Chapter Ten

Sinclair watched as Ivy and Chris left him to nurse his pains. "Fuck!! She hits so hard." He moaned in pain as he tried to get up from the floor. He looked towards the door again and was left in surprise. ' This isn't Ivy that I knew. What the hell happened to her?' he thought as he left. He couldn't offend Chris so he had to leave.

He got into a car that was parked across the road and groaned out. "I won't be doing this with you again. Why didn't you tell me the person she is involved with is Chris Evans? Please, count me out!" He said and made to go back out again.

"Such a fool." Shayla who was sitting in the back seat of the car cursed making Sinclair pause in his movement. "I thought you needed the money I offered. Do you think Chris will let you off now that you have offended him?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" Sinclair sat back in the car and asked in fear.

"You have already appeared before him and you think he will let you off? What a joke!" Shayla scoffed at him. "Now that you've offended him, you better forget about that small company of yours. I can assure you that it won't stand for long."

"Why didn't you tell me that the person she is with is Chris Evans?" Sinclair questioned with a frown. "Fuck!! You deceived me bitch! I will go to him and tell him you made me do what I did."

"Coward! Get out of my car and see if you will survive in this city for two days." Shayla scoffed with her arms crossed over her chest.

"You deceived me into this! " Sinclair said with anger. "What do I do now?"

"Now, that's more like it," Shayla answered with a bright smile on her face. "You just have to stick to the plan and get Ivy away from Chris. I believe you know how to do that."

"It won't be easy. Ivy is strong-willed. She won't come back to me and sure. You saw how she kicked me without pity. My whole fucking body still hurts!"

"Do you think she stopped loving you? How can she just fall out of love with you so easily? Come on, use that to get her." Shayla narrowed her eyes at him and said.

"Fine... Keep to your end of the deal and I do mine." He hesitated for a moment before speaking. He had already started so he might as well just see it to the end.

"Once you have managed to break them up, I will keep to my end of the deal. Trust me." Shayla assured.

"Fine. I'll do it. Just wait for my news. " He assured and stepped out of the car.

Shayla watched him walk away from her and let out a smirk. "Chris, if I can't save you then, no one else can." She said and ordered the driver to drive her away.

Meanwhile,

As Chris walked out of Ivy's apartment, Dave opened the car door and he stepped in. "I want you to investigate that Sinclair and the car parked across the road. Give me all I need to know by tomorrow morning."

"Yes sir," Dave answered and drove out of the residential area.

The next morning, Chris got dressed and stepped out of his room to meet Dave waiting for him already. "Sir, I have all the info here." He said and handed a file over to Chris.

Chris flipped through it and with every page he looked, his expression turned mocking. "This bastard is also a fool." He said with a shake of his head.

"And, the car you asked me to look into, belongs to Shayla. The state secretary's daughter." Dave said after Chris had finished looking through the document.

Chris chuckled dryly before saying. "Who uses such childish tricks again? Clear my schedule for today. Call the state secretary and tell him I want to have lunch with him." He said and stood up with a smirk on his lips.

"Where are we going to?" Dave asked as Chris walked to the door. He had just said that his schedule was to be cleared so, where could he be going to?

"To see my wife! Where else do you think I am going to?" He rolled his eyes and answered.

Dave rushed out after him but was still confused. What was happening to his boss? He thought. "Sir, she'll probably be at her workplace. Should I drive you there?"

"Call her boss and make him sack her. I can't have my woman doing that kind of job." Chris answered and rested his head against the car seat and closed his eyes.

Dave shook his head at his boss. He drove the car out of the compound and drove towards Ivy's workplace. They got to Ivy's place of work in less than thirty minutes and saw her walking out with a downcast look. Chris got out of the car and called out to her. "Kitten!!"

Ivy who wasn't expecting him was shocked when she heard the voice of the man whom she had secretly been waiting to hear from since he left her place last night. "What are you doing here? I thought you said you won't be available till night." She asked with a raise of her eyebrows but deep down, she was smitten by his looks all over again. He was dressed casually and it just made him look even more handsome.

"I had something more important to do so, I cleared my schedule. Why are you out here?" He asked like he didn't know why she was coming back out.

"My boss just fired me. Claimed he couldn't pay me anymore." She answered with her eyes downcast. She didn't see the smile that was dancing on Chris's face.

"Oh... Is that why you are looking so downcast?" He asked her.

"I am not filthy rich like you. The pay I get from here is what I use to take care of myself. It's more than enough reason for me to be downcast." Ivy answered. "Go about your business. I need to start looking for another job." She said and made to leave. She had seen people giving them the looks and that made her uncomfortable. People would start spreading news in less than an hour and she doesn't want to be the topic on everyone's lips.

"Kitten, can't you tell? I came here to see you. You make my efforts feel stupid." Chris said and pulled her back to him. He exerted a little strength and she fell into his arms.

"What are you doing?" She asked in panic and looked around. "People are watching." She added and struggled to get out of his embrace.

"Let them watch. And if you don't want them to see me kissing you then, you better get into the car " He said hoarsely. Her lush body in his embrace was messing with his thoughts.

Ivy stopped moving immediately. She looked up into his eyes and saw the passion there. She ran her tongue over her lips and swallowed nothing. She brushed her hair behind her ear and muttered. "Let's get into the car."

"Does that mean I can kiss you when we get in?" Chris tilted his head to the side and asked.

"I... I never said that." Ivy muttered under her breath.

Chris let out a chuckle and helped her get into the car. "Why do you have to work when you have me? Just concentrate on your school and let me take care of you. What do you think?" He leaned into her and asked.

"I don't need your money." She answered while averting her gaze.

"You don't need it but I want to give it to you." He said and buckled her seatbelt then sat away from her. He then dropped a card onto her lap and said "That's for you. You can't return it either. The code is your birthday."

Ivy looked from the card on her lap to the man who was sitting beside her. What was she supposed to do? She wasn't a saint and she couldn't pretend that she didn't need the money. It would help her a lot but, what would he say? Won't he think she just wants to spend his money? "No... Please, take back your card. What would people say when they find out? I can't accept it." She picked up the card and tried pushing it into his hand.

"Do I look like I care what people say? You are my woman and I will make sure you have all the best of everything. Including the best of me." Chris said and leaned into her. "You either take this card and start using it or, I'll make you move into my house this moment. What do you think?" He whispered into her ears and gently bit her earlobes.