A SON FOR A BILLIONAIRE

Admit you are Bethany

EPISODE TWENTY SIX

Theme: Admit you are Bethany

LOS ANGELES, U.S.A.

(FLASH FORWARD TO TEN YEARS LATER)

Ivy could barely control the fury as she headed toward her car at the garage were she had packed it. How dare he try to embarrass her in the public? How dare he accuse her when he had disappeared the next morning they had spent the whole night together? She had tried all her best to find him that morning, and even waited for him to return and even after she had found out she was pregnant. If she had ever needed more proof of what type of father Ace Clark could make, she had gotten it. He hadn't cared about her feelings, hadn't cared about anything only himself and all he did was used her.

The next time he come around..Ivy promised that she would hit him with her car if she had to, Clark Corporation Vice President or not. There was no way she would let him get close to her son.

"Mooommmm... Slow down!" Leroy grumbled.

Ivy had been locked up in her thought that she didn't notice her son scrambling along beside her and her tight hold on his wrist.

Ivy slowed down a bit feeling deeply sorry for her son. "I am sorry sweetie...I..I forgot your legs are not long as mine but we have to leave right now..okay? Just hang on that is my car over there." Ivy said.

"Alright mom but why are you so mad? Is it because of that guy?" Leroy asked as they resume walking, though at a much more sedate rate.

Ace was delayed by a phone call from his mom reminding him not to forget about the party at Anderson's house at night.

"Sweetie, I am not angry...I just realized that there are some certain things I need to do at home before it gets late." They lapsed into silence, but Ivy delude herself into thinking that Leroy was going to buy her answer for long.

They got to the car, Ivy thanked and tipped the man in charge of managing the cars at the garage. Ivy hit the button on her car key to unlock her car and then Leroy ambushed her.

"Was that man my dad?" Leroy asked in a low tone.

Ivy stared at him with her mouth open as her brain scrambled for an answer, she didn't want to lie to him because if she did it would end up hurting her son. She had to admit that Ace Clark was his dad but how could she do that now? He was still a nine years old boy somewhat close to clocking ten so how would she explain what happened between she and Ace and expect him to understand?

"Mom, can you tell me the truth please?" Leroy requested as he nibbled on his lower lip.

Ivy closed her eyes deciding that the truth was the only option at the moment. "Yes my love that was the man who fathered you." She answered.

"Oh so..why did he say you did not call him or try to find him to tell him about me?" Leroy asked.

Ivy moved closer to her son, tilted his chin up and he was looking into her eyes. "Well..you see..I tried my best to find him but I don't know why he said that. So I suppose because things....between us...weren't really clear and then we went our separate ways even before you were born." Ivy responded doing her best to tell the truth and trying to make him understand that she wasn't at fault.

Leroy eyes fell in disappointment. "You always say that I should do my best to say the truth all the time but you lie to me. You said you just met him a while ago at the studio." He said.