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Chapter 31Sebastian ~•~As I drove away, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease. Zara was like a ticking time bomb, and I had no idea how I was going to handle her. I could only hope that she doesn’t end up doing anything reckless. I had to be careful because Zara was unpredictable, and I couldn’t risk her exposing me to Ivy. After a short ride, I arrived at my house. As I walked into the house, I saw that my mother was already seated at the dining table, having a glass of juice as she waited for me. “Hey, Ma.” I kissed her on the forehead before settling down on the empty chair beside her. “Sebastian, you bought a $99,000 necklace for Ivy?” My mother went straight to the point as she asked. “Why did you spend so much money on a necklace?” She added, letting out a disappointed sigh. My mother caught me off guard. I had no idea she even knew about the necklace. I wasn’t even expecting her to come down to my house just to scold me about a necklace. I opened my mouth to spe

Chapter 33Ivy Chase ~•~As I talked about my $500,000, everywhere went silent. All of a sudden, the mother didn’t have anything to say anymore. She was just staring at Sebastian with a disappointed look on her face. “Talking about the $500,000 at this point is so insensitive.” His mother finally spoke after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence. “What?” I asked with an unbelievable scoff. “But it isn't insensitive for you to call me here and embarrass me because of the money I am spending on my wedding preparations?” His mother rolled her eyes. “I’m just trying to reason with you here.” She replied, her voice rising. “If you can just listen and return the necklace, everyone will be okay.” It was even surprising to me that I had been standing there for minutes, listening to her as she insulted me. And the fact that Sebastian had been quiet all this while was baffling. “Like I already said before, I’m not going to return the necklace.” I kept my tone as respectful as possible.

Chapter 35Sebastian ~•~Zara had been blowing up my phone with numerous phone calls and texts. I chose to ignore them because I was having a date with Ivy later in the day. I didn’t want to respond to Zara because she would probably bug me about hanging out. But I couldn’t meet up with her anymore. That was a big risk. I thought ignoring Zara would make her give up, but she kept on calling my phone. What I had gotten myself into? At some point, I had to turn off my phone so she wouldn’t be able to contact me. By the time I was done getting ready for the date, Ivy was already in my bedroom. I was meant to pick her up from her house, so I was shocked to see her. “What are you doing here?” I asked as I made my way to the closet. “I’ve been calling your phone but I couldn’t reach you,” Ivy said. “I had to come here to see if everything was fine.” A soft chuckle escaped my lips. “I’m sorry, my phone died.” I lied, trying to avoid eye contact with her. I couldn’t tell her that I tur

Chapter 37Ivy Chase ~•~I quickly averted my gaze and was about to continue walking like I didn’t just see him. But before I could even take a step, Parker’s voice cut through the air. “Ivy Chase.” I paused and slowly turned around to look at him. “Parker,” I responded, my voice cracking slightly. I already had a shitty day and didn’t expect to see Parker at the restaurant. Things were awkward between us because of the last conversation we had. Parker and I hadn’t spoken to each other since our last argument during the engagement party. He gestured for me to move over to his table. “What are you doing here?” He asked as I stood in front of him. I rolled my eyes. “I came here to change my car tires.” The sarcasm was evident in my tone. A soft chuckle escaped Parker’s lips. “I’m sorry, you obviously came here to eat.” He lifted his hands in mock surrender. From the way Parker spoke to me, it was as though he wasn’t upset about the situation anymore. Maybe he had already forgot

Chapter 39Ivy Chase ~•~“Did you sleep with him?” Sebastian asked as I walked to the front door. I stopped in my tracks, taken aback by his question. “What? Who?” Sebastian scoffed. “Don’t act like you have no idea what I’m talking about.” He replied, his eyes darkening. “Are you sleeping with Parker?” “I don’t even know what you’re doing at my house, please leave.” I gently shoved him to the side because he was blocking my path, and then I unlocked the door and walked inside the house. But before I could close the door, he held it and walked inside the house. “You didn’t answer my question, Ivy.” He continued. “Did you sleep with Parker?” He repeated his question. I honestly didn’t have an answer to his question because I had no idea if I even slept with Parker or not. Yes, I woke up naked in a hotel room with him, but we never got the chance to talk about what happened. I felt too embarrassed to ask him about it even if it had crossed my mind several times. But I wasn’t sur