Chapter-5

As she tries to calm herself in and regain her strength to face her dad and mom, she heard a little chuckle. She turned her head and saw him in the side of the bush hiding and laughing his ass off. Like seriously?

"Oh! I am so sorry. I should not be laughing." He said mockingly, trying to imitate her cry.

She is fuming mad and she is bursting out. This insensitive prick. She immediately pulls the faucet that is located near the bush and showered him with water. Leaving no dry part in his body.

"Good for you! You, insensitive prick." Ivy did not stop until she was satisfied.

"Enough, enough! Stop or else I will kiss you!" He shouted and it made her stop.

She burst out laughing at the way he looks. He looks like a wet puppy shivering. They accidentally locked eyes. He's happy. His eyes say he is happy.

His surroundings feel slower than usual as she starts to check him out. Asher's heart is beating so fast. Before he could even say a word, she broke eye contact and spoke.

"I will call a butler to help you dry." And she left.

But, he couldn't stop thinking about her from the time she had left them earlier from the party. He searched for her and found her here in their garden. He hid in one of the bushes to see what she was doing and tried to listen to her but He can't hear anything. He went to the side of the bush trying to see what she was doing. He chuckled a bit when he saw her trying to blow her nose but she couldn't find any handkerchiefs. She was obviously mad at him but his laughing made her more angry and Asher clearly knows that but still, he likes to tease her a lot. 

He can feel that she is fuming mad but he was shocked by what she did. She pulled the faucet and sprayed it onto him and made him wet. The most funny thing is, he couldn't do anything nor say anything to her. He just stood there with his all wet body. He had just said even nothing when she called him an insensitive prick.

"I will see you, Ms. Anilsky. Just wait." Asher said as he sighed. 

He was accompanied by a butler throughout the "drying process" 

He just hoped that she would make the right decision and not marry him. Even though half of him says that He like the idea of it, half of it also says she is just marrying him for money and that is what gold diggers do. 

But he wanted her help right now with his daughter's custody… He wanted to see what conditions she might keep between them. But he believes that if she doesn't keep any then she will come under a person who is just greedy… 

Just then… He saw her… His ex-wife. His anger boiled as he saw her walking around with her so-called boyfriend. He looked at her from top to bottom, wearing a small red dress. Seeing her in someone else's arms makes him go crazy. All the memories came rushing to his mind. They were happy with each other just a year back and how things had ended up changing now… He sighed and tried to walk away but was stopped as she called him. He loved to hear that voice calling his name a lot but now, he hates it the most. 

"Asher…" Emily called and Asher stopped in mid way.

Asher looked at her with a firm face but she smiled brightly as she walked towards him. Seeing her smiling like this, only made him more mad. 

"You are alone here? You didn't bring my daughter to the party?" Emily asked.

"Do you have any common sense? Why do you think I would bring my daughter to a party like this where all these people only wanted to talk about so called Business?" Asher asked with a stern voice and Emily chuckled.

"I would have given her company as a mother. So, you don't have to worry much I think…" Emily answered. 

"Shut your fucking mouth. I don't even like you to see her for a moment… let alone give her company! Forget it!" Asher replied.

"Come on, Asher. I am her mother. She needs me." Emily said.

"She doesn't. She needs a mother who cares about her but of course not a mother like you who just cares about herself." Asher replied.

"Asher…" Emily was cut off as a woman approached them and Asher just left from there leaving them both alone. 

After hiding in her bedroom for a long time, thinking about what her parents want from her, Ivy walked downstairs and saw her mom in the middle of the crowd chit chatting while her dad was with some of his friends. She walked towards him and said, "Excuse me, can I borrow my dad for a minute?" Ivy asked.

"Of course." His friends answered and Ivy smiled as she thanked them. 

"Dad, let's go to my room." Ivy said and they both walked towards her bedroom and sat down. 

"Dad, I've thought about this a lot and… For our company, I will marry him." She told him and hugged him. 

"Thank you, sweetie. Thank you so much.

 This is the only option we have. If you don't agree to this then it's not only us who are going to suffer but all the employees in our company who trust us." Oliver replied. 

"Yeah. So, I will marry him." Ivy said.

"Thank you so much." Oliver replied and hugged her again. 

She can feel her dad's crying on her shoulder and after some minutes he calmed down. She saw her Dad so happy for the first time today, she is going to sacrifice her happiness for her family now… It doesn't matter if she will be happy in her married life or not!

They decided to go downstairs. When they arrived downstairs, she decided to go home because she needed peace while her dad decided to tell the news to Asher. So, they can discuss when to announce their wedding. 

She bid her goodbyes to her mom, dad, and her other friends. She tried to do an eye search for Asher and saw him talking to a woman who is so beautiful than any other woman in this party. But, she saw him looking at her angrily while she smiled at him. She was so curious to know what is going on between them but at the same time, she doesn't really want to care about them or especially him. So, she just got inside her car and drove off from the mansion.