The moment the king heard Daniel's voice and realized that he was back, he came out of the room. He had been so disgusted with Ivy that he couldn't bear to look at her face any longer. However, he knew that he needed to address the issue while Daniel was present. Seeing that Daniel had returned, Joshua stood up. On the other hand, Ivy turned and stared at Daniel. He looked at her, saw tears falling from her eyes, and clenched his fists in anger. He began to walk slowly towards Ivy, while she became apprehensive. Despite trusting Daniel, she felt anxious; his entire family was accusing her so she couldn't help but wonder if Daniel would take their side. But as he got closer to her, Daniel pulled Ivy into his arms and embraced her.Ivy gave in and broke down in tears."It's okay, Ivy. Don't cry anymore. I'm here now, everything will be fine. I promise," Daniel comforted her."What are you doing, Daniel?" the king asked. "The woman you call your wife is betraying you, and yet you're
Ella had just finished shopping when she got into her car and began driving to her house. Thinking about the plan she had made for the day, she was very happy.Earlier, Joshua had called her to tell her that everything had gone successfully. He had been able to send evidence of Ivy cheating to his phone, so he was about to confront her.She knew that at this point, Ivy would be fighting hard to prove her innocence, but it wasn't going to be successful. Daniel would be forced to think about the possibility of Ivy cheating, and that was the first step. She knew how much Daniel loved Ivy, so she did not believe that he would kick Ivy out of his life so easily. However, she believed that this was enough to plant a seed of doubt, and with subsequent reoccurrences, Daniel would come to hate Ivy and would want nothing to do with her. That would be the time for her to step in.Of course, she had her backup plan and other things to do in case this did not go as she wanted, but this was her mo
The moment the queen saw the king falling onto his chair, she ran towards him and asked, "Your Highness, are you okay?" The king sat upright and weakly nodded, "Yes." Daniel also turned to stare at his parents. Everything that happened caught his attention. Ivy was frightened, thinking the king was having a heart attack. She got up from where she was sitting and ran over to the king's side, trying to hold his hand to see if she could help.Joshua took advantage of the opportunity and tried to run. However, the guards, who already had their orders from Daniel, pushed him backward and asked, "Where do you think you're going?" Once Daniel confirmed that his father was okay, he got up and turned to stare at Joshua, saying, "Trying to run away, Joshua? Why so soon? What do you think? It's that easy to commit a crime against the royal house and get away with it?""Please, I'm very sorry," Joshua said, filled with dread. From the first time he had seen Daniel, he thought Daniel was an eas
The next day, Daniel led Ivy out of the house as he said goodbye to the king and queen. She got into the car after he opened the door for her, and he began to drive. "Where are we going to?" she asked."Somewhere around the city," Daniel replied.They finally arrived at the gate of the most luxurious hotel in the city. "Wow!" Ivy exclaimed. "Are we here to have lunch?""Lunch? Ivy, it's still morning," Daniel smiled."Yeah, because we already had breakfast," she replied."Just keep your fingers crossed," Daniel said.Once they got out of the car, they went to the reception, and Daniel got their room key. Afterward, he led Ivy toward the room. Once they got to the room, he opened the door and they both went inside.When she was inside, she looked at the room in surprise. It had been decorated as though they were newlyweds. The bed was covered with roses, the chandelier was decorated with rose flowers, and there were different lights around the room, and scented candles as well – it g
My beloved Ivy, if you're reading this letter, it means I'm no longer in this world. Forgive me for not staying long enough to accompany you, for I would give up anything to be by your side because I know that the road before you will be long. I want to say I regret meeting your father but then again our union gave me the best gift life could offer, YOU. I disregarded my status as a noble; as one born with a silver spoon because I thought I had found my true love. I gave up my family to be with him but he stabbed my back with the sharpest dagger ever made.I wish I can stay longer but I can't fight the poison coursing through my veins. Your father and his mistress are the culprits. For the sake of my wealth, they killed me. Forgive me once more for being too weak to fight. Perhaps, someday you will chance upon my letter. If that day does come, according to your capability, please grant this one wish of mine:Get Justice For Your Mother.
"Ivy! Ivy! Ivy!"Ivy faintly heard her name being called repeatedly but she was too weak to stand up. Her body was burning up and she felt feverish, it didn't help that she was sleeping on the bare floor which was wet and cold. Scared that her stepmother would punish her harshly, she struggled to get up but her strength failed her, finally, she gave up and lost consciousness. The chilly feeling of cold water being splashed recklessly on her face, jolted Ivy back to life. As she shivered, she looked up to see her pregnant stepmother Lucy staring down at her with so much anger in her eyes. As she opened her mouth to speak, Lucy's large palm swiftly landed on her little cheeks causing her face to sting. Ivy cried out in pain and subconsciously held her cheeks with her hands. "You lazy bone," Lucy roared, "how many times have I told you to make sure you wake up before I do? You are just as useless as your dead mother. The dishes have not been washed, the garden has not been watered and
After making sure the gate was locked, Lucy poured water on Ivy and made her kneel under the sun while trying to figure out the best punishment for her. In the end, she concluded that she couldn't keep her anymore as she was bound to escape again, she was instead going to sell her at the black market."What do you mean by that?" Miles asked when Lucy told him about her plan to sell Ivy. "Listen, Miles, if you refuse to let me sell her, then you would have to choose between her and your real family. I will take Prince and Lana and walk away." Lucy said with all manner of seriousness."Do not say that, please. It hasn't gotten to that," Miles begged and haphazardly added, "but Ivy is also my blood." "How can you be certain she is your blood?' Lucy asked. "She has blue eyes whereas yours are brown and she is red-headed while you are dark-haired." "That's only because she took after her mother," Miles replied.Lucy scoffed, "I've said my own so you have to choose between the worthless
The sound of rumbling thunder and frightening lightning proved that the downpour was going to be heavy.I knew I had no other choice but to brave the weather. Aby was waiting at home for me and she gave me just ten minutes to get her shoes from her favorite mall.Over the years, the way she treated me had gone from bad to worse. I was literally scared of her and what she was capable of.It suddenly started pouring and I cursed myself for not bringing an umbrella along. Aby was going to kill me if her shoes got wet.I squeezed them into my body and tried to run as fast as I could. I was cold and dripping wet when I got home but I rushed nevertheless to Aby and gave her the shoes.I noticed she was angry but I didn't know why. I had checked the time so I knew I wasn't late.She looked at me with disgust and asked me to kneel. I promptly obeyed while asking her what I had done.She suddenly spat at my face and kicked me hard in my pelvis. I clutched my tummy as my face contorted in pain.