CHAPTER 83 - IVY

“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