Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
For some time, both just stood there without saying anything, just staring at each other silently.
The atmosphere here was even more uncomfortable than it was at the cheese pot restaurant earlier.
Ivy couldn’t stand it anymore.
She suddenly looked up and glanced over at Damion.
Her eyes were misty, filled with moisture, and they locked onto Damion’s gaze.
This was the first time that Damion had seen Ivy like this. Even when they were at the cheese pot restaurant earlier, she didn’t have this expression on her face.
At this moment, Ivy looked like a wounded little animal as she stared at him.
Ivy tightly bit her lip before finally speaking up after a while. “Mr. Bishop, what are you doing here?”
This question was actually quite meaningless. It was only natural for Damion to come find her after all that had happened at the restaurant earlier.
However, Ivy couldn’t believe that he would still be willing to pay attention to her after such an unpleasant experience there.
Damion looked at Ivy and said, “I’ll take you home.”
After hearing his words, Ivy was dumbfounded as she stared blankly at him for a long time without responding.
Even Damion felt awkward saying those words and his facial expression showed how unnatural he felt about it all too well.
Ivy sniffled before asking him in disbelief, “Mr. Bishop… did you follow me from the restaurant?”
Otherwise, he would know where she lived and wait for her there.
But this idea was even more ridiculous, and Ivy herself wouldn’t believe it.
However, Damion had been following her since the restaurant and only now said he wanted to take her home. It seemed too far-fetched to be true.
Ivy also knew that if she hadn’t noticed him, he probably wouldn’t have stopped his car at all.
She smiled and said, “No need. I’m almost home.”
Damion let out a sigh and said, “Okay then, I’ll go.”
Upon hearing Damion’s words, Ivy froze in place. She had no idea how to react or what to say. Despite saying he was leaving, Damion remained rooted in place, watching her intently. This only served to irritate Ivy further as she couldn’t understand this man or his intentions.
What frustrated her even more was that she couldn’t find the words to ask him anything. Finally, Ivy bit her lip and said, “Well then I’ll go home first. See you later.” With that said, Ivy turned around and walked away without looking back.
Her steps quickened considerably as she didn’t give herself a chance to turn around. Damion furrowed his brow as he watched Ivy flee like a scared rabbit. And his emotions became even more complicated.
Ivy’s pace quickened like there was a ghost chasing after her from behind. However, just when she finally ran into the alleyway leading up to her home, someone suddenly jumped out at her, causing her scream in terror.
“Ivy! You’re back! I’ve been waiting for you for so long!” The lecherous voice combined with the body lunging towards Ivy caused an instinctual reaction of backing away from him.
This man was Ivy’s boss at the place where she worked, and he had already shown this kind of lewd behavior towards her more than once before.
Previously, because they worked together, even though he had intentions towards her, he didn’t do anything.
Ivy never expected that he would find out where she lived and come there.
She kept backing away, trying to calm herself down.
The man approached her with an increasingly lewd expression on his face.
“Ivy, how can you not understand my feelings? You know how much I like you. Just follow me and I promise to make sure you live a good life. You’ll be able to walk around the store with your head held high.”
Hearing the boss say this made Ivy feel nauseous inside.
Trembling with fear in her voice, she shouted at him, “Don’t come any closer!”
However, in the boss’s eyes, her words were completely meaningless and had no warning effect whatsoever.
His expression became even more lascivious as he greedily moved his gaze from Ivy’s face to her breast.
From the first day Ivy came to work in his store, he planned to get her into his bed.
A young girl with no money and no power was the easiest thing to deal with.
As long as he can sleep her, she would obediently accept it as his woman. After a long time, she will be with him wholeheartedly.
Then, when he had tired of playing, he would send her away, or give her to Laila in the club, and, perhaps, make a money.
Just thinking about it made his heart quiver and itch.
Originally, he didn’t want to come over so recklessly.
After all, before getting what he wanted, he had to be gentle and not scare her away.
But this stubborn girl seemed to be deliberately opposing him. As soon as work was over, she would run away without giving him a chance to communicate with her properly.
He had drunk quite a bit tonight and naturally didn’t want to have any more patience. He just rushed over directly.
At this moment, as he looked at Ivy standing in front of him, his heart trembled uncontrollably.
The young and beautiful girl seemed to have some kind of magic on her body that made him want to dirty her up fiercely.
Ivy was terrified and kept stepping back, and her eyes were wary as she looked at the man. She regretted not quitting earlier. If she had known, she would have left long ago and wouldn’t be in this situation.
“Ivy, just follow me. I’ll treat you well, I promise,” the man said as he lunged towards Ivy.
Ivy screamed in fear as his hand reached for her but then suddenly felt a strong tug on her arm that pulled her into a warm embrace. The familiar yet unfamiliar scent gave Ivy an unprecedented sense of security that relaxed her tense nerves.
Looking up, Ivy saw Damion’s cold face staring back at her. The sudden appearance of this man clearly startled the store manager, especially when he saw his prey fall into the arms of someone who looked very dangerous.
The intense gaze from Damion was filled with murderous intent which made the store manager sober up quickly and become more alert to danger. He was always good at reading people’s intentions and knew it was time to retreat to safety.
Before he could say anything though, Damion kicked him hard, causing him to fall to the ground writhing in pain while clutching his chest like it might break apart any moment.
Ivy too was taken aback by Damion’s sudden action but turned around in shock only to see his icy expression which made her neck involuntarily shrink back in fear.
Damion almost got angry with Ivy’s reaction but instead glared at her saying, “What are you afraid of?
Do you think I’m going to hit you?”
Ivy didn’t dare speak because deep down inside she knew that it wasn’t entirely impossible for him to do so.
However, Ivy didn’t dare to say such words to Damion. He could tell what she was thinking and it made him very angry.
But now wasn’t the time to argue about this. The most important thing was to teach this man a lesson.
Damion pulled Ivy behind him in a protective manner that shocked her. She never expected Damion would protect her like this.
The feeling was new and exciting, causing her heart to beat rapidly. However, it didn’t last long as she quickly suppressed those emotions.
She couldn’t afford to think too much or else the consequences would be dire. Damion already hated her enough and if she continued acting clueless, things would only get worse for her.
Damion didn’t know what Ivy was thinking at the moment as he walked up to the store manager and stepped on his ribs with a cold voice that sounded like ice, “You want something from her? Are you looking for death?”
The store manager’s teeth were chattering from pain while sweat dripped down his forehead like beads of pearls. He already hated Ivy for making herself look pitiful in his store with such a powerful person backing her up, making him feel like he could bully and manipulate her easily.
The store manager was scared by Damion and the pain in his body made him unable to say or do anything. He just wanted to run away quickly. He crawled up from the ground and ran away without looking back.
Damion wanted to chase after him, but Ivy grabbed his wrist. She looked at him and said, “Don’t chase after him. Let him go.”
She was still a little timid and didn’t dare to provoke someone like the store manager. Now that she was safe, she naturally wouldn’t pursue the man anymore.
Damion felt a little angry when he saw her like this. He couldn’t let her be bullied by anyone while he was here. This girl really knew how to make him mad.
Damion looked down at Ivy and asked, “Are you going back?”
Ivy looked at Damion strangely and said, “If I don’t go back, where should I go?”
“It’s not safe here for you,” Damion said.
Since that man had found this place, it meant that he could do something even more terrible anytime soon. Just because Damion protected her this time, it didn’t mean he could protect her every time.
Maybe that man would be watching somewhere and waiting for Damion to leave so he could harm Ivy again.
Ivy also thought of this point but she didn’t know what she should do next.
She had nowhere to go.
She didn’t have much money on her, and she couldn’t afford a safe hotel. Even the small motels that she could afford weren’t necessarily any safer than where she was now.
Ivy bit her lip and said, “I’ll be careful.”
She would lock the door and hide a knife under her pillow. If the owner of the store really dared to come in, she would fight him with all her might.
Damion wasn’t sure what she was thinking or how she planned to do it.
He didn’t give Ivy a chance to refuse but just said, “Come with me.”
Ivy was startled by his words. Before she could react, Damion grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the alleyway.
Damion’s grip was strong enough that Ivy’s wrist began to hurt. She tried to break free but only made it worse for herself.
In truth, Damion was still angry at Ivy for not protecting herself better when there were dangerous people around. But he knew he had no right to be angry with her.
Despite this realization, Damion couldn’t control his emotions or his grip on Ivy’s wrist as they walked towards his car.
It wasn’t until they reached his car that Damion heard Ivy’s weak voice ask him, “Mr. Bishop, where are you taking me?”
Damion paused in thought as he asked himself: Where do I want to take her?
Damion had only one thought in mind that he couldn’t let Ivy stay in this dangerous place any longer.
At that moment, Damion began to seriously consider the answer to this problem.
After a while, Damion came to a conclusion and said, “My house.”
