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đChapter 52
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â âHappy birthdayâ â Wishes filled the whole house as Ivory and Harold stepped into the living room.
The whole workers stood there with different wra-pped gifts in their hands.
Nola alre-ady made cake and it was sitting prettily on the table..
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Harold carried her in his arms as they sang for her.
She was still in her pajamas,she only brushed before coming downstairs with Harold who had been the first person to wish her happy birthday.
He had given her a tiny and expensive nÂŁÂąklace as a gift though he still had more gifts for her.
Irene could see the beautiful nÂŁÂąklace, laying cutely on ivoryâs nÂŁÂąk and she knew Harold had given it to her.
She hoped ivory would like the dress she made for her.
They finished singing and wished her Happy birthday once more, Harold dropped her gently on her feet to b!ow off the lit candles on her cake.
She did and everyone cl@pped happily.
âIâm nine nowâ She giggled, cutting her cake and eating it.
âThanks everyone, i love you allâ Ivory said with a mouthful of strawberry cake.
Wh!pped cream was smeared on her cheeks and Harold helped her wipe it off with a smile.
Everyone dropped their gifts for her and she thanked them one after the other.
They all left to go back to work after Harold promised everyone theyâre gonna have a nice treat today.
They were all happy, knowing how fun todayâs gonna be.
Irene and Nola were the last people to drop their gifts.
âDamien said i should give you this and Mum said i should give you thisâ Irene said, handing two wra-pped gifts to Ivory who smiled and told her to thank them.
âAnd this is mineâ Irene said, stretching a large box to Ivory, it wasnât wra-pped.
âHappy birthday once againâ Irene pe-cked her cheeks and ivory smiled Happily.
Ivory opened Nolaâs gift first and it was a stunning tiara that Ivory wore on her hair immediately.
She squealed as she hvgged Nola.
âThanks Nola, i love itâ ivory grinned.
âIâm glad you doâ Nola smiled.
âIâm gonna open yours nextâ Ivory said as she said down, dragging Ireneâs gift to her tiny legs.
Harold could see how hopeful Irene looked.
She was obviously hoping Ivory would like the gift and he couldnât wait to see what was in there himself.
They watched Ivory as she opened the box and there la-id a stunning purple dress with crystals around the nÂŁÂąkline, itâs a knee length go-wn, it was plain down to the w@!st and was gathered from the w@!st down to the knee, the bo-ttomwas covered with precious pearls.
It looked just like a little princess dress.
It was so elegant and eye catching that they all g@sped.
Ivory ran into Ireneâs arm, de-eply astonished by the gift.
She has beautiful dresses but this dress Irene had given her surpas-sed them all.
Itâs so simple yet with a t©uçh of royalty which made Ivory feel so special.
âIâm glad you like itâ Irene smiled, relieved.
Harold and Nola also commented on how beautiful the dress is.
âHappy birthdayâ Unfamiliar voices said and they all turned to the door.
Irene looked confused cause she has never seen them before.
A beautiful teenager and a stunning woman whose outfit screamed âwealthâ .
Ivory jumped up with a scream and ran to them happily.
âThatâs Allysia and my motherâ Harold said to Irene.
âOh..my!â She g@sped.
How couldnât she have known?Harold had said it on the plane that they might appear today and they did.
Allysia looked more beautiful than Nola always said.
She was in a jumpsuit,red heels and leopard coat,with hvge diamond earrings and a silver nÂŁÂąklace,her hair was dyed red and packed into a ti-ght ponytail which accentuated her face.
Bright green eyes,pointed nose and thinl-ips which she had obviously applied red l!pgloss on.
She looked like a model,a striking model who can appear in front of a magazine without question.
âV rulesâ Ally tea-sed ivory and laughed.
Irene noticed she has a nice voice too.
âI thought you both werenât gonna come, Iâll be so pissedâ Ivory said in Mrs Marshallâs arm.
âOh..my, youâve added so much weight,what has Nola been feeding you withâ Mrs Marshall asked as she gently placed Ivory back to her feet.
Allysia
was reuniting with her Mum, hvgging her and k!ss!ngher all over the face, they both giggled, obviously happy to see each other.
Irene could boldly say Harold got his striking looks from his mum.
She looks far younger than her age and would easily pas-s for Haroldâs sister.
She didnât look old enough to have a son his age,she still had a trim figure, Harold once told her she pla-ys golf and tennis with his father on weekends,she was athletic and in good shape.
She was wearing a black channel c0cktail dress with small silver earrings. She has warm blue eyes,her straight blonde hair was pu-ll-ed back and there was this gracefulness hovered around her, just with a look,one would know sheâs immensely rich!
âYou guys should chat outside with othersâ Mrs Marshall told the four b©dyguards standing behind her ,they looked so hvge and mean than Haroldâs b©dyguards.
They bowed and left.
Mrs Marshall stretched out her arms and Harold knew what that means.
He pu-ll-ed his mum into a hvg with a broad smile.
âBillionaire Harold Marshallâ She tea-sed and they both laughed.
Allysia was still with her mum and Harold was with his too,with Ivory tagging along.
Irene stood alone nervously,she likes them and hope theyâll like her in return and she has been wanting to meet Allysia.
Harold k!$$ÂŁd his Mum on the cheeks and she did the same.
Allysia jumped on Haroldâs back after his embr@ce with his Mum was over.
They both fell on the couch, laughing as they tea-sed each0ther.
Nola and Mrs Marshall hvgged each other too and finally the greetings was over.
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Mrs Marshall and Allysia stared at Irene.
They knew who she was after the scandal with Carrle at the Ice cream parlor.
Allysia was staring ha-rd at her and Irene knew immediately that the girl doesnât like her, Mrs Marshallâs face was expressionless.
âMeet Irene, sheâs ivoryâs nanny and..â
âBlah blah blahâ Allysia rolled her eyes.
âThat was rudeâ Harold scolded sternly.
âIâm sorry brotherâ Allysia said, giving Irene a scornful look.
Mrs Marshall hadnât cast her any bad looks but the looks she was giving her wasnât warm either.
Irene felt like crying.
âIrene is a very good person,i like her so muchâ Ivory said.
âYes she isâ Nola agreed.
âSheâs a great friend of mineâ Harold said.
âThatâs what you say until she turns out to be another monster againâ Allysia said.
She started hating on Ivory nannies cause they are either here to sÂŁdûç£Harold or end up treating Ivory badly and this lady here didnât look different, though she have to admit Ireneâs very beautiful and she looks calm too but looks can be damn deceiving! The past nannies had looked calmer but they ended up doing something worst.
âI alre-ady have your rooms cleaned properlyâ Harold said to his mum and Allysia.
âYou knew weâll be coming?â Mrs Marshall asked.
âOf course,you both canât miss Ivoryâs birthday for anythingâ Harold said,not happy with the way Irene was treated.
She had been looking forward to meeting them and they ended up doing this to her.
âWow!â Allysia screamed, startling everyone.
She lifted the dress Irene had gifted Ivory and Mrs Marshall was wowed too.
âThis is beautifulâ Mrs Marshall mouthed.
âBrother gave this to you?â Allysia asked, admiring the dress greatly.
âNoâ ivory giggled.
âIrene didâ She added.
âOhhâŠit must have cost a fortune,i bet she used all of her savingsâŠâ Allysia said. âJust to impress Haroldâ She added inwardly.
Women like doing things for Ivory just to impress Harold and sheâs not surprised Irene is in that league.
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âNoâ Ivory laughed this time.
âIrene made the dress, sheâs a fashion designerâ Ivory added surprising Mrs Marshall and Allysia further.
They both knew Irene is s fashion designer but they never knew she was this good.
âWellâŠâ Allysia dropped the dress like she hadnât admired it in the first place.
âWe will retreat to our roomsâ Mrs Marshall said.
âCome for your gift laterâ Allysia win-ked at Ivory who nodded and smiled.
They left for their rooms and Nola returned to the kitchen to start cooking.
âIâm so sorry Ireneâ Harold said.
âItâs fineâ Irene said, trying to smile.
âI should go dress Ivory upâ She said as she took ivoryâs hand.
Harold sighed, seeing how unhappy Irene looked.
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Ivory stepped out after getting dressed in the purple go-wn Irene gifted her which fitted her so perfectly.
She had asked if Irene took her measurements while she was asleep and Irene said she had used one of her dress for measurement.
Everyone admired the dress on Ivory and they all commented.
On her neatly packed hair was the tiara Nola had gifted her,she wore pretty white shoes and tiny silver earrings with the nÂŁÂąklace Harold had given her.
She looked so beautiful like a real princess.
Harold was also dressed up nicely.
They both said goodbye to everyone.
Harold had said theyâll be going to Paris first and Ivory was so excited.
They left and the whole house was thrown into full celebr@tion mood.
Everyone was happy, except Irene who slowly walked back to her workshop after bidding Harold and Ivory bye.
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Harold and ivory returned at night and Ivory was so exhausted that Irene had to put her in be-d immediately.
She walked out of ivoryâs room and gently closed the door behind her.
Sheâs damn hungry, she nee-ds to go join others in the dining room for dinner.
They are eating alre-ady.
She had had her lunch in her workshop,not feeling comfortable enough to eat with Ally and Mrs Marshall without Harold.
Her b©dyguards stood by the door of the dining room while she walked in.
Theyâve all started eating, except Harold who was obviously waiting for her.
She was t©uçhed and she felt her heart reach out to him more.
She didnât notice Ally and Mrs Marshallâs gaze on her.
They were wondering what she was doing in Haroldâs pri-vate dining room.
âThanks for waitingâ Irene said to Harold before sitting beside him.
âWhat!â Mrs Marshall exclaimed startling everyone.
âWhat do you want?â Ally asked Irene who looked confused.
âIrene dines with usâ Mrs Nola said.
âWho gave that rule?â Allysia asked, obviously annoyed.
âI didâ Harold said, urging Irene to start eating but she couldnât.
She couldnât even bring herself to dish out the meal.
âThis isnât happening! Harold, you want me to dine with a nanny?â Mrs Marshall asked, looking insulted.
Harold sighedâŠâAnd whatâs wrong in being a nanny?â
âThis isnât happening!â Mrs Marshall dropped her spoon loudly.
âBrother, Itâs highly disrespectful of her to eat on the same table with godmotherâ Allysia said.
âWhy is it disrespectful? She didnât bring herself here! I personally told her i want her to always dine with me and she always have and Ivory is fine with itâ Harold said as gently as he could.
He doesnât want to yell.
âShe nee-ds to get up and leave now, i canât dine on the same table with herâ Mrs Marshall said.
âYeahâ Allysia sighed.
Ireneâs hands trembled as she slowly stood up.
âSit!â Harold said in a tone she has never heard him use before.
He seems pissed.
âSitâ He said in a calmer tone.
âplea-seâ He added to the surprise of Ally and Mrs Marshall.
âI can just go have dinner in the kitchen,Iâll be fineâ Irene said.
âNo, youâre having your dinner here. Sitâ Harold said and she finally did.
After all Harold is her boss not Mrs Marshall or Allysia.
âMum! This is my house,Iâm sorry to say this but youâre not entitled to oppose to how i treat my staff, i employed her and i want her to always dine with me, even Ivory hadnât complained. I can invite whomever i want to my dining room. Itâs my dining roomâ Harold stated clearly.
Mrs Marshall sighed knowing she canât get Harold to change his mind,she only fumed as she continued eating.
âBut she wasnât here for lunch! Why did she suddenly wants to dine with us now. Because youâre here?â Allysia rolled her eyes.
âBecause she wasnât comfortable with you guys, youâve not been nice to her since you arrived and to think she has been looking so forward to meeting you made it worstâ Harold said.
âI canât believe you want us to be nice to her despite what Ivoryâs past nannies have done and why was she looking forward to meet us,is there any motive behind it?â Ally asked, facing Irene who had her eyes glued to the table.
She never expected all theseâŠitâs just so much to take in.
âSheâs not Ivoryâs past nannies Allysia! Sheâs differentâ Harold said.
âAnd she was looking so forward to meet you cause i told her a lot about you. St©p being rude! Eat! And go to be-d!â Nola chastised Ally who frowned as she continued eating her food.
âDish out your meal Irene and eat upâ Harold said.
âOhh..okayâ Irene said.
Harold stro-ke her hair, hoping thatâll make her feel better and it did! she felt incredibly better.
âWhat!â Ally mouthed while Mrs Marshall just stared.
Nola was not surprised, knowing Irene and Harold felt something for each0ther.
âAnd how was your day with Ivory,she seemed tired but happyâ Irene smiled, returning to her old self.
Haroldâs hands really does magic.
âIt was totally great, we had a nice time, she said she canât wait to show you the pictures tomorrowâ Harold smiled.
âI canât wait tooâ Irene smiled.
âAnd youâre yet to show her her ballet room.. sheâll be so happyâ Irene said.
âYes, and she really likes the dress you made for her. I want you to make more of it for her and let me know the priceâ Harold said.
Irene nodded, knowing sheâll never charge Harold for anything.
He has done so much for her and sheâll feel ungrateful to charge him for just ma-king dresses for Ivory.
âIâŠâ Irene was saying.
âYou must be so tiredâ Allysia said to Harold, cutting in.
âNot reallyâ Harold said.
âBut i wonât mind some of your mas-sages thoughâ Harold added and Allysia laughed.
She looked like a sweet soul when laughing and Irene wondered why sheâs being treated this way.
WellâŠsheâs starting to un-derstand itâs probably because of the way Ivory past nannies had been.
But sheâs not them.
âAllysia, when i saw you, i thought you were a striking model whoâd appear on the cover of a magazine without question,youâre so beautifulâ Irene said before she could st©p herself and Allysia looked surprised.
She never thought the lady would compliment her beauty despite how mean she has been to her.
She must admit sheâs a bit t©uçhed but that wonât make her soften towards her.
it might be p@rt of her strategy.
Sheâs not gonna get her like she got Harold, Ivory and her Mum.
âOf course,Iâm beautifulâ Ally shrugged.
âThere you go againâ Harold said and Allysia smiled.
âI canât wait to get to school on Mondayâ Allysia said.
Sheâs the Queen of Ivy Royals and sheâs greatly admired.
Sheâs good at almost all the activities, sheâs so intelligent that no one has been able to beat her result so far, she stands out among the female students with her unmatched beauty and the male students always cling to her like magnet. Sheâs always the center of attra-ction and everyone strives ha-rd to be her friend.
Harold decided not to mention Damien to her.
He wants her to see for herself though she wouldnât know who he is.
Heâs having doubts about whoâs more brilliant between the both of them.
He knows thereâs gonna be some real competition between them.
They all finished dinner and everyone returned to their rooms after saying goodnight.
âšïžMONDAYâšïž
Damien stepped out of the car and bid the driver bye.
He started walking to his clas-s when someone almost knocked him over.
He turned and his eyes locked with a girlâs whose beauty was almost breathtaking..
âWowâ Damien said inwardly.
Her green eyes was captivating and her red hair almost matched with her thinl-ips.
Sheâs looking so attrac-tive and he couldnât remember seeing her face during the time heâs being here.
Well..she might be in another clas-s.
Her school uniform clung to her b©dy like second skin and he must admit every p@rt of her b©dy was attrac-tive.
She rolled her eyes as she walked past him with her head high.
âYou should at least apologizeâ He shouted after her and she showed him a middle f!nger before walking away.
âWow!â Damien sighed.
Different characters in Ivy Royals!
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âOMG!! Allysia is in school! â A student announced to the whole clas-s and everyone looked excited except Damien and Marlene who were confused.
They were waiting for their first clas-s to start.
âWhoâs Allysia?â Damien asked Marlene.
âI donât know eitherâ She said and he smiled,glad she didnât ignore him this time.
He liked staring at her and talking to her even though she doesnât give him attention.
He really wants to be her friend, but she seems like a very shy and timid person.
So cool and reserved and well mannered, he really liked that about her.
Sheâs beautiful and pretty intelligent too.
Thereâs this thing about her that keeps drawing him to her.
Thereâs something in those blue eyes of hers,he really want to get to know her.
And she always remind him of Irene.
They do pack their hair the same way.
The clas-s fell silent and he turned to the front of the clas-s, thinking a teacher had entered but he was wrong.
It was the girl that had almost knocked him over.
âAllysia!â The students cheered.
âOhhâ Damien sighed and faced his l@pt©p.
Seems she owns the empty seat that has Allysia written on it.
Damien wondered if heâs fated with bu-mping into people thatâll end up being his clas-smate.
âSheâs beautifulâ Marlene said and Damien turned to her, surprised to hear her say that. She ba-rely talks.
âYes she isâ Damien said.
And de-ep inside him, he knows heâll choose Marleneâs cool beauty over Allysiaâs anytime.
Allysia was beginning to hvg her clas-smates one after the other and she rolled her eyes when she got to Damien.
She sighted Marlene too and sighed.
âI guess we have new studentsâ She said, excluding Marlene and Damien from her âhvg sessionâ
âIâm prettier than her anywayâ Allysia said to herself, de-eply disturbe-d about Marleneâs beauty.
Everyone settled down immediately a teacher walked in and clas-s started.
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Damien and Allysia raised up their hands when the teacher asked a difficult question.
Allysia who thought she was the only one raising her hand wondered why the teacher was taking long to ask her to answer the question,until she saw Damienâs hand up too.
âWhat!â She screamed inwardly..
TbcâŠ
There will be tough competition between Damian and Allysia in that clas-sđ€€âŠ