Chapter 140: Cole Taking Charge.

Ivy's stomach dropped at the madness in Cole's eyes. Her head spun with confusion and it took everything to stop her from hitting the ground with shock

"Guys... can we just try to take it slow" Patrick said standing up from the chair. The look on his face told Ivy he either was trying to sweet talk his way out of the situation as always or that he had no idea how grave it was.

"Did she find out or you told her?" Cole demanded, his voice sharp.

by had never seen Cole this enraged and it twisted her stomach.

Patrick held a hand, trying to avoid the question. "We can-"

"Answer the damn question! Cole snapped and for the first time in her life, Ivy saw her father flinch.

Patrick's eyes dropped to the ground, his voice low. "She found out."

"Fuck Cole yelled, his eyes shining with anger.

"Oh," vy gasped, holding her stomach to soften the impact.

Pain crawled into her chest, tightening it. Her mother had found out about her father's infidelity! It hurt to think about the pain Lauren had gone through.

She hadn't died of depression, she had died of a broken heart.

"Let me explain, please, Patrick said, his eyes softening. "It was a mistake! Geo's mother was a hoe! and... it just happened."

"What?"

hy turned to Geoffery's voice who just entered the room. The whole thing just got

worse.

Geoffery's voice cracked. "You... knew my mother?"

Patrick ignored him as he continued. "I was messing around and it happened. I was scared to tell her, so I let it happen."

vy straightened up, pain mixing into anger and climbing her chest. "For nine years?" she asked through gritted teeth.

"What happened for nine years?" Cole asked.

According to this file," vy said gesturing at it, "It was only because Annabelle died of cancer that he decided to take Geo. You didn't even want him until his mother died!"

"Hey, guys, Geoffrey said, his voice shaking. "I'm right here, please what's going on?"

"How did she find out?" Cole asked, facing his father. "Tell us everything."

Patrick sighed and sank into his chair. "She found out when I was talking to Anna's sister about taking in Geo."

"Even worse Cole snapped, gesturing widely.

Ivy shook her head in belief, refusing to picture how her mother must have felt when she found out that secret.

knees buckled and Geoffery immediately got to her. "Hey, sit," he said, helping to

to control the

you everything!" Cole said with a hiss. "The whole company, everything. She did what you disowned Ivy for! And that wasn't

foolish, I shouldn't have done that, Patrick admitted

the corners of his mouth tugging into a frown. "You cheated! You

almost ruined her marriage with his lies. Her thoughts drifted to Silas and her heart tugged with longing but

his voice dropping, filled with pain.

Patrick pleaded.

forced a child on her, Cole said, shaking his

she

rocked herself back and forth, trying

pening.

Successfully unlocked!

saying that he-" He pointed to Patrick.

eyes moving from is

Nobody said anything.

she just didn't know

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then ran out of

called,

late,

Seming

as CEO of my mother's companies Cole said, pointing a finger

to say something but when

s Ivy stood up, emotions swelling in her chest as she reached for the file and

snapped at her "If you had just stopped poking around this facy was s adopted him!

at her father's words, at the way he tried

turned to him, anger in her voice. "We are not okay! We lost our mot

interrupted when she heard a loud scream. Quickly she ran to her father's modow

sank when she saw Cole running around, screaming at the top of

the file and dashed

when she got outside the house. Some people had g and

as she forced

bent over something-somebody-and for a moment, she thought the person wasn't

she said again, hearing

she saw Geoffery laying on the floor. She dropped

"Is he..."

helped

lifting a hand to his head, "I'm

at him, but she was coing Geoffrey hugged her tightly, and

ambulance siren shrilled, pulling them away

Geo said, wiping Ivy's eyes. "I'm sorry for

her heart crushing

"But your mother-"

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