Ivy was secretly overjoyed at how lucky she had been. Back when she was by Huron's side, she was the latest addition, and also the least eye-catching one amongst the five beauties. In the end, all of them were buried alive overnight by Alex and Ivy was the only one who survived. She went to Lenny, merely hoping that she could make ends meet and not starve to death, but as soon as she came to Lenny, he became acquaintances with someone as powerful as Alex.
Even Lenny had a feeling that Ivy was his lucky star, and Ivy felt the same. On top of that, Ivy did not think o f Alex as someone scary. At the very least, even though Alex had not shown anyone mercy since he came to White Ocean City, with the only exception being Ivy, she was still at the golden age of eighteen. Any man would be compassionate toward her.
'And this pregnant woman! Hmph! She is merely an old woman in her thirties! How dare she refuse to help me. Today will be the day she dies!’ Ivy thought.
"How about this, Mr. Poole, I'll teach her a lesson for you. How does that sound? It will only make your hands dirty to punish her yourself," she said to Alex in a flattering manner before slapping Jane across the face at an incredible speed. "You shameless thing! You are supposed to clean and wash dishes in the back of the kitchen; no one made changes to your post and yet you came out here on your own! Do you know that
Master Alex is the VIP guest today?? You do, and that's why you are here to enrage him on purpose, aren't you?? Get back to the backyard right now!"
She was an eighteen-year-old girl in the end, and had no fear in her at all. Perhaps she felt that Alex favored her after sparing no one but her, which was why she feared nothing at that very moment, and stood out in front of everyone. All the guests at the scene were stunned, and even the socialites who wanted to befriend Alex were staring at the unknown eighteen-year-old mistress with jealous eyes. For a split second, they even had a feeling that Ivy was actually Alex's mistress. Most women started searching through their memories to see if they had ever bullied this woman before.
Silence had fallen upon the place, and no one dared to make a sound. Jane was the only one who spoke in a hollow voice. "Yes, I will go there now."
She did not want to explain, or to argue with Ivy in front of Alex by saying something like, "Aren't you the one who sent me here?"
She did not want to. She could not even feel the pain o n her cheek because she was not in the mood for that. Her mother had just jumped into the ocean and committed suicide with only one wish before her death, and that was for Jane to live well and give birth to her child. Therefore, Jane did not care about anything else. She bowed her head expressionlessly, and took the teapot with her before turning to leave. Before she could make the first step, Alex grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
Jane was shocked. Immediately after that, Alex said something that left everyone gaping. "Jane, you can't carry on without my protection. Come home with me!"
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