Chapter 147: Ivy And Silas.
Chapter 147: Ivy And Silas.
Ivy wiped her lips with the back of her hand. Surprise filled her at Mason’s audacity, but when anger surged, she acted on it and slapped him hard on the cheek.
“You bitch!” Cheryl yelled, her eyes blazing with anger.
But Ivy ignored her, focusing on Mason. Of course she had seen the lust in his eyes when she had first walked in, but she had been too angry to give it much thought.
Besides, she thought he had changed, she thought he was more responsible now that he was with Cheryl and expecting a child.
Well, she was wrong.
“You fucking bitch!” Mason yelled, holding a hand to his face.
“Next time you try that shit with me, I will make sure that’s the end of you!” she threatened, her voice harsh.
She tried to walk out of the room but Cheryl prevented her, blocking the door. “You fucking go nowhere! Until you explain this!”
“Explain what?” Ivy demanded, matching Cheryl’s tone.
“This!” Cheryl said, gesturing wildly.
Mason went to his desk, still holding his cheek. Ivy had expected a better reaction from him, but she figured him speaking would only make Cheryl more suspicious.
“What were you doing in my fiance’s office? Looking…” Cheryl’s eyes fell on Ivy’s gown and she saw the disgust in them,” like this…”
“Well, thank you for acknowledging my fashion sense. I’ll be on my way now,” Ivy answered, stepping forward.
But Cheryl pushed her, her protruding stomach hitting Ivy’s hand. Out of fear of harming her, Ivy moved away.
“Let me go, Cheryl,” she said softly.
“I deserve an explanation,” Cheryl said, her eyes glistening with tears, her voice tight with pain. “What is happening here?”
Ivy wanted to scoff out loud. Months ago, she had been the one in the situation and now it was funny to see the table flip.
But Ivy didn’t have time to tease Cheryl, in fact she couldn’t wait to get away from them.
“Say something, Ivy! Please.”
Ivy sighed before she spoke. “Nothing happened. Mason made a stupid advance, so I slapped him.”
Cheryl broke down in tears, holding the door for support. Ivy had expected that when Cheryl straightened up, she would lunge at Mason but instead she lunged at Ivy, pushing her away.
“Hey!” Ivy yelled but she didn’t push back.
“You hoe! You can’t stand to see me happy! You want my man for yourself!” Cheryl snapped, her voice shaky from the tears.
Ivy scoffed, her patience fading. “That’s rich coming from you.”
Mason rushed to them, holding Cheryl who pushed him away. He frowned as he faced Ivy. “You need to leave.”
“That’s what I have been trying to do!” Ivy said, annoyance tingling her voice.
“You should be ashamed of yourself!” Cheryl shouted.
Ivy ignored her, anger rising in her chest. She looked at Mason dead in the eyes to state her point. “If you don’t fix it, be ready for whatever you get,” she said and left.
In the reception she scowled at Jenny as she walked out. Once Ivy got her car, she sighed, leaning in her chair.
“Are you alright ma’am?” Bud asked, his voice gentle.
“Yes I am,” she lied, plastering a smile.
She had gone there to confront Mason and maybe get him to drop another post so Geoffery would see that she wasn’t lying about being involved with Mason.
But that had gone south, taking a different direction.
“Let’s go to my office, please,” she told Bud who started the car.
She hadn’t been at work since the opening party and with everything happening, she didn’t want to work. She would just drop by and say hi to her team.
Her phone rang, pulling her thoughts and she reached for it. It was Cole and she frowned when she picked it.
“Hello.”
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“Ivy, hi,” Cole said, sounding breathless. “I am sorry about yesterday.”
Ivy rubbed her temple in exhaustion. They were still on Thomas’s case, and to know that she failed to get anything tangible from Mason left her feeling dumb and angry.
“Did Geoffrey call you? Dad said he hasn’t been home since yesterday,” Cole explained.
“Oh God,” Ivy gasped, sitting upright. “What happened?”
“I don’t know,” Cole replied and Ivy could hear the pain in his voice. “I’m still looking for him.”
Her heart sank as dread crawled into her chest. “It is all Mason’s fault!”
“What is?” Cole asked, confused.
Ivy sighed before telling Cole everything about Mason and his acts. “He framed Thomas too.”
“Oh,” Cole gasped. “And your company? That guy is deranged!”
“He is,” she said, more tired than angry. She didn’t want to talk about Mason again so she shifted the conversation to Geoffrey. “What are we going to do about Geo? How do we find him?”
“Don’t worry I’m working on it, I just wanted to let you know. I will call you back.”
“Alright,” Ivy said and ended the call.
She knew she was supposed to be mad at Cole for putting her in this Mason’s mess in the first place, but she couldn’t seem to find the anger for her brother.
Her thoughts drifted to Mason’s kiss, and she clenched her fists. It had left her irritated, and if anything it made her realize how much she loved Silas; his touch, his kiss and definitely the way he made love to her.
Her cheeks burned with passion as she remembered she had to tell him about Mason’s kiss. No lies this time. But first, she had to see her team.
Silas was sorting out some documents when his phone chimed with a message. It was from an unknown number.
Given the whole situation with Thomas, he decided to ignore it. The last thing he wanted was a reporter calling him for information.
But when it buzzed three more times, he picked it up out of curiosity. His eyes widened as he read the messages.
“Your wife is so unfaithful.”
“The same shit you ended our engagement for is what she is doing too.”
Silas’s brow arched when he realized it was Kim. What was she ranting about?
“She kissed her ex–husband. It is all over the news, Si. You should have stayed with me. I treated you better.”
Silas frowned, irritated at her last message. He replied to her text: “I am done with you. If you text me again, I will have you arrested.”
“Just check the article.” She replied and sent a link.
“Bye, Kim.” He replied without clicking on the link as he dropped his phone.
Silas reached for his glass of wine and sipped. He didn’t want to believe anything Kim said, yet something tugged at his
mind.
Ivy had really gone to see Mason, but how did Kim know that?
Out of curiosity, he picked his phone again and clicked on the link Kim had sent. To his shock, it was Cheryl ranting on social media, talking about how she walked in on Mason kissing Ivy.
Silas’s heart sank at the news. He didn’t want to believe it, yet he couldn’t shake off the doubt.
Just as his thoughts were about to swirl, the front door opened and Ivy walked in.
“Hey,” she said, smiling wildly. “How are you?”
“Good,” he replied flatly, dropping his phone by his side.
She seemed to notice his behavior and she moved closer. “Are you okay? Is Thomas okay?” Her tone was sharp with
concern.
Silas leaned forward, his jaw clenching. “Did you kiss Mason?”
He saw the shock in her eyes before her cheeks turned red. She looked away, her voice low. “I’m… sorry.”
“Fuck, Ivy!” he yelled, his heart squeezing with pain as he stood up.
“I was angry and I couldn’t prevent it in time!” she admitted, her admission hurting even more.
“I can’t believe you!” Silas yelled, his voice wobbling with hurt.
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Maybe Thomas had been right all this while, Ivy was indeed working with Mason.
“You went over to celebrate right?” he scoffed, not hiding the pain in his voice. “You went over to gloat about how dumb i was to fall for you.”
“Don’t say that, please,” she pleaded softly.
He wanted to think it was all a lie, but somehow his mind came to accept the truth as he pieced everything together.
Ivy had believed Thomas was responsible for her mother’s death–that was enough reason to go against him, against Thomas.
He shook his head in disbelief as the pain doubled in his chest. “I… can’t believe you.”
“It’s the truth! I went there to ask him to take back his words,” she sobbed. “I know it makes no sense but it’s the truth, Silas.”
Silas ignored her as he bent and picked up all the documents on the table.
“Silas.” Ivy’s voice became thick with tears. “I love you.”
He paused, her statement striking something in his heart.
He wanted to believe her.
But he knew better now.
He wasn’t going to fall in her trap agailn. He turned to her, the pain throbbing in his chest. “Until the contract is over, please don’t speak to me again.”
Silas walked away, leaving Ivy crying in the living room.
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