Betrayed by the man she loved the most, and a family that never loved her, Ivy finds her world crumbling down before her. She gets convicted for a crime she never committed, and her stepsister takes her place as the new wife of her billionaire husband. Fueled by anger and quest for revenge, Ivy returns with a whole new force and personality that threatens to take down those who ruined her life for ten years. Now, she's back- but with her secret babies, and a new partner. She's going to stop at nothing to take those who betrayed her down!
View MoreAs I gazed at the name, my mind raced with questions. How was this possible? What did it mean? I felt like I had been punched in the gut, my breath knocked out of me. "Tristan, what does this mean?" I asked, my voice shaking.Tristan's expression was grave. "It means that your father's murder is connected to Aurelia's illegal activities," he said. "And it means that you're in grave danger, Valerie."I felt a chill run down my spine. I had suspected that Aurelia was involved in my father's murder, but I had never imagined that it went this deep."What do we do now?" I asked, my mind racing with possibilities.Tristan's eyes locked on mine. "We need to get to the bottom of this," he said. "We need to find out who is behind this and what their motives are."I nodded, determination coursing through my veins. I was going to get to the truth, no matter what it took.As we stood there, a plan forming in our minds, I knew that we were in for the fight of our lives. But I was ready. I was read
Elena's eyes darted back and forth between me and the two men standing behind me, her expression a mix of shock and fear. She looked like she had seen a ghost, her face pale and her eyes wide with terror. "Valerie, what are you doing?" she stammered, her voice trembling. "What's going on?"I smiled again, a cold, calculated smile. "You know exactly what's going on, Elena," I said, my voice firm and confident. "You've been playing games with me for far too long. But now, it's my turn."I walked closer to her, the folder still held out in front of me. "You see, I've been doing some digging," I said, my eyes locked on hers. "And I've found some very interesting things." Elena's eyes widened as I opened the folder and pulled out a stack of documents. "These are all about Aurelia's illegal activities," I said, my voice dripping with venom. "And you're implicated in all of them."Elena's face went white, her eyes fixed on the documents in my hand. "Valerie, I don't know what you're talking
That was the end for me. It was over. I had lost my only son, Kyle, to the cold hands of death, and nothing had ever hurt this much.I kept crying my eyes out. It was too much for me to bear. Emily had taken Khloe to move in with her, and this time, I thought it was the right thing to do.Aurelia had finally taken down my son. She had gotten the revenge she wanted for her daughter even after all the pleadings from me. But, now, it was my turn!I wanted nothing but peace after Hailey had gotten hurt. I was willing to forgive them all after everything they had done to me. I had tried to forget the fact that they had my father killed, and instead, blamed me for his death. But, they wanted none of that.It was time to show them that I wasn't going to take this one lightly. A life had been taken, and for me, I had lost a child I suffered to bring into the world and hide from my enemies.I stood there, my eyes fixed on the spot where Kyle's lifeless body had lain, my mind racing with though
I tried to pull the trigger on Aurelia, but Tristan stepped in, his hand grasping my wrist. "Valerie, no!" he shouted, his eyes blazing with urgency.I struggled with him, my anger and rage boiling over. "Let me go, Tristan!" I yelled, trying to shake off his grip. But he held firm, his fingers like a vice around my wrist.Finally, he overpowered me, and I felt the gun being pulled from my hand. He threw it to the ground, and I lunged at him, my fists clenched. "You fool, Tristan!" I shouted. "You're protecting a monster!"Jordan rushed over to Aurelia's side, his eyes fixed on her with concern. "Aurelia, are you okay?" he asked, helping her up.But I was too engrossed in my argument with Tristan to notice Aurelia picking up the gun from the floor. It wasn't until I heard Jordan's voice, pleading with Aurelia, that I turned around."Aurelia, please, don't do this," Jordan said, his eyes filled with desperation. "Let Khloe go."But Aurelia just laughed, her eyes gleaming with malice. "
Just as Emily was about to pull the trigger, a voice rang out from the doorway. "Emily, what's going on here?" Jordan, my ex-husband, stood there, his eyes fixed on the scene before him.Emily halted, her gun still raised to my head. Aurelia, meanwhile, tried to act innocent, her eyes wide with fear. "Jordan, thank God you're here," she said, her voice trembling. "Valerie shot me!"Jordan's eyes narrowed, his gaze flicking to my face. "Valerie, what's going on?" he demanded.But before I could answer, Tristan suddenly reappeared, Kyle and Khloe by his side. "Mom!" they exclaimed, running to me.I hugged them tightly, tears of relief streaming down my face. "I'm so glad you're safe," I whispered.But my relief was short-lived. Jordan suddenly walked over to me, his face twisted in anger. "You're a monster, Valerie," he spat. "You'd shoot your own sister?"And with that, he slapped me across the face. I felt a stinging pain, my eyes wide with shock."Jordan, what are you doing?" Tristan
I shuddered at the sound of the gunshot as Tristan held me in his hands tightly. And, for a brief moment, I had my eyes shut tightly. I just could not bring myself to see what had happened.‘’How dare you!’’ hearing those words from Aurelia caused me to open my eyes for confirmation. A gasp escaped my lips when I saw her. She was bleeding from her left shoulder. Emily had shot her!‘’I’m sorry to turn the tables, Aurelia,’’ Emily uttered with a naughty smile on her lips as she slowly faced the gun on the floor, ‘’But, I can't let you hurt my kids,’’‘’What… what's happening?’’ my voice was shaky. Nothing was making sense to me. I thought Emily and Aurelia were on the same page? Why did Emily pull the trigger on her?‘’It's so stupid of you to think I'd actually hurt the twins,’’ Emily spat at her, still holding the gun in her possession, ‘’For goodness's sake, I raised them!’’Aurelia scoffed while using her right hand to hold her bruised shoulder. I didn't even know what to say, and
‘’Emily?’’ The emotion in my tone was indescribable. I wasn't that shocked to see her. The only thing that baffled me was why she was conniving to hurt the same children she had taken care of from birth. And to think that she had been fighting tooth and nail to get custody of them? Then this? She was going to join hands with Aurelia to hurt them?‘’I… I can't believe this,’’ I stuttered, suddenly feeling dizzy, but thanks to Tristan, who was standing solidly behind me. He caught me just in time before I crashed to the floor.‘’Surprised?’’ Emily's voice was annoying to my ears. It sounded so unpleasant to hear, and the annoying smile on her lips made it even worse. I was burning with rage.‘’How dare you do this to my kids?’’ I was feeling shaky, but I still managed to grit my teeth at her, ‘’You're trying to hurt the very children you claim to love?’’She kept clicking her tongue as she shaked her head in pity. I didn't know how much longer I could take in all that was happening. I
I walked with fear into the building. Everywhere was dark and quiet. As I walked, my heels made a tapping noise that echoed through the abandoned building.Tristan held me firmly by the hand, trying to calm me through my fears as we walked side by side. But, I was more than horrified at the thought of what Aurelia was planning. I scanned the area in search of her. Yet, it seemed like Tristan and I were the only ones there.‘’Do you think she's up to something terrible?’’ I inquired from Tristan, like he knew the answer to my question while my eyes scanned the whole place. We had gotten to almost half of the building, yet Aurelia wasn't in sight. Instead of uttering a word, he squeezed my hand gently, making my fears reappear.I took my phone out of my purse, and tried dialing the number Aurelia had called me with. The fact that she wanted me to meet her where I had a gun to her head earlier made me feel chills all over my body. It rang at the first dial, and her shrill voice answered
I ran at speed to meet Tristan in the car. Aurelia had threatened to get back at me by using my kids as a bait, and I needed to stop her before she did as she wanted.‘’Tristan,’’ my voice conveyed the distress and uneasiness I was feeling, ‘’Kyle and Khloe. We need to protect them,’’He stared at me with eyebrows furrowed in curiosity. I opened the passenger's seat hurriedly and threw myself in to sit.‘’What happened?’’‘’It's Aurelia,’’ I was almost out of breath with my reply, ‘’She wants to get back at me for what I did to Hailey. Kyle and Khloe are in danger. We need to stop her,’’His eyebrows furrowed in concern, with his right hand turning on the car to drive off. He knew better than to discuss our plans while in front of the enemy's house.‘’Just calm down, Valerie,’’ he tried pacifying me, with his tone soothing and calm, but my heartbeat was already faster than normal. I was trying to find a way out, but I couldn't think of anything to do. I had not even a single idea abou
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