Chapter 339: Ivy's promise

It was somewhere around seven in the evening when Ivy finally came out and met a sulking Joshua waiting for her anxiously in the living room. It then struck her what she had done and she closed her eyes tight in guilt. She had promised him her time after sending Aria home and then what had she done? She had broken her promise. Now that she had completed her work, she did not want to delay their sweet time any longer. So, she went to him and pulled him up, startling him completely.

"Ivy, what are you doing?"

"I am taking you home. Let's go home." She answered with a huge grin trying to mask her guilt, but it did not affect the grumpy man. He was still sulking and his face twisted all the more.

"You want to go home? Where is it? I thought you had decided to stay here for the night. What made you changed your mind?" Joshua sassed, not giving any face to the girl he liked. He was seriously pissed now and Ivy had to appease the child-like man.

"I am sorry. Please forgive me, baby." Ivy smiled at him cheekily again and held his hands in hers, trying to appease him. "My time is all yours starting now." Ivy declared as though she was the President who was making him a favor by giving him time in her busy schedule.

"Ivy, do you think I'll fall for it again? And thank you for even sparing this poor guy a glance. I am grateful and touched. You go back and do your work. I will not disturb you anymore." With that, Joshua tried to release her hold on his hands, as gently as possible so as to not hurt her. But Ivy only tightened her hold making him look at her.

"Joshua, please. I know I am in the wrong. Okay, let me make it up to you. Once I return, I'll give my one full day to you. How does this sound?"

Although her words did coax the man a little, he did not show it on his face. He still maintained an expressionless face. Seeing that the man was not yet satisfied, Ivy added, "And you can do anything you want with me and I will not say no."

Now Joshua was completely appeased. Yet he narrowed his eyes, observing her to see if she was only speaking in the spur of the moment. "What if you go back on your words once you return? I don't trust you on this matter. You broke your promise today. There is no guarantee that it won't happen again."

His indifferent declaration rendered Ivy speechless for a second and she stared at him dumbly. Joshua too stared back at her trying to analyze what she would do next. "That won't happen. I promise that I won't go back on my words and if I do, then you can punish me as you please."

"Ivy, do you even realize what you are speaking?" Joshua raised an eyebrow at her, stunned by her proclamation.

"Yes, I do. Now, tell me. Am I forgiven? Please forgive me. Okay?" She pouted slightly and that was all it took for Joshua to melt completely.

"I'll take your words on it. You better not break your promise or the consequence will be dire." Joshua warned her with a low voice and Ivy nodded at him in understanding.

"I promise. Now, am I forgiven?" She made a cute face time and again not caring about her image and finally, the stoic expression on Joshua's face cracked. He smiled lightly at her and gave her a peck.

"Of course. Are you done or do you have still have some things to attend to?"

"I am done."

"Then, shall we leave?"

"Sure." 

Ivy and Joshua prepared themselves to leave Noah's house only to be stopped by Ian who had just made his way out of the guest room. Immediately after the emotional moment with the West family, Ian had gone to the guest room to take a nap. He was too damn tired to even stand properly and he seriously needed some rest.

After a good sleep of four hours, Ian finally felt less exhausted. But he was starving. So, he could not continue sleeping anymore with his hungry stomach hurling curses at him for not feeding it. So, he had got up and dragged his body out of the guest room only to see Ivy and Joshua about to leave the mansion.

"Where are you guys going?" Ian asked letting out a small yawn.

Joshua cursed under his breath on being interrupted. He was just about to leave this mansion filled with people and go to his heaven with his girl, where nobody entered inside without his permission. But no. Ian had to delay his time again. He wondered when he would actually get to be Ivy alone before she left him.

"Home," Joshua answered with a darkened face.

"Okay. Why is she going with you?" Ian pointed at Ivy while he ran his left hand through his disheveled hair. He knew how roguish he must be looking right now with his unkempt hair, completely different from his mature persona.

"Because it's her house too," Joshua answered the obvious and gave Ian a look signifying that the man had become an idiot.

"Since when?"

"Since the time she became my girlfriend."

"I object. Ivy cannot and will not be staying with you."

"And why would you be doing that?" Joshua folded his hands, getting pissed at his friend's absurdity.

"I will not allow it. No."

"I don't care. She is coming with me." Joshua held Ivy's right hand and took a step towards the door.

"No way. I will allow you two to stay in the same room."

"Seriously Ian. What is wrong with you? Why are you doing this and that too all of a sudden?" Joshua was taken aback by Ian's sudden change in behavior. Even Ivy was perplexed by his new face.

"That's because Ivy is my sister and I need to make sure that you do not harm her. You wolf of a man." Ian spat and Joshua now understood what the man was doing.

"Ian you scared me. I thought there was something wrong with you with the way you spoke to me just now." Joshua let a deep breath in relief.

"Serves you right. Who asked you to be a nuisance for everybody? I think you now realized how it feels when someone annoys you."

"Were you acting just now?" Ivy was too late to catch up and when she finally did, she could not help but gape at him in shock.

"Yes." Ian grinned at her and added, "It seems like you two are in a hurry. I won't stop you. Go."

"I'll get back at you sometime later." Joshua gritted his teeth and started to leave the mansion.

"Sure you will. But just remember that Ivy is now my sister." Ian shouted and let out a helpless laugh after the couple vanished from the living room.

Although that night, nothing happened between the two couples, they were just happy and contented to have their loved ones in their arms.