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ulgence and quintessence was the trademark of the Wrights family and all

ner of Ivy's eyes caught a familiar figure. From her model figure, poise and etiquet

e eldest son of the Woods family in the corridor of her hotel room. The wed

the lips, she couldn't hold it anymore. She had seen them a couple of time

esy to ignore them when they entered the room assigned to Ashley

st do as I've said. Break the new

se? We love each othe

that. I love you and we will get married next week. Jus

at do you h

he will find another bride. Every w

Whoever he marries sho

verything later but you just hav

r quite some time now. She had a daughter who was homely and wise. Knowing the girl was worthy of her trust, she was willing to put in a b

. Even her friend wanted to give one of her daughters instead but Ivy's instincts were strong. She insisted on the girl

wered questions thrown at her. Since Ivy had refused her friend's daughters, her friend tur

oon found out that Abigail loved gardening and went to the fie

s tattered. On her thighs laid the head of a man who was old enough to be

h money for your treatment and I will make sure that woman and her daughters pay for what they did to you," she kept repeating to her father. I

company. Ivy could tell that her friend wasn't who she thought she was, judging by Abigail's appearance. The last time

stepmother but this woman carried a heartwarming smile, which made her comfortable but the words that came from her mouth, made her rather annoyed. "I can make all your dreams come to pass o

ger had made her voice timid. She had been in the garden with her father for three days

will fly him to Z country and give him a good life." Z country was known to possess the b

im. How could she trust this woman? Somehow, she looked familiar but maybe, starvation had reduced t

not trust her but she feared debt. Debt was what reduced her family to nothing. Her stepmother's incessant spending caused his father to borrow so much. When no one would l

r her father but the only ones she could stand up to wer

vour that only you can give. So, let's just say that taking care of your father will be your payment for the favour I'm going to ask you," s

ave except ceaseless tears? "How?" She asked with tear-filled eyes, looking at the

is woman must be crazy asking a girl like her to marry her son. B

an rubbing some herbs on his forehead to reduce the heat emitted. The smell of the herb was nauseating but Ivy endu

a as the sexiest playboy with powerful business ethics and the heir of the Wright family fortune. Not only that, he was getting married today. Her st

him would mean hell for me. I'm sorry but I can't," She instantly rejected, just as Ivy expected. Girls

f it," Ivy pressed a sour button. She didn't mean to but the only person dear to Abigail was her father and that was Ivy's only chance. Indeed, Abigail began to see things differently. Wh

s thrown at her. She couldn't watch her father die for her stepmother and sisters to continue living all high and mighty. They h

lly going to leave her son but she felt a need for a backup. If the wedding with Ashley wen

fe and she had to know for how long she was going to pretend to be married t

eath my

n't desirable. But was she going to watch her father die, No? If Ivy needed her, then she must be smart enough to put up a comfortab

how adamant Abigail was, Ivy fibbed a bit. "Fine, I will make it easy for you. If you can change him from a playboy into a more respectable man and still want to leave, I will let you walk away as

t accept Ivy's conditions immediately. Sh

it," Ivy gave

al amount of money to pick his life back after his treatment. As for me, I want nothing after th

conditions met." That said, she rose t

icated women in M City. She reached out and held her extended hand. "So when

she said truthfully. She didn't even have the

ou will sign the marriage certificate now," Ivy's two hands rested on Abigail's shoulders, their eyes boring into each other as she said. One of the bodyguards brought o

father for the last time on his forehead when a helicopter landed a few meters away. "They are here to transport your fa

her cleaning up, makeup and all. Unfortunately, there was no time for a makeover and no matter how they worked on her look, it could

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ent

hing about the life of the elite. Her stomach churned from the food she ate since she hadn't eaten in days and it was also different from t

Tony's frown deepened when he unveiled his bride. The only thing stopping him from rejecting her was the fact that his position in the Wrights' company was

to hold, to cherish and to comfort, in sickness and in health till death do you par