Chapter 47: I’m Yours

Mrs Bennett, with a wide smile, walked into the room where Ivy and her friends were. She was putting on her wedding dress.

“How are we looking?” Mrs Bennett asked them as she moved closer to where Ivy stood in front of the mirror.

“She’s almost ready to walk down the aisle.” Her over enthusiastic friend responded as she ran the makeup brush through her face. “Just some finishing touches.”

Mrs Bennett nodded as she stared at Ivy’s face. She noticed the sad expression Ivy was trying to mask with her faint smile. Mrs Bennett turned to look at her friends.

“Can you please give us a minute?” She asked them and they nodded, making their way out of the room. As soon as they were out, Mrs Bennett shut and locked the door behind them.

“What is going on, Ivy?” She asked, and Ivy lifted the skirt of her dress and slowly turned to look at her mother.

“Mother, you know what is wrong.” She answered in a low tone, almost as if she was weak. “Jeremy doesn’t want this.”