Novels by Gold Golden

Ivy's POV “You speak as if you have an opinion over whom I date,” I told him with a smile on my face. “If Spenser isn’t good enough for me, shall I date my perfect stepbrother then?”It was exactly three seconds after when Harper burst into laughter. She didn't know it then but she had just done something so useful; cooling the atmosphere. I smiled on seeing Alex's nervous face. It was a lot of fun to see him uneasy.“Don't be absurd,” Harper gently tapped me. “Alex is…” But she couldn't finish. The big door opened and I could see my stepmom coming out of the mansion. I couldn't believe my eyes. She was supposed to be in China! “Mom!” Alex called. He looked surprised as well. I began to move towards her but Harper overtook me and hugged Olivia tightly. The latter simply smiled thought it all. “You shouldn't be here… not now…” I muttered.“I know, right?” Olivia replied. “It was my plan to have so much fun with your dad in China but he suddenly had an emergency in one of the compan

Ivy's POVI arrived right in time for the first lecture. It was a boring, long lecture and while other participants nodded their heads in understanding at times, I stared at the lecturer. In my ears, he was speaking a strange language that I had never heard in my life. I didn’t need to be told that I would struggle in business school.As the class ended, I took a deep breath and began packing my things in my bag. I could see Spenser from afar. The moment our eyes met, he looked away instantly. It was quite surprising to see my bully look afraid of me. I was bored so I decided to move closer to him.“Spenser,” I called. “The son of the CEO of Avon law firm.”“Hey, I… erm…” Spenser was struggling. I could see sweat begin to appear on his forehead.“You have something to say, don’t you?” I crossed my arms, staring at him like a superior officer gazing at a disloyal junior officer.“I do,” He muttered. “My actions towards you were wrong. Please forgive me. Such will never happen again.”S

Ivy’s POVI looked at the fork in my hand and back at Harper. I was breeding a dangerous thought right now but that was all I could do. I didn’t have the guts to start actual violence.“It’s enough!” Alex exclaimed. “I am not blaming anyone for the over-salted dish. We can’t eat it and that’s fine. We can just eat out or call butler Hannah back.”Alex seemed to establish authority with his aura. He left the dining table before we could argue anymore. As expected, Harper followed him acting clingy like an over-pampered kid. I stared at her in disgust and tried my pasta again. I spat out this time before leaving the dining room too.**That Sunday had to be the worst of my life. I ended up staying in my room all through eating raw noodles straight from its box. Alex sent me a message to come out for dinner but I refused him. He must have thought I was sulking. Shit and shit again.The next day being a Monday, I couldn’t continue my self-prescribed isolation plus hunger strike. I came ou

Chapter 6 Ivy's POV My instincts must have kicked in last minute because I flung myself off Alex. The door opened and a young lady found her way inside. She must have been around my age. My heart was beating so hard that I feared it would explode. Alex and I were on the bed, both of us looking at the ceiling. “You must be Ivy,” the young lady told me. Alex sat up and smiled at her. I did the same.“How do you know my name?” I asked carefully. She didn't seem to have noticed the atrocity we were going to commit before she arrived. “Let me do the introductions,” Alex stood up, playing the perfect host. “This is Harper, my girlfriend. Harper, I have told you about Ivy but then here she is, my stepsister.” I didn't know how to react at that point. My saliva started tasting like ashes in my mouth. Alex was horrible! “Oh, nice to meet you,” I extended my hand for a handshake. Harper looked at my hand maliciously before taking her eyes off. “You should wash your hands. I am really car

Ivy's POV For a moment, I thought about throwing caution to the wind by telling Alex the truth, kissing him right after and having sex in the back seat of the car. However, I couldn’t do that. I had to think about our parents.“No,” I muttered. “I told you before, didn’t I? Our first meeting was at the airport with your mum.””Really?” he asked again.“Yes,” I told him.Alex nodded reluctantly and started the car. I was yet to use the band-aid on his wound but he looked broken. He didn’t want to be talked to so I left him. I felt like shit myself but there was no other choice. Our bond had broken regardless.Getting back home, I met my dad at home. Apparently, the dean had called him already to narrate the unfortunate incident and apologize. The moment my dad watched us arrive, he looked furious.“Are you fine?” he kept on asking Alex and I. Of course, we replied that we were both fine.“The boy’s name is Spenser, right?” my dad asked rhetorically. “I will make sure he gets expelled

Ivy's POV The moment I heard that, my heart went out to Alex. I had resented him everyday since the day I thought he dumped me. I was only realizing that he truly loved him to the extent where he told his mum about me. I felt like running to find Alex and giving him a hug but I could not. Even though the previous circumstances had been resolved, our present couldn’t be resolved. We couldn’t stop our parents from being happy.However, I softened up a bit towards Alex.He wasn’t present at dinner due to a project he wanted to complete. I took dinner to his room upstairs and I could see the shock on his face when he saw me.“You brought dinner…” he muttered.“I did,” I replied coolly.“That’s shocking!” he replied honestly. “I hope you added no substance to this? I don’t want to end up having a stomachache.”“Then I will take it back,” I replied hurriedly.“Oh no!” he held me. He was right on his chair before but he managed to stop me before I got to the door. His right hand was holding