News always had its way of getting around. Be it good or bad, the people were always informed.Today wasn’t any different, because as soon as the reporters left, the rioters followed, the police had come and had to do their duty, and everyone had gone home.However, not before word spread around, and the entire city was talking about the event that had happened up in front of Elixiron.Some praised Ivory, some blamed her, some sympathized, and the rest didn’t care.It was life, or so, that’s what Elias wanted to think, as he sat in the midst of a restaurant filled half to the brim with all sorts of people talking about the incident.In front of him, his companion, Veronica Blythe, looked amused with everything that was being said.“Ah, that kids becoming quite a celebrity, isn’t she?” She said, taking a sip from her wine.Elias frowned. “But not for the good things.” He sighed after saying this.It was clear that he was worried about Ivory. Who wouldn’t be after taking one look at the
[Meet me at the restaurant, 2pm]That was the text message Elias had sent Lucien.Glancing from the message to the entrance of the restaurant, Lucien sighed.It was barely noon and here he was, sitting in the middle of a restaurant, waiting for the other party to arrive.What a pain, he thought, picking up the menu and busying himself by looking through it. He had better things to be doing, things that would benefit him greatly, yet here he was, waiting for Elias Wrenford, to show up.And to make matters worse, the old man was thirty minutes late! If he could walk out of here, Lucien would have done so since twenty minutes ago.But he couldn't, because his curiosity was piqued. Although he was Elias's disciples, the man rarely interacted with him. Yet, here he was, demanding an audience.If that wasn't interesting, Lucien wasn't sure what else could be.And just the thoughts of that alone, made the corners of his lips curl up i
As a result of neglecting most of her duties as CEO and focusing more on her personal problems, Ivory's desk was a mess of documents she had to go through, sign, and submit.So, she was stuck in her office, spending most of her time working on them.A knock at the door stopped her and she looked up from the document."Come in,"The door opened and Carlos entered. "Ms. Remington, you have a visitor.""Visitor?" Ivory raised a brow. Who would be visiting her at such a time?"Who is it?" She asked."Mr. Ødegaar." Came Carlos's answer. "He said he had something important to give to you."Gadreel? Ivory's brows furrowed. And he was here to give her something important?What could possibly be so important that he'd-The answer to that question came in the form of a memory as she recalled their last conversation.Ah, the CCTV footage!"Show him in." She demanded immediately.With a nod, Carlos
Ivory’s eyes went wide and her breath hitched.Lucien…was hurt? He was the one who had been hurt?!She could feel all her worry and anxiety bubbling up, fighting against each other in a way that made her feel nauseous.“Where is he?” She managed to ask, despite feeling like throwing up.“He was rushed to Collision medical center after the hit.” Carlos type on his phone for a few seconds before saying. “It’s only a thirty minutes drive from here.”“Suspend all my work for today and cancel all meetings,” Ivory began dishing out instructions as she picked her coat and bag and started making her way to the door. “Get the car ready. I’m heading out.”“No need.” Just as she was about to exit her office, she felt a hand grip her shoulder and stopped her.When she turned around, she saw that the hand belonged to Gadreel, and he was the one who had
Elixiron was thirty minutes away, but with the way the car was breezing through traffic, Ivory was certain that they were going to get there sooner.It was a silent and quick ride. The car was fast, the traffic was not and it took them less than fifteen minutes to arrive at the hospital.Ivory was the first to step out, rushing into the building, leaving behind Gadreel and Ezekiel.When she got to the front desk, the nurse greeted her with a polite smile.“Good day, ma’am. May I have your name and the patient’s name please?”“Ivory Remington,” Ivory said, already searching her bag for her ID. “I was called by the hospital regarding a patient. He was involved in a case of hit and run.”“A hit and run?” The nurse repeated.“Yes.”“Can I have the name of the patient?”“Lucien Varga.” Ivory said and watched as the nurse typed in h
When the car had stopped and Ivory hopped off, Gadreel had watched her with his eyes for a few seconds before stepping down himself.“Pack the car and wait for me.” Was the only instruction he gave Ezekiel before walking off.He entered the hospital just in time to see Ivory racing in the direction of her intended ward and followed her.At all time, he kept a decent distance from her, not wanting to alert her with his presence as well as trying to figure out why he had followed her.It was almost like an instinctive reaction and a rather laughable one, if anyone were to hear their story.He had barely paid attention to her during their marriage, he dare say going as far as neglecting her because of one silly notion that had been instilled in his mind.She had taken Evangeline’s spot as his wife, ridden them of the joy they could have experienced together as husband and wife.It was safe to say back then that he disliked her, not hated, not loathed, he wasn’t that much of a petty perso
Evangeline was in the midst of her usual friend gathering, bragging all about the diamond ring Gadreel had put on her finger, when she received a call.Seeing it was from Mr. Foe, she excused herself, stepping out of the lounge and answering the call.“It’s unlike you to call me first.” She said.“And it’s unlike you to not keep that lover of yours on a leash.” His voice came in full force and for once, Evangeline could hear the emotions in them.Anger and hatred.She frowned. “My lover? Gadreel?”“Who else would I be talking about, Ms. Remington? Or don’t tell me, you’ve decided to make one of those your call boys, your main lover?”Evangeline froze up upon hearing this.How did he know? In fact, how much about her did he know?Was he going to use it and threaten her? If news about that got out, everything was going to be ruined!Her career, the publics opinion of her and worse of all, her relationship with Gadreel.He was going to look at her in a difficult light, hate her.“What…wh
The crowd had slowly began to gather and once again, Ivory felt that sense of déjà vu.Uh, she didn’t like this.“Please Ivy,” Evangeline continued, going as far as burying her face in her hand and seeming pitiful to the onlookers. “Don’t try and take Reel away from me. You did it once, but this time around…I don’t think my heart would be able to endure it, please.”The crowd murmured, throwing Ivory judging stares, and all she could do was look at them and shake her head.These poor suckers, Evangeline was acting like the perfect victim and like fools, they were buying into it.And as for that bitch, Ivory looked in her direction, frowning ever so slightly when from behind her hand, she caught Evangeline smiling.That bitch really needed to be taught a lesson.“Hasn’t anyone ever taught you that throwing around pointless accusations can and will land you in trouble?” She began, taking a single step closer.“And on what base do you think I’m stealing your man, huh?” She briefly glance
The room was empty and the sky had darkened by the time Ivory woke up. The rumbling of her stomach, was the first thing that greeted her as her nose picked up on the enticing aroma that hung in the air.However, she made no effort to get up. Staring blankly at the ceiling, she allowed the events of the past few days, replay in her mind.Her chest ached and the back of her eyes burned. She made no attempt to wipe away the tears when they formed, allowing them to freely fall, rolling down her cheek.She hadn’t even realized that she had begun to cry.All her life, she had tried, tried so hard, to keep the pain at bay, to not allow it to break her and yet, the past few days had shown her that the walls she had built up, were nothing but a mere illusion.Her defenses were weak.The betrayal, the fear, the confusion, the pain, all those emotions, the very same ones she had tried to bury deep down, had resurfaced, stronger than ever, and now, the only thing they left her feeling, was helple
The sizzling sound of meat being fried and the sweet rich aroma of eggs, filled the kitchen. It’s maker, Gadreel, moved swiftly around the kitchen, an apron tied around his body with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up. It was a scene so adorable and cute, anyone who happened to catch sight of it, would be surprised.It was hard to believe that a man so cold, a man who previously only cared for his business and the woman who turned out to have deceived him, was capable of making a scene such as this.As the meat reached its perfect frying point, Gadreel scooped it out of the pan, and placed it on the dish, putting beside it, the eggs he had fried.A simple meal of meat, egg and toast. Easy on the stomach and the exact thing he believed Ivory would needs.“Ivory,” Turning around with the food in hand, he searched the living room for her, expecting to at least see her waiting for him on the couch.However, when he noticed she was nowhere to be seen, he tilted his head and placed the food
The quietness in the car settled quickly. Or perhaps, that was what Ivory thought it was. In reality, Gadreel had been saying words.His lips moved, he threw occasional glances at her, but Ivory far too deep in her own head to respond.“Ivory, did you hear me?”At the mention of her name, Ivory blinked, slowly and turned her head towards the source of the voice.Gadreel. She realized and slowly, she nodded her head. “Yes,” She replied, softly, almost weak. “You asked, if I’m okay.”“And, are you?” His voice was probing. There was a soft encouragement behind it, ensuring her that if she needed to speak or pour her heart out, he was here, willing and ready to listen.Ivory took a second longer to answer this time around. Was she okay? She really didn’t know how she felt. She had feelings roaming her chest, clashing against each other and the prominent urge to scream, was ever so present.Yet, all of those things made her feel numb. Like it was all too much, the betrayal, disgust, disapp
The dread- thick and crippling to its core, settled upon Ivory like a thick impenetrable veil, as she realized the error she had just committed.She had messed up.The reality, a cruel reminded that she had thrown away her final chance at get out of this whole ordeal, was like a hard pill to swallow.Breath hitching, her thoughts quickly spiraled down a self deprecating path, a path where she wondered if this was all part of some divine punishment.Had she angered the gods, the heavens, or maybe, the universe itself?Because no matter how much she wanted, she could never catch a break.The universe was hellbent on keeping her in a loop of never ending pain and sorrow. Otherwise, one couldn’t explain to her, after how, only just losing her father, she ends up in a situation like this and when freedom seems on the tip of her finger, she had easily thrown it away in a fit of fear and adrenaline fuel trembles.Fucking hell, she cursed internally, eyes darting towards Lucien’s still uncons
Ivory dashed for the door with her full speed, but, Lucien had predicted her moves. In no time, he was in front of her, and she was thrown onto the couch, her breath escaping her momentarily.“Ivory,” He called, but she quickly kicked him, aiming for his crotch, but he had seen it coming and easily avoided it, his hand grabbing her leg and throwing it away.“Don’t misbehave.” He warned, pinning her down to the couch, but she continued to struggle, kicking and thrashing until her finally grabbed her hands and pinned them down above her head, his face close to hers.“Behave, or I swear to God, I’ll really kill him.” This threat, unlike his previous ones, carried a lot of weight, and it had caused Ivory to freeze.Her eyes were wide and her breaths were harsh, as her heart continued to race. She had come to know, in the past few days, that Lucien was a crazy person, he had made a few threats, done things that shook her and ultimately said things that made her realize how stupid she was f
“Mr. Ødegaar?”Gadreel was in the middle of watching his tracking software load the last location of Ivory’s phone, something he particularly wouldn’t have done under normal circumstances, but with the way things were looking like and the sinking feeling in his stomach, he was more than ready to do something like this to make sure Ivory was okay.That was, until the sudden appearance of his assistant, broke through his thoughts and the insistent tapping of his index finger against the table.Followed by a knock, Ezekiel had walked into his office, carrying with him, a box that Gadreel dimmed ugly, the very second he laid his eyes on it.“What is it?” He asked and looked down at the box. “And what is that?”“I’m just as confused, Sir. A garbage man stopped by and insisted that this belonged to you. A letter was left for you, he said.” Ezekiel explained, placing the box on the table and carefully sliding it to his boss when he had gotten close enough.After a few seconds of staring at t
Looking at his phone, Gadreel frowned. The call earlier, had it been a fluke?Was he meant to feel better now that she had called him?But, why did she call him and then hang up immediately? And the messages he sent, why hasn’t he responded to them?Sighing, Gadreel massaged his pained Temple. He could feel that migraine coming on, and if there was one thing he didn’t need right now, was a migraine.Pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind, he walked towards his desk, his fingers typing in the password and logging into his laptop.Something really wasn’t adding up and he was going to get down to the bottom of it.~•~Four hours after the whole ordeal that had happened, Ivory stepped out of her room. She was in a new dress, but, despite that, her mind was still stuck on the previous incident.As a matter of fact, her entire being was.Even though he didn’t actually do anything, she was still shaken, and the fact that the door was locked and she was unable to leave, was making it
“…you don’t need to tell me what I already know,” Lucien didn’t mean to sound rude, but with his mother being on the other side of the line, hounding down on him about how he needed to get Ivory to see things from their perspective as soon as next week, was making it hard for him not to snap. “You’ve told me this plenty of times, now.”“Don’t speak like that,” His mother reprimanded. “This is important. I believe I’ve given you enough time to do the needful and I’m beginning to run out of patience, my time is almost up. So, this is your last warning, get the girl on our side, or I’ll do it by myself.”Without waiting for an answer, she hung up the phone, leaving Lucien to sigh out loudly.What a wonderful way to ruin the start of his day, he thought, turning and exiting the balcony, only to find that Ivory was no longer where he had left her.He looked in the direction of the living room, her second most seen place, then in the kitchen, finding no trace of her.His brows furrowed and
After spending two days in his house, Ivory had come to the realization that there was no way of getting that door open on her own.She had tried several things; banging, kicking, pushing, punching, setting a makeshift fire to trigger the fire setting and even trying to use items that Lucien had touched to recreate his finger print, but, nothing had worked.All of them were useless.Sighing, Ivory rested her forehead against the surface of the door, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.“This is hopeless,” She muttered.She was trapped here, wasn’t she?There was no way out.Her phone, was with Lucien.She had nothing.What should she do?“Ivory.”The sudden voice, had caused her heart to stop momentarily. Turning around, she saw him, leaning against the doorway.“What are you doing?”Ivory had to keep herself from frowning. He had asked her the same thing the previous day, and she had responded with the exact same words.“Trying to open the door.”“I can see that,” Lucien said,