THE BILLIONAIRE'S CHOICE

CHAPTER 36

Ivy dropped the paper of black files on his table and her face was locked to the ground. She didn't want to look at his face, she was going to become weak again. She was already going back to her office, without making any eye contact with him.

"Ivy." He called her name softly and her heart started beating faster.

She was going crazy, she was so startled to hear her name. She paused and she slowly turned, she acted like things were normal, but instead she was extremely nervous.

"Yes." She mustered the courage to speak.

"When are we going to continue acting like this?" He glared at her.

Her heart fluttered at his statement but she couldn't even show it. She forced a smile with great difficulties.

"What do you mean?" She was still fake smiling.

He stood from his chair and he walked closer to her. She was getting more nervous as he came closer. He got close enough and her shoulders could feel his chest. She gulped and she looked straight, she made sure she avoided seeing him.

"Do you k..." Before Darien could finish his statement, he heard footsteps of a female heels marching towards his place.

He looked at the door and he knew very well who the person could. It was only one person that had the audacity to march like that towards his office. He knew very well that it was going to Arizona. He wasn't ready to talk to her, he had other things to do.

To reduce his stress, he dragged Ivy's left shoulder and he turns her body to face opposite him. He holds her waist tightly and her hands are placed on his chest.

She looked so confused and she finally looked into his eyes. They were both nervous and their hearts stop beating. He held unto her tightly and he didn't let her go.

As he had predicted, Arizona barged into his office. She entered and she saw them in that position. She was sweating profusely and she was panicking. She only thought about the things Drake had told. What if Darien disagrees to get married to her?

Her eyes were red and she was panting even more to see them in that position. Tears dropped from her eyes.

Ivy stared at Arizona and she saw her in that horrible state.

"Are you okay?" She sounded concern.

She tried moving her body from Darien but he was just to strong. He held unto her tightly and he was making matter worse.

Arizona cleaned her eyes, she turned around without uttering a word. She opened the door and she left for the elevator.

She entered the elevator and she pressed 26. That was the floor were her secretary had been working, she was higher than every staff member. She had been working in that company for years, she already made her position to the top.

The elevator door opened and it was a long passage. Lots of people were passing by. Arizona had one hope, she hoped her secretary could fulfill it. She walked a little and she opened the door. It was Chinaza office.

Chinaza stared at her with surprise, she never visited her before. Arizona entered and she looked distressed. She entered the big office and she sat at the office chair opposite her.

Chinaza Obinigwe name was written on the batch on the table and under it was her position, Managing Director. She was both the company managing director and as well as her secretary.

"I have an appointment for you to carry." Arizona looked wretched and she spoke calmly.

"Are you alright?" Chinaza looked worried and she sounded worried.

"Prove that you have know me since I was a child and carry out this task."

"What would that be?" She gave Arizona a confused look.

"Fire Ivy." She said.

Ivy removed her body from Darien and she was breathing heavily. She was so confused and she didn't understand what happened.

"It is around my closing hours, I've got to go." She faked a smile again and she ran to her office.

She packed her stuff and she cleared her table. She carried her bag and left her office. She bowed awkwardly at him and was still fake smiling. She left his office without wasting much time.

She came out and she saw that most of the staff members had gone. She looked around and her eyes were gazed at Emily. She smiled and she walked to her desk.

"Let's go home together." She smiled at her.

"Home?" She spoke loudly and she made Ivy confused. "No baby, we are going to club tonight."

She smiled. She thought that she needed to go, it had been so long before she went.

"Okay! We are going clubbing!" She sounded hyper active. "But promise me you won't consume alcohol."

"Okay I won't drink that much." They both laughed.

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The two of them entered the club and the music was giving the vibe. They went to the bar place and they saw the man from the other day. It was Jack the bar man.

"Oh hello." Ivy greeted with a broad smile.

"Hello." He smiled back at her. "What would you like to have?"

"A bottle of alcohol." She answered and they sat at the chair opposite Jack.

He opened it and he gave them two cups. Ivy poured the drink to reach half of the cup. She gushed it into her mouth. Emily saw her and she smiled. She poured the alcohol into the cup, she took it and she drank it.

"Do you really like him?" Emily smiled and she faced Ivy.

Ivy scoffed, she poured the alcohol into the cup and she filled it, she gushed it again.

"I can't believe you made your boss to fall madly in love with you." Emily sighed and she gushed it into her mouth.

"What are you saying?" Ivy glared at her and she looked confused.

"When I told him you were going to resign, he rushed to you like a movie hero."

Ivy drank another cup again. She now knew why he came to her house the other day.

"I asked him a question," Ivy looked at her. "I asked him if he loved you and he said yes. He screamed it to my face, that he was madly in love with you."

Ivy was feeling so bad and she wanted to go to him right now.

"Don't waste anymore time, go before it's too late." Emily was so adamant about it.

For some reason Ivy wanted to go badly. She stood from her chair and she had made her decision.

"I will see you later." She ran out of the club.

Emily smiled and she knew she had united two lovers. Ivy ran out and she booked a cab, she asked it to go to Darien house.

The cab drove for more then twenty minutes. She reached his place and she wasn't sure what she was doing. She ranged the door bell of his gate.

After few minutes, he came and he saw her. He ran as fast as he could and he opened the gate for her.

She faced opposite him and she was so nervous to even talk. Her heart was beating fast and her mouth became stiff.

"I love you." He said the words for her.