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Chapter:02: Helplessness:

Ivy Haddock had always ignored their petty side talks. She knew better than to get herself involved in such inconsequential sides talks with people she didn't want to get herself associated with in the first place.

This is because she was very much aware of the fact that the people that gossip and say hurtful things about her had no idea what she was going through and were merely speaking based on cluelessness.

  “What the hell are you doing here at this time of the night? ”  The guard interrogated her in an unfriendly tone, his eyes were glowing with disgust.

His eyes darted around and finally landed on Ivy's hands. It felt as if he was searching for something as he looked at her sternly.

  “I'm looking for my husband. Is he here?” Ivy Haddock didn't have all the time, so she went straight to the point.

She was very sure that the guard was aware of who she was talking about.

Immediately after she finished asking the question, silence ensued between the two of them as neither of them said anything to the other but simply glare at each other all this time.

The cold demeanor of the security guard hardened the dark looks on his face, and the determination on Ivy's face deepened.

“Does this place look like a house of comedy? Are you so impoverished that you can't afford to buy a working wristwatch!?” The arrogant security guard exclaimed, gawking at Ivy as if she was a bad thing.“If you are unable to afford a watch, don't you even have the etiquette to ask others for the time? If you weren't the daughter-in-law of the Willard family, I would have done the job of throwing you out of the place all on my own ”

Such a rude awakening by other people doesn't bother Ivy Haddock that much anymore. This is because, after she married into the Willard family, she has been constantly scorned by others.

Even her worth in the eyes of other people had instantly declined in the first instance– That's if she had one in the first place. And the truth of the matter was not far-fetched; it was because she was a poor, orphaned girl who had gotten married to the third grandson of the second wealthiest family in the city. Even when there were millions of other girls with status equal to theirs.

 The Willard family never treated her like a part of them and shunned her in front of everyone, including the workers.

 They felt that she was a leech who had stubborn stick to the mind of grandpa Willard, and in turn, forced him to arrange her marriage with Chase Willard.

 She was not like other successful young women from wealthy families, who contribute greatly to the growth of their families. She was just a pauper with no impressive background as well as a burden on others.

    She was a stain on their reputation and they didn't hesitate to show it.

  “Is my husband still in the office? I know he might be because he stays back some time to work overtime, so can you please to him if he's still around ?”  Ivy Haddock asked in a polite voice, her face was calm and her words were meticulous.

 However, her heart was in turmoil.

As soon as Ivy finished saying these words, the security guard became visibly irritated by her temperament, as if she has done something wrong that shouldn't have been done, and without warning, the security guard lashes out at her.

 “Look, Miss Willard, you don't have the right to barge into this building at this time and demand anything from me. You better give a good warning to yourself and leave”

Staring at the door nearby, Ivy felt helpless at the scene before her. Her heart was boiling with anger, making her clenched her fists subconsciously,  ad she stepped forward without caution.

When the security guard saw her moving, he immediately strode over and stood in front of her, grabbing her by the shoulders to stop her from going any further.

  “Hey, you! Hey! You better stop right there! If you don't stop right now, I'll be forced to use force on you and I'm sure you wouldn't such. However, don't force me to kick your cranky ass out of this building, miss.” The security guard yelled at Ivy, who remained glued to her spot in terror and rage.

Her face widened at the sudden aggression from the security man– He didn't even have any regard for her as the daughter-in-law of the Willard family or even as a woman.

Tight-lipped, Ivy Haddock took a step back, forcing herself from reaching out to slap the security guard across the face, who looked like he was ready to best her up to a pulp without even trying.

  “Not even worthy mentioned employees are allowed to be here at this time, except the security guards, who keep the company building safe. How dare you try to barge into the building without authority?” The guard shouted at the top of his voice, his voice echoed through the empty wind of the night.

  

Looking up at the man, Ivy Haddock felt that she had indeed stepped overboard and indeed angered the man. Because of this, Ivy took another step back and give a little distance to the man. 

Although her heart was boiling with anger due to his scared she was about the safety of her husband. Seeing how the man was preventing her from going into the building, Ivy felt like going up to the man and leaving a dirty slap across his face so that he could understand the turmoil in her mind.

The look of disdain in the eyes of the security guard for Ivy was like a piercing dagger, his face was unsettling as he pointed his fingers at Ivy accusingly and asked, “Miss Willard, are you behaving like this because you are the unworthy daughter in law of the Willard family? Do you even have any status in the family to take up a chance like this?” The security asked.

 Ignoring the man's question, Ivy Haddock's thoughts wandered around for a while, and then her eyes lit up as she asked, “Did you say that the security guards are still in the building?”.

Seeing that Ivy was playing dumb with him, ignited more anger in the heart of the security guard and he couldn't help himself. He felt that the young girl was purposely making him look like a fool while she sneakily dismissed the fact that he wanted to drive her away.

He stepped forward and stood in front of her, he clenched his fists into a ball as he glared at Ivy,“ Did you fail to understand what I said, Miss Willard ?”

Ivy scowled and her brows knitted together before she gave the angry security guard an exasperated look.

       “You better leave now before I call the police and have you arrested for attempted theft.....In fact, I could have you sued for double charges count– Trespassing and theft” The guard looked down at Ivy and yelled.

Tapping the screen of her phone, Ivy realized that the time was fast spent and it was now past midnight, this realization made Ivy grow more and more impatient with the annoying security guard.

  “Is my husband, Chase Willard still here at the office or not?” Ivy asked with a raised voice. The tone of her voice drastically changed from the initial calm and meticulous to cold and presumptuous type.

Hearing the change in the tone of her voice, the man immediately flinched.

He was shocked that Ivy could carry such a dominant ambiance around her that made her look feisty. However, he quickly recovered from his daze before she could notice a thing.

  “No,he's not here anymore. Young master Chase left the office long ago.... Now excuse me, I'll do like to go back to work”

Before Ivy could have a chance to refute, the guard banged the door close right in her face, she left outside all alone with nothing but the loneliness of the night and the windy sound of the breeze.

As she waited around, her eyes darted around the street nervously, not sure who to contact at this time.

She didn't know any of her husband's friends since he was ashamed to introduce her to any of his friends.

Without thinking twice about it, she quickly pulled out her phone from her pouch and dialed her husband's number.

She waited patiently for a few seconds then she heard the phone ringing from the other side of the line.

At least, the phone was ringing and not like before when it was unavailable.

Hearing this, Ivy's face lit up with joy and she ran back.

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