Ivy was stunned to hear him confess such feelings for her. She never expected that her friend would fall in love with her. Despite their short separation, he was still thinking of her but for the wrong reasons. Daniel noticed her change in expression and decided to express more of his feelings. "I love you, I never meant for this to happen but I couldn't help falling in love with you." "Ivy never felt this way for anyone before, I thought that it was just a mere friendship and I was feeling that way because I was close to you but my assumptions were wrong. I'm in love with you, that's the explanation to the fast beating of my heart anytime I see you "Daniel said with a smile on his lips. "Ivy, we might have not known each other for long but it seemed like we've been familiar for a long time. I've never met anyone who understands me like you. You make me laugh and you give me this happiness that's so hard to find" Daniel smiled at her. Ivy was speechless, she didn't want to hurt hi
Tarquin was taken aback by her boldness, it didn't seem like she was joking. There was this seriousness and coldness in her tone that he had never heard before. "What did you just say?" Tarquin pretended like had misheard her words. "You heard properly, I'm not interested in this marriage that only causes sorrow. I'm done with it and I've had enough of being treated like a slave by you!" Ivy yelled and couldn't stop her tears from dropping. "I will never give you a divorce till one year is over," Tarquin said firmly. He couldn't divorce Ivy because without her, he would lose ownership of his company and all his hard work would be for nothing. "I don't care about what you say, haven't you hurt me enough? What exactly have I done to you? It was Emma who cheated on you and you could do nothing but cry like a baby over her" Ivy sobbed louder. Tarquin squeezed her arm tightly and brought his face so close to hers, that the edge of their noses were almost touching. "Do you remember wh
Emelia and Ivy were friends from high school but their choices of universities made them part ways.Emelia had gotten a scholarship in London and she had to leave, moreover, her parents were there, and living with her aunt wasn't that comfortable. Her Aunt was sick at that time and she seemed like a burden to her. It prompted her schooling in London to return to her parents. Ivy wanted to go to school in California and that led to their separation. They lost contact with each other years ago and they had been too busy with each other lives to even think of chatting on social media. The problem was that Emelia wasn't much of a social media person, she didn't even have a F******k account. She was only available on W******p and nothing more, she didn't like the attention of others in her life or criticizing her looks. She wasn't ugly but She hated the attention. Ivy was the only friend who understood her the most. Emelia flipped through the pages of her dusty diary and she saw Ivy's
Ivy woke up the next morning and was unwilling to stand up from the bed. She stared into space feeling more heartbroken than ever.She wondered how she slept because Tarquin had sex with her till he grew tired and that was for hours even when she was weak and she begged him to stop. He continued.She sniffed and wiped her tears, she tried moving her legs but in between was so sore and It hurt badly.Ivy slowly turned to face him but he was still asleep. She stared at him with disdain in her gaze, this was pure hatred.Whatever affection she was developing for him had completely disappeared. She was too angry inside to even see him as a victim of circumstances.She knew he was hurt or something terrible must hand happened in his past but that didn't give him the right to rape her. She was his wife even though it was simply on paper but she didn't want him to fuck her while he was drunk.He wouldn't be able to even remember their time together.She also didn't want him to hurt her, consi
Her words made him feel horrible. He understood her anger and there was nothing he could say or do to justify his actions."Ivy," Tarquin muttered. "I know you're angry because of how much I've hurt you but please open the door, I just want to know if you're alright."Ivy gazed at the door and frowned, if he had said those words days ago then it would have meant a lot to her but now, she refused to believe any word that came out of his mouth.He was nothing but an aggressive, uncontrollable, and pathetic liar. He had pretended to dote on her when they went out, he acted so charming but it was all deceit to trick others."Ivy!""I said leave me alone or are you here to rape me again? After what you did last night, you're still trying to show your disgusting face in front of me?" Ivy yelled as tears streamed down her face.She was still weak but had to muster her strength and call off his bluff. She was tired of his hypocrisy.Ivy went further to imagine that he had planned it. He couldn
Ivy trembled in fear. She didn't mean to harm him but neither did she want him to touch her.The memories were still fresh in her mind and he left a scar that would take a while to heal."Tarquin" Ivy called, her voice cracking.The tears in her eyes couldn't be held back anymore, they slipped down her cheeks.Ivy slowly went on her knees and crawled to his side. She placed her pale and shaky hands on his body, shaking him, but there was no response."Wake up" Ivy urged, she shook him vehemently but there was still no reply.This made her more afraid, she smacked his arm repeatedly but he wasn't moving. She placed her ear close to his chest and there was a heartbeat.She heaved a sigh of relief but the loss of blood from his head was alarming. She never planned to hit him that hard."Oh my God" Ivy swallowed hard, she went to her wardrobe, her legs were feeling wobbly and weak.She opened her wardrobe, brought out one of her dresses from it, and went to him. She pressed it against the
Ivy understood that her friend wanted the best for her but sending Tarquin to jail was going too far.Though he had taken advantage of her maybe, if was in his right senses and a lot more romantic and gentle then things wouldn't have turned out that way.She wasn't trying to make excuses for him but she couldn't bear seeing him in prison and guilt would consume her because of Mrs Caroline.Mrs Caroline was one of the nicest people she had ever met. She acted like the mother she never had. Mrs Caroline would be completely heartbroken when she learns that her son could go to jail.Mrs Caroline wanted the best for Tarquin and that was why she met her. It's mostly because of her that Ivy endured everything, Mrs Caroline even left the house more frequently than before to give them time alone.She was making an effort and so was Ivy, it was quite a pity that their efforts were for nothing. Tarquin never appreciated it neither did he even attempt to change his ways, at least for his mother.M
Two months later.Ivy was presently in Emelia's kitchen cooking. It had been so much fun for her since the time she started living with Emelia.Two months felt like yesterday because they had been keeping each other company, going on outings during the weekends, and having a one-week vacation during her leave.It was one of the best moments in Ivy's life. She looked much better than the time she stayed with Tarquin. She had also added some weight and it made her look more amazing."I can smell that chicken soup and I love it," Emelia yelled from the sitting room.She was working.Ivy wanted to find a job as well but Emelia insisted that she stay at least six months without working. She had to recover emotionally and mentally from all the torture that Tarquin put her through.Emelia was glad that Ivy had completely cut off from him. She threw the phone he got her away and transferred all the numbers in the sim card into the phone that Emelia got her before tossing the sim again.Emelia