The week flew by so quickly and soon, it was Friday. Lucas, his wife and his in-laws gathered in his living room once more to watch the announcement of the bid winner. Blanche wasn't putting on a shouting color like last time, maybe she felt it was redundant. Instead she wore a light blue long sleeved and a well fitted skirt that reached below her knees. To finish it off was a fur coat and black high heels. While her bodyguard dressed the same way he did last time, just different colors."Happy birthday mother."Lucas commented with a smile but she just scoffed.The announcement began and this time it didn't take too long. After briefing the audience about what was going on, he announced the winner."--and the winner for the bid is…Mrs Ivy Mochi!! Congratulations ma'am." He invited her to the company to finish off the deal and with that, wrapped up the program."I…won?" Ivy asked in disbelief. "I won." She repeated more firmly. "I won, Lucas I won!" She jumped up, celebrating her victo
Ivy sat on the sofa in their cosy living room, staring at the files in her hands with pride. "Still can't believe it huh?" She looked up at him, a broad smile across her round face."I can't believe it Lucas. I am the CEO of the Mochi enterprises. Me." She put her hand on her chest as if to confirm her statement."Yes, you. You Ivy Mochi. The woman who deserves the best things in this life." He moved to seat by her side."Aww thanks, and thank you for this." She waved the documents in front of him. "Cause if it wasn't for you, none of it would have been possible.""You have done so much for me Ivy, even just being in my life is more than enough for me and I'm willing to do absolutely anything to make you happy.""You're the best Lucas Williams." She smiled and opened her arms for his hug."No, you are." He pulled her close and buried his face in her hair, breathing in the familiar scent of lavender and honey in her shampoo.★★★Ivy walked into their apartment and headed straight to th
As he strolled through the halls of the mansion that still felt unfamiliar, he wondered why he had no memory of it, or his life there. He walked through the main living room, up the stairs and even checked out his late parent's room before ending his tour at his old bedroom.The bed was huge, big enough to accommodate his whole length even though he was pretty tall. The walls, ceiling and floor all had touches of gold, giving it a royal look. An exquisite chandelier hung in the middle of the ceiling, its beautiful crystal lights adding extra beauty to the already perfect room. To the left side of the room, a sliding door leading to a well decorated balcony stood firmly and as he approached it, the fragrance of Jasmine flowers hit him, reminding him once again of his love for them."How old was I when I slept in this room?""Well, you slept here till you were ten."Ten. He repeated in his head, absorbing the beauty of his childhood bedroom. To think that if his parents hadn't passed, h
Ivy sat on the sofa reading the latest news online and a particular story caught her attention. 'Former millionaire hits rock bottom', she quickly clicked on the headline to read more.Andreas Peres, CEO of Peres industry and business partner to multiple companies has been said to have gone bankrupt. The reason for this is because of the announcement made by The House of Freddie.His staffs revealed that Mr Peres has began to hit rock bottom after all his business partners decided to cut ties with him to avoid getting on the bad side of House of Freddie.Among the top five latest news, Andreas's bankruptcy was one, two and three. The fourth just happened to be about her. 'Ivy Mochi signs contract with the House of Freddie.' She smiled, feeling proud of herself. She heard a knock on the door and she didn't even had to ask, she already knew who it was."Come in mother." Her mother was the only one that knocked like that. She would knock only three times, like she was some kind of cultis
At the Williams mansion, Lucas told Grover of his planning on moving in with his wife."Young master, I'm afraid I don't think I agree with this plan.""Why not?""Mrs Mochi lived here as a child as well and I'm afraid she might recall that."Grover was right. Why didn't he think of that? The fact that he didn't remember didn't mean it would be the same for Ivy. And besides, moving into a huge mansion might not be the best option when you're trying to hide your identity. "You're right. It might be suspicious to suddenly move into a big house.""Yes. Maybe we should wait a little while longer.""Maybe. Maybe when I don't have to hide my identity from her anymore.""Yes, that would be a better time." He still wasn't happy about lying to Ivy because he trusted her with his life, but it was probably for the best."Have you decided on what to do with the buildings?" Grover asked, probably trying to keep him from thinking."I have. I want to build a mall.""A mall?"He knew it didn't sound i
"Good morning, and happy birthday my love." Lucas placed a kiss on his wife's cheek as he handed her a cup of coffee."Thank you." She took a sip of the hot liquid before going back to her make up. Ivy's mother had insisted they spent the day at their house and Lucas didn't protest.She decided to doll herself up since it was her day so she chose a dark blue fitted dress that adored her curves perfectly. It stopped at her knees and it had a little slit in front, revealing a little amount of her thigh. Honoring Lucas's wish, her lush black hair was let down, adorned with shiny hair clips.Thanks to her mother, she had different brands of shoes and bags so finding the perfect shoe wasn't a problem. She chose a pair of Rosie glass heels and complimented it with her Louis Vuitton purse.She went with a dark red color for her lips and nude brown color for her eye shadow.She wore the necklace Lucas had given her on their anniversary and wore simple silver earrings. Lucas on the other hand
Lucas watched as Ivy scurried around trying to get ready for her meeting. She accepted the contract and would be meeting with Mike to finalize it.He remembered how happy she was when she saw it, she couldn't wait for him to get home from work, she called him and announced it happily.Deciding to keep it formal, she wore a black suit and wrapped her hair up in a tight bun. "How do I look?" She asked, without taking her eyes off the mirror."For the hundredth time Ivy, you look perfect." "Are you sure?""Positive.""Okay, thanks." She kissed him and grabbed her purse. "See you.""Bye." He called out as she ran out the door.★★★"I'm sorry I'm late, traffic was–""It's okay, I understand." Turns out Ivy was early, because she had to wait ten minutes before Mike's arrival."Let's get straight to the point shall we?" He brought out some documents from his suitcase and placed them on the table. Mr Williams wants us to build a super mall and although your company doesn't deal in architectu
As the evening sky got darker, making way for the twinkling stars that were starting to shine, accompanied by the cresent moon, Ivy mochi walked back home, disappointment in her heart. It was a beautiful night, but she didn't have the time to admire the scenery. Her mother's words kept replaying over and over in her head. She knew her mother was angry about her taking over but she never thought she would refuse to help her.Her brother's reply wasn't any better and neither was her father's. "I'm sorry dear but i spent most of my money on your mother's new car. Maybe some other time." Some family she had.As she arrived home, she didn't even bother knocking. She retrieved her key from her purse and unlocked the door. Pushing it open, she rushed in and called for her husband. "Lucas?, Lucas?" There was no answer so she brought out her phone to dial him. She heard his phone ring from inside their bedroom so she went in and found him stretched out on the bed. "Lucas!" She went to where