The Party (6)

The second Ivy finished her statement, another chorus of rude insults was thrown at her.

While all this was happening, she silently stood there without responding.

This scene reminded her of a similar event five years ago,

But the only difference was that this time she was not eager to explain her situation to these people about how they had misjudged her.

Feeling a heated gaze on her, Ivy turned her head and was surprised to stare into the pair of eyes she once loved.

Looking at Damon, Ivy felt weird as she tried to make sense of the emotions in his eyes.

'Is that guilt that I see?'

She thought to herself before quickly dismissing that thought,

'How could someone like you...who didn't even flinch when the child you raised for one year... the child who you personally taught how to walk and speak was harmed right in front of you feel guilt?'

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, Ivy glanced at the group of people who were still scolding and insulting her in every way they could think of.

Feeling that the charade had gone out for too long she gave a signal to her bodyguards with the sway of her fingers.

And right after this, her remaining eleven bodyguards whipped out their guns as they aimed at the group of idiots who were bad-mouthing their boss just a second ago.

Seeing the cold nuzzle of the guns aimed at them, everyone quieted down as they felt scared of the person Ivy had become for the first time.

Seeing them all silent, Ivy began speaking.

"Now let me start from the beginning and this time do not interrupt me."

She told them while especially glaring g at Lucas as if to specifically warn him.

"As I said before my name is Ivy Crompton Belmont which means that I have no relationship with either the Brown's or the Wood's and I sure as hell am not here to reconcile or try to salvage any broken relationships.''

This prompted an enraged Shelia to ask,

Then why the hell are you here if not to snatch Damon away from me! His fiancée?''

Mrs Wood also echoed her words as she pointed at Ivy and asked her,

''That's right if not for Damon then why are you here?''

Ivy simply smiled as she looked at Mrs Wood as she replied to her,

''I am here just to collect something isn't that right Almund?''

Lucas Wood once again grew enraged as he pointed at her and shouted,

''Stop this nonsense at once! How dare you show up here after all these years and ruin my party? Who gave you the right and guts to do it?''

"She herself gave her the right and the guts to do as she wants."

A loud voice nearly shouted, turning their heads they all saw Leo heavily panting after his sudden outburst.