Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mommy, Please Give Daddy a Second Chance: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

Heath could not keep his mind on the television. His mind raced back and forth through his memories. Past conversations and current overlapped in his mind. He wasn’t sure where some of them ended, and others began.He realized Ivy wasn't happy as he had thought. Had he ever known her as she truly was? His mother had him convinced at one point Ivy was out for money from him. It was the first time she requested money. That money would cover only his expenses. She’d not asked for a single cent for her or Geoff. That didn’t sit well with him. He didn’t like the idea of her paying for his son. Damn it, if the media found out that a billionaire’s son was not only being raised by someone else, but his family wasn’t contributing to his care or upkeep. Heath knew he’d have to settle his paternity and fix this. Ivy and Geoff should have the same lifestyle as any Allan family member. She should have been his wife, not some faded memory. He’d screwed up so badl

“Fine. We can try, but if they don’t change after a reasonable time, then we’ll wash our hands of them.” Ivy listened to Heath. She understood why he felt so reluctant to try. Ivy watched him repeatedly reason with his parents. Both or one of his parents would always resist his overtures and compromises. However, Ivy wanted to make sure his parents couldn’t accuse her of keeping them away from their grandchild going forward. The past she could do nothing about. If Heath could change like this, could his parents if given the chance? “Good. If we get them with us. Monica won’t have access to them or your family’s finances.” Ivy would use any advantage she could get. Monica’s threats the day Geoff broke his ankle were still in her mind, along with the echoes of past confrontations. Ivy tried avoiding all this, including Monica, but when Monica made it clear she’d use Geoff as a tool to force Heath to interact with Monica on her terms, that scared Ivy to no end. Mo

Kathy freed herself from her bra and settled down for a snack of ice cream. With the television on a passionate romance movie, and doom scrolling, a dating app. Kathy tried to not confront the reality of her life. Or the mistakes she’d made. Ivy found and lost a guy. He reappears years later. Determined to reconnect with Ivy. Here Kathy sat alone eating ice cream and looking for the next jerk who would ghost her instead of facing her for a single date. Kathy didn’t want to examine his assets any closer. Heath checked all the boxes.How did Ivy manage to find him? She continued swiping, unimpressed by the man-boys and men she encountered. None of them looked remotely close to Heath’s natural sophistication. The majority revelled in their ignorance and immersed themselves in subjects Kathy had no interest in. Camping and long walks were never part of her plans. Flowers were nice, but she never understood why anyone would give someone a dying object to watch as it died. It se

Kathy sat there watching Parker pack away a frightening amount of food. She knew from experience if she dared to eat like that, she’d need to buy her entire wardrobe again in a size or two larger than its size sixteen it currently was. She desired to downsize but lacked motivation to act. What was the point? No one in Kathy’s life showed concern for her appearance or well-being. So, she ate until she became too self-conscious to eat anymore. Parker, on the other hand, packed away whatever food she left behind. He didn’t appear embarrassed or apologetic in the least. “You said you’d explain why you barged into my apartment, deleted my dating apps, and insisted I eat this with you.” They’d been sitting there watching the movie and eating the food Parker brought. Parker didn’t appear to be in a hurry to explain anything. Kathy, however, questioned whether he had anything to say at all. Which clouded his purpose for being here in mystery for

“What? Who?” Ivy wasn’t a fool. It wasn’t something she’s attributed to Edward Polanski. He wasn’t the type of man that advertised his interest in her to others. It’s why she’d always avoided making a scene at work or reporting his hints. Anyway, Ivy convinced herself that he wasn’t as serious as she thought, or she’d misunderstood his hint. Every statement he made carried an underlying meaning. It was her first time hearing him discuss this with someone else. “Do you mean Mr. Polanski? Ed? What did he have to say?” “He told me I was barking up the wrong tree. He believed he was on the verge of a relationship with you. I didn’t let him go much further because I could see he was staking his claim on you. Really, I couldn’t see you slowly entering any relationship. It’s not the woman I know. You’ve always known what you wanted, and you don’t hesitate.” Ivy couldn’t believe his belief because she’d been doing nothing like that. These days, she questioned everyt