CHAPTER 24
Ivy and Teresa Face Off
"It seems like I haven't been here forever."
Fox was looking at the mansion's front door.
"You're telling me? I'm kind of worried about going in."
"Because of little Ethan?"
"Yes. It has been so long, I don't think he'll remember me."
He opened the door and they both walked in the foyer.
"Mr. Fox, your father is waiting for you in the library."
"Thank you."
They decided to cross to the library from the living room when Ivy came behind them (by the way, Ivy isn't in a wheel chair).
"You little bitch, this is all your fault."
"Mother cut it out."
"Stay out of this Fox."
"I will not let you speak to her that way."
"I will speak to her any way I please."
"Go to hell Ivy."
"Not without taking you down first."
"There is nothing to take down. You got what you wanted, I divorced Julian, I left the mansion."
"You destroyed my son."
"No, I didn't."
"Yes, you did."
"No, you pushed him to be with Gwen. You practically forced him to do the right thing by her when she found out she was pregnant. You did your best to keep us apart. He didn't want to accept that I had moved on. I wonder where he gets that from."
"I kept him away from you because you are nothing but a gold digger and a parasite."
"A gold digger? Did he actually have any money? No, I loved him and before you call anyone a parasite, you should take a long look in the mirror."
"If anything happens to my son, you will answer to me."
"And if anything happens to my daughter, I will hold you personally responsible."
"Fox, you don't mean that." "Oh, yes I do. I have never been this serious in my life."
"I am your mother."
"No, I don't have a mother."
"Did you also put this in his head? It's not enough that you destroyed Ethan, you have to go after Fox also?"
"You can only blame yourself for what Ethan has become. I told him many times that I didn't want to be with him. It was his choice to divorce Gwen. It was him who came up with the idea of taking my son away by using Fox. He is the one who sought me out when I was having a nice, quiet life in Bermuda. He kidnapped my daughter. As for Nicholas, he is a grow man and can make his own decisions. He doesn't need you to hold his hand."
"You are nothing but a tramp."
"Speak for yourself Ivy. At least I have dignity unlike you who is still roaming the corridors of this mansion even though you are not the mistress anymore. I backed off when Ethan got married, you are probably still trying to destroy Sam Bennett's marriage. Take a hint Ivy, no one wants you."
"How dare you?"
Ivy's hand flew across Teresa's face. She put her hand on her cheek feeling it burn. Fox pulled Teresa to him and looked at his mother in disbelief.
"That's it, I have had it with you. I want you out of this house."
"What? You cannot treat me this way."
"You mean the way you treated me when I was growing up?"
"Fox, darling..."
He gave her a sarcastic laugh.
"I cannot believe what I'm hearing! Darling? We are way past that."
"You are sticking up for this whore, this woman who ruined your brother's life..."
"Half brother and he didn't need her help to ruin it. He did a great job on his own."
"Why would you speak about him this way?"
"You know what I don't understand right now, Mother? You are worried about Ethan, but you don't seem to care one bit what happens to my daughter, your granddaughter. How can you be like this? Do you have ice water in those veins that you don't feel any compassion for what my child maybe going through? She is only a baby and she is probably crying for her mother."
"I-I..Fox..."
"That's exactly what I thought."
He looked at her for a few seconds.
"And I mean it, I want you out of the mansion. So don't waste time and start packing."
"I am not leaving."
"Then I will have you evicted. So save face and just go on your own or the entire world will know that your son kicked you out without anything but the clothes on your back."
"Julian will never let you."
"Please, he probably hates you as much as I do."
"Fox.."
"No, I heard enough out of you for a lifetime."
Ivy turned her attention to Teresa.
"Are you satisfied? Are you happy with what you've done?"
"You brought this on yourself, Ivy. I had nothing to do with it."
"What kind of nonsense did you feed him? Did you tell him that you loved him? What kind of promises did you make, Teresa?"
"I didn't make any promises to him and he doesn't need me to tell him that I love because he already knows that I do."
"I hate you!"
Ivy was shouting so loud, that the staff at the mansion was gathered around. Even Julian was standing in the living room.
"Ivy, do as our son asked and leave this house. You have an hour."
Ivy turned and stared at Julian while Fox and Teresa walked by her. Teresa stopped and looked at her.
"By the way Ivy, the feeling is mutual. I don't I'll ever feel this kind of hatred for anyone but you and Ethan."
Fox took her by the waist and they walked in the library hoping that they would have some good news.
"It seems like I haven't been here forever."
Fox was looking at the mansion's front door.
"You're telling me? I'm kind of worried about going in."
"Because of little Ethan?"
"Yes. It has been so long, I don't think he'll remember me."
He opened the door and they both walked in the foyer.
"Mr. Fox, your father is waiting for you in the library."
"Thank you."
They decided to cross to the library from the living room when Ivy came behind them (by the way, Ivy isn't in a wheel chair).
"You little bitch, this is all your fault."
"Mother cut it out."
"Stay out of this Fox."
"I will not let you speak to her that way."
"I will speak to her any way I please."
"Go to hell Ivy."
"Not without taking you down first."
"There is nothing to take down. You got what you wanted, I divorced Julian, I left the mansion."
"You destroyed my son."
"No, I didn't."
"Yes, you did."
"No, you pushed him to be with Gwen. You practically forced him to do the right thing by her when she found out she was pregnant. You did your best to keep us apart. He didn't want to accept that I had moved on. I wonder where he gets that from."
"I kept him away from you because you are nothing but a gold digger and a parasite."
"A gold digger? Did he actually have any money? No, I loved him and before you call anyone a parasite, you should take a long look in the mirror."
"If anything happens to my son, you will answer to me."
"And if anything happens to my daughter, I will hold you personally responsible."
"Fox, you don't mean that." "Oh, yes I do. I have never been this serious in my life."
"I am your mother."
"No, I don't have a mother."
"Did you also put this in his head? It's not enough that you destroyed Ethan, you have to go after Fox also?"
"You can only blame yourself for what Ethan has become. I told him many times that I didn't want to be with him. It was his choice to divorce Gwen. It was him who came up with the idea of taking my son away by using Fox. He is the one who sought me out when I was having a nice, quiet life in Bermuda. He kidnapped my daughter. As for Nicholas, he is a grow man and can make his own decisions. He doesn't need you to hold his hand."
"You are nothing but a tramp."
"Speak for yourself Ivy. At least I have dignity unlike you who is still roaming the corridors of this mansion even though you are not the mistress anymore. I backed off when Ethan got married, you are probably still trying to destroy Sam Bennett's marriage. Take a hint Ivy, no one wants you."
"How dare you?"
Ivy's hand flew across Teresa's face. She put her hand on her cheek feeling it burn. Fox pulled Teresa to him and looked at his mother in disbelief.
"That's it, I have had it with you. I want you out of this house."
"What? You cannot treat me this way."
"You mean the way you treated me when I was growing up?"
"Fox, darling..."
He gave her a sarcastic laugh.
"I cannot believe what I'm hearing! Darling? We are way past that."
"You are sticking up for this whore, this woman who ruined your brother's life..."
"Half brother and he didn't need her help to ruin it. He did a great job on his own."
"Why would you speak about him this way?"
"You know what I don't understand right now, Mother? You are worried about Ethan, but you don't seem to care one bit what happens to my daughter, your granddaughter. How can you be like this? Do you have ice water in those veins that you don't feel any compassion for what my child maybe going through? She is only a baby and she is probably crying for her mother."
"I-I..Fox..."
"That's exactly what I thought."
He looked at her for a few seconds.
"And I mean it, I want you out of the mansion. So don't waste time and start packing."
"I am not leaving."
"Then I will have you evicted. So save face and just go on your own or the entire world will know that your son kicked you out without anything but the clothes on your back."
"Julian will never let you."
"Please, he probably hates you as much as I do."
"Fox.."
"No, I heard enough out of you for a lifetime."
Ivy turned her attention to Teresa.
"Are you satisfied? Are you happy with what you've done?"
"You brought this on yourself, Ivy. I had nothing to do with it."
"What kind of nonsense did you feed him? Did you tell him that you loved him? What kind of promises did you make, Teresa?"
"I didn't make any promises to him and he doesn't need me to tell him that I love because he already knows that I do."
"I hate you!"
Ivy was shouting so loud, that the staff at the mansion was gathered around. Even Julian was standing in the living room.
"Ivy, do as our son asked and leave this house. You have an hour."
Ivy turned and stared at Julian while Fox and Teresa walked by her. Teresa stopped and looked at her.
"By the way Ivy, the feeling is mutual. I don't I'll ever feel this kind of hatred for anyone but you and Ethan."
Fox took her by the waist and they walked in the library hoping that they would have some good news.