Chapter 74

Ivy POV


Frederick really did not spend the night with me. We were going to be husband and wife soon. Was he going to avoid me every night? I began giving the wedding a second thought and every time I thought about whether or not to continue with the wedding, my mind took me back to my sole purpose of the marriage.


To my parents, it was about being financially secure through the 5% of Frederick’s wealth but to me, it was about being the top model in New York City and all over the globe.


I lay on my bed that morning, scrolling through social media and wishing Frederick would walk inside his room and plant a kiss on my lips. I received a message on my Instagram and it came from Abby.


ABBY: ‘the wedding is tomorrow and I do not see social media burning with photos or the news. What’s up girl?’ 🤯


IVY: ‘girl, I’m no longer even feeling this wedding. I think I am beginning to want Frederick to be husband material already’


ABBY”: ‘throw more light baby girl. I’m trying so hard to understand you’ 🤔


IVY: ‘okay! For instance, I wanted to sleep by his side last night. Even make love to him. I was also expecting morning kisses’ 😔


ABBY: ‘and what is wrong with that? Isn’t he going to be your husband?’


IVY: ‘wanting Frederick to be all mushy and sweet was never part of the plan. I don’t want to fall in love with Frederick. I want to use him. Falling in love means I would be at his beck at call. It means I would always crave him. It means I would start doing the crazy and weird things people do when they are in love including being vulnerable…’


ABBY: ‘ivyyyy?’ 😒


I stared at her message for a long time. Whenever Abby called my name like that, it meant she was about to be really honest with me. It is either she was going to tell me I was being unreasonable or I should take a deep breath. I turned to look at my phone and I saw typing… Then, the message came in. I rolled my eyes when I saw it.


ABBY: ‘post the wedding invitation and pictures of you and Frederick. Let the whole world know that you are getting married to one of the top youngest billionaires in New York City. Now, that is the first step in making your plan of being the number one model work!' 👍


IVY: ‘okay’.


As much as I loved Abby, I didn’t like the fact that she was so carefree. How couldn’t she be worried that I was beginning to expect romantic gestures from Frederick or that I was beginning to like him? All she cared about was social media and making the plan work. Well, that was a good thing but I also craved her advice.


I searched for photos of Frederick on Instagram and saved them to my gallery. I posted the wedding invitation on the first slide of my Instagram post and on the second slide, was a collaged photo of both of us. I thought of the best wedding Instagram caption for my post. I also thought of calling Abby for help but I changed my mind almost immediately. How was I going to caption the photos?


It is not as if Frederick stole my heart or I stole his! I decided to google some wedding captions for Instagram posts. I saw lots of samples and I cringed at the thought of using them for my posts. I sighed and decided to pick one:


‘tomorrow marks the next page of our love story. I wish we could just skip all the official parts and ceremonies and proceed to serve the cake. Congratulations to the newest and soonest to be Mr. and Mrs. All my fans on the gram and beyond are invited.

Ps: the wedding is tomorrow. Check the wedding invitation for more details.


I sunk deeper into the bed after I made the post. I sent Abby a text inviting her over so we could celebrate. I didn’t want to do a wild bridal shower involving lots of New York ladies. I just wanted to have dinner and a few bottles of drinks with my best friend. Just as I was texting Abby, my mom called. I picked up the call immediately because I was so excited to hear her plans for the next day.


“Hey Mama”, I said happily, grinning from ear to ear.


“Hey, baby girl. I just wanted to tell you I am sending your dress and shoe over to Frederick’s house so you check them out. Millicent just dropped them here and I have no idea. Didn’t she know you were at your husband’s house?”.


“Oh! Millicent can be clumsy at times. Thank you so much mama for your support”, I said.


“Have you invited your girls over for the bridal shower", she asked me.


"I thought of doing something small for the shower. Just me and Abby, nothing extravagant. Let us leave the extravagance for the wedding and after-party".


The truth is I didn't want to have a bridal shower involving my other friends because I was scared. I was scared of blurting out what I did to Kharis. I was scared of hearing them gossip or say nasty things about me. Nasty things like how Frederick chose a maid over me and only decided to marry me because she cheated on me. They'll boldly say to my face that I was a second option.


I wanted to do the bridal shower with someone who understands and gets me- Abby.


"How is Frederick", she asked me, chuckling at the end of her sentence.


"He is doing great. He is still sleeping 😴😂", I said.


"Alright. Your dad has been disturbing to talk to you. I'm going to pass the phone over to him now", she said.


I had not spoken to my dad in a very long time and it wouldn't be bad to hear his voice.


"My baby girl", he said.


"Daddy", I answered, laughing sweetly.


"Oh, my baby. I have missed you. Is this how it would be when you are finally married to Frederick"?, He asked softly.


"I'll always come around papa", I said, almost crying. I didn't want to be away from my parents but I had to.


"I know baby! I know! I have to get to work now. See you tomorrow. I can't wait to walk you down the aisle", he giggled.


I was about to say something when the call ended. I shrugged and stood up from my bed to go to the kitchen.


I sent a quick text to Abby.

'hey, Millicent is sending my clothes over 🥶. Come around so we check them out together and, the bridal shower is tonight- just me and you 😍🥰.


I went down the staircase, typed the message, and sent it to Abby. There was no sign of Frederick yet. Maybe, he was still asleep. I moved into the kitchen and began checking the fridge, shelves, and cupboard for food. Everywhere was empty!!! We needed to get a maid as soon as possible.


I wasn't in the mood to do grocery shopping. I checked the time to confirm if it was too early to go to a restaurant. Thankfully, it was 8:09 am. I picked up my car keys and stepped out of the house, into my car. I drove down to Levi's to get my favorite breakfast.