back now. Our plan was simple: confront Emily, demand she return my children, and take back what was rightfully mine.As we entered the mansion, Emily's gaze met mine, her eyes cold and calculating. ''Ah, the prodigal mother returns,'' she sneered.I ignored her jibe, my focus fixed on the prize. ''Emily, we're here for Kyle and Khloe. It's time to return them to me.''Emily's smile was infuriatingly smug. ''Oh, I don't think so. You see, I have custody now. And I won't be handing them over to a convicted felon like you.''Tristan's eyes flash
‘’I’m scared,’’ I didn't know when I let those words out of my mouth, but it was the plain truth, my life was clearly in danger. I was scared of being killed by my enemies and not seeing my babies again. The most painful feeling was if I did nothing to take my revenge on them.I felt the warm touch of Tristan, and it suddenly calmed me down. It made me feel like I wasn't alone, and that he was right with me every step of the way. But then, I couldn't be so sure if he hadn't said so himself.‘’You don't have to be scared, Val,’’ I felt a tingle of happiness and relief within me at those words, ‘’You know I'm right here with you. And also, we made a pact to always help each other, no matter what. And that's exactly what we're going to do,’’I wasn't sure if I could believe those words, but I did anyway. I wanted it to soothe and calm me down. My stepmother wasn't just any woman that could be overlooked. She was the most dangerous out of everyone I had in mind to deal with. And, I knew t
Valerie, please put the gun down,'' Tristan's voice pleaded for the second time, but still, my actions were indifferent to his words.Watching my stepmother act so carefree even with a gun to her face increased the anger I was feeling. It was obvious she wasn't scared to die. I mean, how could she? After everything she had done to our family? She must be feeling fulfilled.''Are you too scared to pull the trigger? Or you're still an amateur with it?'' there was a hint of mockery in her tone. I wanted to pull the trigger on her that moment, to end her life, to prove her wrong, and most especially, to get revenge for everything she had done to our family."Don't listen to her,'' Tristan muttered to me, trying to grab hold of my hand, ''Just put it down. You can't do this right now,''I heaved a deep sigh. He was right. I couldn't afford to alter all the plans we had for them. It wasn't yet time to end my stepmother's life, not at the moment. There was so much humiliation I had in store
''I don't know what you're talking about, Ivy,'' she was fumbling with her words as she spoke. And I knew fully well that she was trying to deny the fact that she was hiding something.''Dan Stewards told me everything,'' I told her, making her understand that I knew she was having a thing with him. Her eyes widened in surprise as they stared at me, with her eyelids blinking in disbelief.Her lips parted to speak, but only a silent gasp could come out. Had she lost her words? Now, I knew for a fact that she knew something about it.''Dan told you?'' her tone asked in disbelief, ''And what exactly did he tell you?''''Everything regarding my father's death,'' I responded, leaning towards her with her hands crossed above her chest firmly, ''He told me my father had ingested poison a few hours before he died. And, in fact, the poison was what killed him, and not the bullet. So, tell me what you know about it, Elena. How did my father ingest poison?''She gritted her teeth at me, refusing
I didn't take my eyes off her for even a second. It felt like I was enjoying the show even more than Tristan who planned the whole thing. The guests started murmuring in confusion and side talks while I kept on sipping from my wine glass. Nothing felt better than watching the embarrassing look on the face of your enemies.Tristan nudged at me, signalling at the actions of Mr. Wellington. My eyes darted to his direction, and I saw the look of embarrassment in his eyes.''I swear to God, Daddy. I have no idea on what's happening,'' that was Rebecca pleading and trying to explain herself to her dotting father. But, he was startled, and watching the intimate scenes his beloved daughter was having behind secret doors.''How could you do this, Rebecca?'' her father's voice was filled with a tone of disappointment. His whole body was shaking in embarrassment as he kept trying to explain and calm down his guests. But, they were all gossiping and chattering without giving him listening ears.I
The connection and friendship between Tristan and I became awkward. But, somehow, I felt things had gone over the edge between us, and it made me nervous, cranky, and always shy around him.He insisted that it wasn't a night of mistakes, but a pleasant one. Well, I had different thoughts about it. I didn't want to throw caution to the wind while we had lots of important matters to attend to. For me, it was always going to be business, before pleasure.***I still hadn't met with Elena, except after the time at the hospital. I was dying to meet her, and avenge my father's death, which I knew she was solely responsible for.''You still haven't said anything about Khloe and Kyle,'' Tristan reminded me one morning during breakfast, making me drop my cup of coffee on the table. Emily... I had forgotten all about her.''I'm going to pay them a visit at the right time,'' I responded to him, taking a bite from my bread, ''But, for now, I need to tackle Elena and Jordan. Most especially Elen
I got up in a rush, and dashed into the bathroom to take a shower. Standing in the shower, I kept scrubbing my body hard, hoping it would wash away the memories and intimate touches from last night.''What were you thinking, Valerie?'' I asked myself, trying to recall how I got into such a messy situation. How was I going to look Tristan in the face? What was he going to think of me? What about our friendship? How were we going to see or think of each other from now on? This was one big mistake that should never have happened. I screwed up big time.I took about an hour in the bathroom unknowingly. It wasn't planned, but I wanted to remain there so badly. I couldn't face Tristan's, neither could I imagine how he was going to look at me. Or even think of me. We both had sex even after proclaiming our friendship as a platonic one.My body was turning cold as I remained in the shower, and I was so close to freezing to death. I knew I had to get out of the shower and the bathroom. But, I
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