Penny

"Evie?" Ian echoed and the female dropped the magazine.

"Hi, Ian.. cool office you-"

"Get out! Who let you in?"

" Chill, okay? I snuck in, "she explained, standing up.

" Oh my! great idea,"

"Really?"

"Get the f××× out of my office!"he hissed and she was taken aback by his action and words but she inhaled and exhaled deeply.

" Look, I'm so sorry Ian. I-"

" You owe that apology to Niel, why did you choose to drag your miserable life into his? He's been doing perfectly fine since you cheated on him and after a few years of drugs, money, s×× and regret, you came back,"

" I-"

" Niel will be here in a few minutes and if I eventually see your parasitic figure close to him. I'll make sure you regret ever being born, " he threatened before sitting on his desk.

Evie cleaned up the tear drops on her face, she wondered why Ian hated her so much even after a couple of years. He had changed alot, he became a thousand times more handsome than he was when she saw him.. she just wanted to part of their lives again but Ian was strongly against it, even if she got a hold of Niel, Ian was tougher than steel.

She stood there and looked at him for a few minutes but she started packing her bags when he dialed the phone number of a neighbouring security guard.

Ian proceeded with his duties after he returned back to the mood he was in before. Niel arrived a few minutes after Evie had departed, he brought in a few files and kept it on Ian's desk.

"Ashley Williams came to the US last night,"

" Umm... Who is -"

"Why do you keep forgetting? She's the CEO of Allure beauty, "

"Ah, when is our meeting scheduled? "

"This weekend,"

"Why?"he inquired taking his eyes off his computer.

"Err...when do you start bothering about weekend meetings, don't worry bro, it's at a café, "

" But-"

" But, what? " Niel asked.

" Oh, it's nothing, "

Niel left and Ian stared at his laptop in disappointment, he had planned on spending the weekend at home and ensuring that Niel and Jacob had zero chances of flirting with Ivy but all of that was over now.

×××××

That evening.

" Hey,"Jacob greeted as Ivy walked into the room with a piece of canvas, with the assistance of a few domestic workers, her paintbrushes, palette and paint were brought to the living room. She packed her hair with a blue ribbon and sat on the rug, Jacob observed as she mixed up the paint with the help of her palette and rolled her sleeves to start the process.

"Ivy," Jacob called and she turned to look at him. "Supposedly, if I asked you to paint a portrait of me,how much would it cost?"

She shook her head as a negative response which stated that she wasn't going to take any money from him, he grinned and dropped the book he was reading and went up to her. He sat on the rug and folded his legs while she begun.

He got lost in admiring her as she calmly and peacefully exhibited her talent, he thought it would be best if he kept quiet to suit the occasion. She looked extremely beautiful as she painted it with seriousness, with the aid of her smooth and delicate face her blue eyes were fixed on the canvas.

The quiet moment was interrupted by the sound of the door closing and Ian walked while listening to a track via his black headphone which was eventually taken off when his grey organs of vision sighted the duo.

"Y-you paint?"he asked with a shocked expression. No one told him that Ivy had numerous talents, he didn't know about her studio neither did he know that she could play the piano. The second thing that came into his head was that she was actually painting a portrait of Jacob, how long has that been going on?

"Yes,she does...any problem, brother?" Jacob asked and Ian snapped back and closed his mouth, Ivy wasn't paying attention to his question, it was like her entire soul was in the piece of canvas. Ian smirked and continued walking.

"No problem, it looks tacky and unprofessional.. I wonder where she learnt how to do that," he said with a shrug.

When he placed a foot on the stairs, an object collided with the back of his head, he turned around with speed ready to devour the culprit but the look on Ivy's face made him reconsider.

He looked on the floor to see that the object which did the deed was just a penny and she perfectly threw it at him from her sitting position. Ivy could take any thing but the fact he downgraded her hard work, she wasn't going to bear it, she wished that there was something more harder and tough - something that could inflict a 'tacky' injury on his good-looking head.

"Nice shot,Ivy," Jacob complimented and Ian glared at him.

Ian's grip on his headphones tightened and he closed his eyes - trying to delete thoughts of murdering Jacob.

"You said,you'll only stay for a week.. Jacob,why are you still here?" He questioned and Jacob laughed at his query which wasn't related to the present issue on the table.

"Yes, I did.. I called your mom and I'll be leaving when she arrives,"

" Wow,wow.. I guess y'all deserve an award, don't you think? I'm breathing but it feels like I'm not living because someone else is doing the job for me! Mom clearly dictates everything I do. I bought this house and she didn't donate an atom to assist me, her only contribution was to do this and do that and if I object,she promises to kill herself. And just because you're aware of that fact, y'all ask her for anything and she approves like it's her property. I'm not entitled to any privacy because you both butt in, now I'm having a slight argument with the woman I married but you can't keep your mouth shut! Good night, Jacob! Stay as long as you want!" He yelled and stormed into his room.

Ivy stared at Jacob in bewilderment as she dropped her paintbrush, they were all guilty as charged every single Ian-related topic was settled by Ian, they asked Bea and not him plus he couldn't have a quiet time with Ivy because Niel and Jacob always found their way into their quiet moment.

Jacob asked Ivy to pack things up, since Ian's speech ruined her mood to paint.

×××××

Ivy slowly cleaned up her eyes and yawned loudly as a maid tapped her body vigorously she wondered why they were acting in such an unusual manner and why they were a lot in her room.

"Good morning, madame," they chorused.

"You have to hurry, Young master is about to kill himself!!"

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