تسجيل الدخولIVY’S POVMy mind had not been at rest since the Ethan incident.The pictures of me and him kissing were already circulating and I knew there was no way Damien had not seen them by now.So the moment I stepped into the house, the first thing I did was to call him.“Hi, Damien,” I said immediately he picked up. “I know you’re at work, but I just wanted to tell you that something bad happened at my school.”“I know.”I stopped pacing in my room. “What? You know?”“Clara Vance came to my office and showed me the pictures.”My stomach dropped. “Clara?”“Yes. She tried to use them to frame you.”“Oh my God.” I sank onto the edge of the couch, running a hand through my hair. “Why won’t these people just leave me alone? Ethan also came to my school to threaten me because you demoted him. What exactly do they want from me?”“You don’t need to worry about any of them anymore. I took care of it. The pictures are down and I fired Ethan.”My eyes widened. “What? Damien, that’s so harsh.”“Harsh?”
DAMIEN’S POV“Mr. Blackwood… Mr. Blackwood.”I jerked from my thoughts at the second call of my name, blinking as the conference room slowly came back into focus around me.Humiliation washed over me when I realized I had just zoned out for the third time since the meeting started.Three fucking times.I dragged a hand over my jaw, trying to pull myself together.“I’m sorry, what did you say?”“I was asking if we should push the meeting for later. You seem… preoccupied.”Preoccupied.That was one way to put it.I leaned back in my chair and stared at the figures in front of me, although the numbers blurred together almost immediately.Ivy.My mind had somehow found its way back to her again.It had been doing that all morning since she sucked my dick and left my car with an innocent smile.I always knew she was going to be the death of me.There was no need to waste my time because I still won’t concentrate.“Yes. Reschedule it.”The men around the table exchanged glances before gathe
IVY’S POV“Uhm….do you know him?” I heard Amara ask from beside me and I know it’s because of the terrified expression I have on my face.“Yeah”. I blinked hard in an attempt to regain my composure. “It’s just a friend I wasn’t expecting to see here”.Ethan stopped in front of me with the same smile he had on his face the day he asked me to marry him.Only thing is now, it scared the shit out of me.“Hello, Ivy”. His gaze moved over to Amara and lust became obvious in them. “And who is this pretty friend of yours?”I couldn’t stop the disgust that coated my face.I can’t believe I used to be in love with a man like this.Well, at least I’m no longer stuck with him. The person I felt for was Clara Vance.If only she knew the kind of fool she was currently engaged to.“Hey, Amara. I’m sorry but can I catch up with you later?”“Sure”. She muttered, giving Ethan a wry look before she walked away.“What the fuck are you doing here and how did you find me?”His lips pushed up in a pout and
IVY’S POVMy eyes didn’t leave Samuel as I made my way to the car.And since he wasn’t aware that I was watching him, he turned and gave the nanny a wink.She was standing by the door with Ava who insisted on seeing me off as I went to school.Her cheeks reddened before she lowered her gaze coyly.Busted!I inwardly high-fived myself. My suspicion was right. They were really dating!“What’s making you smile like that?” Damien asked, eyeing me curiously as he slipped into the car beside me.“Nothing. I just love love”. I shrugged.He looked at me like I was speaking Spanish but I said nothing to clarify my statement.I didn’t know how he’d react if I told him about Samuel and the nanny and the last thing I wanted was to ruin their relationship.I was really rooting for them.Samuel seemed like he needed a little romance to soften that hard heart of his.“I’ll just assume it’s your first day of school that’s making you this happy”.“That’s also part of it”. I admitted, my face brighteni
IVY’S POV“Is everything okay?” I asked, pulling away from his chest to look at his face.A flicker of remorse crossed his features before he gave me a rueful smile.“Samuel told me what Mrs. Sinclair told you while you guys were leaving her house.”“Yeah.” I propped myself up on my elbows. “That’s actually what I wanted to tell you about. Did you tell me everything when you told me about Serena?”He shook his head, his smile fading. “No, I didn’t. I was worried about how you’d take it.”I cupped his cheeks and kissed him softly. “Damien, I promise you, I’ll understand whatever you want to tell me.”“Fine”. He let out a deep breath, his eyes falling away from mine. “I was the one who led Serena’s parents to Patrick.”I lurched upright, my eyes widening. “What?”“I wanted to tell you myself before Mrs. Sinclair told you something that didn’t happen.”“I understand. Just tell me exactly what happened. Why did you do it?”Damien was quiet for a moment before he finally spoke.“It happene
IVY’S POV“Damien Blackwood is not as innocent as you think he is.”Those were the last words Mrs. Sinclair said to me before I left her house.For a brief moment, her words lingered in my mind, planting a tiny seed of doubt I couldn’t shake. But the moment Damien appeared at the house, that doubt began to fade.“Dada!” Ava screamed, her face lighting up the moment she saw him.Damien chuckled as he bent down to catch her in his arms, pressing a soft kiss to the top of her head.I watched his face soften as he held her, the tenderness in his eyes making it impossible to believe what Mrs. Sinclair had said about him.I pushed the thought away completely.She was nothing more than a desperate woman grasping at anything she could use to destroy us now that her plans had failed.A smile stretched my lips as he moved over to me with Ava in his arms.“Mrs. Blackwood.” His eyes brimmed with emotion as he pulled me into his arms.That was all it took for everything I had been holding inside







