The Billionaire's Regret

Chapter 17

MORGAN CORPORATION. Windy smiled and walked into Ivy’s office. “Duke didn’t even survive for two hours and surrendered,” she said and burst into laughter. Ivy closed the folder and grabbed her phone from the side of her desk, and looked at the internet. She just coldly stared at it and put down her phone. Ivy knew the background of the Elrod family, and it must be Duke’s parents who put pressure on him. Otherwise, with Duke’s personality, that jerk won’t apologize. And she knew that the jerk loathed her at this moment. Suddenly, they were interrupted by a knock at the door. Then they saw Anna Gomez push the door in a while, smiling. “Can I come in?” she asked as she stopped. Ivy nodded. “Of course, come in,” she said. Windy squinted her eyes. “You already inside, and you still asked that?” “Windy…” It was Ivy. Anna didn’t bother to glance at Windy and walked towards Ivy’s desk. “What’s the matter?” Ivy asked. “I see that Greg is sorting out the project about ABC Corporation. Miss Ivy, to clear things up, our relationship with ABC is not that good. And there are few opportunities for cooperation. So, it is better to cooperate with Ferrioli Hider. I know they have a project that is very suitable than the ABC,” she said, and she put the document in front of Ivy and smiled as if she were giving Ivy a big bargain. Ivy smirked. “I’ll think about it.” “Miss Ivy, the Ferrioli is an old friend of this company. Getting a project is enough to stand firm,” Anna explained. Anna Gomez also targeted Ivy at the meeting, and Ivy can’t help herself not to doubt her suggestion. Ivy smiled at her once again. “I am the Vice President of this company. And I have my own mind to think about it, thank you.”

Anna was a little surprised by the way Ivy talked to her sarcastically. “You don’t know if you can stay in that position for a long time. The opportunity is given to you by luck, sweetie. So, watch out,” she said, and afterward, she exited the office. Windy on the side suddenly burst out. “Are you her boss, or is she your boss?!” Ivy smiled at Windy. “Calm down,” she said and opened the file brought by Anna, “she thought that if I didn’t come, this position would be hers,” she added and let out a soft chuckle. “Ambitious, huh?” Ivy shook her head, and suddenly she frowned while she ran her gaze on the document. She looked up and handed the document to Windy. “Oh. Isn’t that the Vice President of the Ferrioli courted you?” she asked. Windy was stunned. “Uhm—” she didn’t finish her words when Ivy’s phone rang. Ivy grabbed it and saw that it was her old friend, Agatha Hart, who had not been in touch with her for a long time. She smiled. Since her divorce, her friends are starting getting in touch with her again. Soon as Ivy answered the call, Agatha’s voice roared on the other line, making her grimace because of her loud voice. “Ivy…! Let’s have a chill. I know a bar that will suit your taste.” Ivy let out a soft chuckle. “Sure.” As soon as Ivy ended the call, Windy asked her if she wanted to be added back to a Group Chat. Ivy then nodded. Windy then started to make one and added their old circle of friends. They were five—Ivy, Windy, Agatha, as well as Simon Albert, and Josh Albert. Then after a few seconds, the group started to get lively. Agatha Hart: Ivy is finally back. Let’s party! Simon Albert: Cheers for Ivy’s divorce! Josh Albert: Congrats! Welcome to the world of singles! Ivy shook her head as she read her friend’s reactions. “These people are too happy, aren’t they?” Windy shrugged her shoulder. “What do you think?” Ivy arched her brow. “I can feel the sarcasm.”

HAVING a bad day, Duke Elrod pulled Wyatt out to drink. Wyatt wanted to decline, but he just let Duke drag him. Duke parked his car in front of the XYZ bar and stepped out. However, his eyes widened. “What the hell?” he exclaimed. He squinted his eyes and frowned. Wyatt looked at Duke in confusion. “What the hell is your problem?” he asked. “Dude,” Duke leaned at the hood of his car, “looked at that woman. Damn, your ex-wife is following us!” he added. Wyatt followed Duke’s gaze, and his forehead slightly creased. Ivy wore a black dress that defined her slender waist, and she stood tall and bright in the dim hallway. Her long hair with a micro-curl was draped behind her ears—she was still stunning as ever. Duke appealed. “Indeed, the world is small. Look at the person that I don’t want to see… she’s fucking there!” Windy and the others also saw Wyatt and Duke, and although they didn’t want to see them, there was no reason for them to leave the place. “Look how that Duke come to a bar and chill. It seems like exposing that photo is not enough. Are they going to celebrate here?” Agatha uttered. Windy sneered. “Duke did not want to show weakness. That’s why. And look how his eyes— although it’s not that bright, I can see how he pierced his gaze into Ivy’s back,” she said. Suddenly, they see how Duke and Wyatt walked toward them. Duke stopped and arched his brow. His gaze stopped at Ivy’s. “I underestimated Miss Ivy. I didn’t expect that you were completely different now. And of course, you became different because you lure people just to help you,” Duke uttered, acting bravely even deep inside him. He could feel fear. “Yes, she’s braver now after her divorce from your friend,” Windy uttered. Agatha sighed and didn’t bat an eyelid, and beckoned Windy. “Don’t talk to useless people. Go inside,” she said. Ivy didn’t say any words and didn’t even dart her gaze to Wyatt and followed Windy inside. Then she was followed by a man, he was handsome but seems a devil. And when he passed Wyatt, he gave him a fierce glance and snorted coldly before entering.

Duke was furious and anxious at this moment. Why did he let Ivy do that thing to him? “How could your ex-wife ignore me—us? It seems like she didn’t do anything to me—” “Enough!” Wyatt interrupted. His eyes were cold and dark, “you’re the one who started it. So, why are you complaining? If you don’t want to enter, then go back,” he uttered, madness lingering in his voice. Duke took a deep breath and sighed. “Why are you commanding me to go back? It’s not that I’m intimidated by them. Well, slight. But who cares, I want to drink!” he asserted. Wyatt pinched the bridge of his nose, and suddenly his mind dived into the man that followed Ivy. There’s something with that man that he hates. AGATHA pulled Ivy up to the second floor with excitement in her eyes. Josh Albert was following behind them. “I want to sit beside Ivy,” he asserted. When they stepped on the second floor, Josh equaled Ivy’s pace, and when their gaze met, he smiled. “Hello gorgeous,” he greeted. Ivy smiled and was about to talk when Josh pulled her arm. “Come on,” he said, making Ivy shake her head. Simon Albert waved his hand, and when he saw Ivy, he smiled and walked over and hugged her. “Welcome back, my queen,” he said. The two brothers, Simon Albert and Josh Albert, look a little similar, but the younger one, which is Josh looks a little more immature—looks handsome and evil; if he enters the entertainment circle, he is simply small fresh meat that is being chopped off. On the other hand, Simon was a few years older, the second oldest in the Albert family—he’s mature and a jaw-dropping man that women would crave. Well, so is Josh. But Simon is way more charismatic. The two love messing around all day. Got flings here and there. Ivy smiled faintly and sat on the side, followed by Simon. Then suddenly, they heard a voice, and they all looked in Duke and Wyatt’s direction. “Simon Albert!” he uttered. “What a coincidence,” he added. Wyatt and Duke didn’t see the man earlier, and it was just the other one who resembled Simon. As

soon as they went upstairs, they didn’t know that Ivy and her friends had also grabbed a seat on the second floor of the bar.