Chapter 1994


    Chapter 1994


    As Ivy watched ra struggle to retort, a sense of unprecedented satisfaction washed over her. She


    had finally vindicated the grievances she once endured!


    “What’s the matter, ra? Cat got your tongue? You’d just realized that you have nothing left to


    threaten me with.” Ivy taunted, her voice dripping with triumph.


    “Ivy, what do you want from me?” ra spat back, her pride refusing to concede despite the dawning


    realization that she couldn’t threaten Ivy at all.


    Ivy’s lips curled into a sly smile as she lowered her gaze, “I don’t want much. You tried to smear my


    name with those photos, so I thought it was only fair for you to get a taste of your own medicine. What’s


    the saying? Turnabout is fair y.”


    The surveince footage Ivy now held was enough to unleash a social media storm on ra, but she


    had no intention of ruining her. Ivy wanted ra to know there were consequences and to ensure she


    wouldn’t dare cause any more trouble.


    After all, driving someone into a corner could lead to desperate and unpredictable acts, a desperate


    fighting that could make ra a bigger handful.


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    Ivy didn’t want to destroy ra or risk her own safety. As long as she had this leverage, ra would


    think twice before crossing her again.


    Peace was all Ivy sought.


    “Just stay out of my way, and this video will stay hidden and unseen by anyone else. But if you try to


    mess with me again, I’ll release it and you’ll be finished in the industry. Weigh your options carefully.”


    The video indeed became Ivy’s ace in the hole, a guarantee of ra’s newfound docility.


    “Ivy, you’ll regret this,” ra hissed, her threat empty as she tottered away on her heels; her retreat


    was hastened by defeat.


    Although she was still giving out scathing words on her way out, she was really just bluffing; at least


    she didn’t dare to go against Ivy for


    now.


    Watching ra’s hasty departure, Ivy felt a weight lift off her shoulder. A big trouble was finally settled.


    As ra stormed out of the studio with a venomous nce back, her mind was racing with the day’s


    deceitful events.


    Ivy had cunningly trapped her and now she was holding a Damocles’ sword over her head.


    The thought was intolerably bitter.


    Deted, ra slumped into her car and headed back to the Dunhill residence.


    Ivy, meanwhile, fished a USB drive.from her bag among the audience seats, intent on securing the


    surveince footage for the long


    term.


    As she entered the security room to copy the video, she was jolted by an unexpected presence.


    ‘Bal… Balfour? What are you doing here?”


    Inside the surveince room, Balfour was gazing at her with a raised eyebrow and a cryptic smile,


    “Someone told me that there would be quite a show here. Couldn’t miss it.”


    Ivy’s brows furrowed in concern, “How long have you been here? You didn’t see everything that just


    happened, did you?”


    Balfour’s smile widened, countering her question with one of his own, “Ivy, have you ever considered


    acting?”


    He had been in the security room from the start to witness Ivy’s carefullyid ns unfold and her cool


    composure as she observed ra’s unwitting performance. Balfour found himself intrigued by this


    woman who seemed to defy his earlier judgment.


    Initially, he pegged Ivy as a woman


    else entirely. She yed the role of the would do anything for money. However, upon closer interaction,


    she appeared to be something


    else entirely. She yed the role of the dutiful daughter-inw to Dean and Alyssa with dedication and


    care.


    Taking on the burden of a hefty debt, she sought employment with determination to settle her three


    million financial obligations. Balfour concluded that Ivy seemed to be stronger and more genuine than


    he had anticipated.