Chapter 2

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Hope was livid when Liam kissed Ivy on the cheek. How could Liam move on so fast? Didn't their relationship mean anything to them? She only married Wyatt because he never showed up at their favorite place. All she ever wanted was to be Liam's wife, but when he never bothered to show, she did what she thought best: She married Wyatt. Now she was committed to Liam's brother forever. Damn you, Liam! If only you had shown up!

Ivy walked Liam to the front entrance of Forrester to escort him out. She took his hand and held it tight in hers. Hope witnessed the kiss just before Liam left Ivy to head to Spencer Publications.

As soon as Ivy returned to the conference, Hope confronted Ivy.

"I don't like how you latched onto Liam so fast!" Hope scolded her.

"It was just an innocent kiss, Hope. What's your problem?" Ivy questioned her.

"I want you to stop seeing Liam!" Hope demanded. "Liam is brokenhearted. He doesn't need you helping him through this!"

"FYI, Hope! Liam is a grown man! He doesn't need you to babysit him!" Ivy shot back.

"Just leave Liam alone. . . or else!" Hope retorted.

"Or else what, Hope? Just what are going to do?"

"I'll have you thrown out of Forrester!" Hope angrily warned her.

"Ha! You'll have me thrown out? I'm more a Forrester than you are! Just how would you do that?!" Ivy asked.

"I have more pull with Forrester than you think. I am 'Hope For The Future' and Eric admires me for who I am and what I stand for!" Hope reminded Ivy.

"Well, go ahead, Hope! I will leave the decision up to Liam. If he wants to see me, then I won't run away. Unlike what you did to him-running to Wyatt's arms when things look grim."

Ivy didn't want to hear it anymore, so she excused herself from the conference, but not before Hope called after her, "We'll see about that, Ivy"

"Well, done, Hope." Brooke commended her, for looking out for Liam's interests. "You keep an eye on her. She's sneaky! She'll hurt Liam."

"Thank you mother." Hope told her.

Hope wanted Liam single because she would find a way out of this marriage to Wyatt. She knows she jumped the gun and married him. Liam just has to hold on long enough for her to find a way out of this marriage, Hope thought to herself. He just had to. Wasn't their love worth it?

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