A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 415

Ivy immediately sensed that something was wrong when she got back to the villa. Uncertain of what it was, she decided to stand outside the yard. From there, she saw the brightly-lit house and the chaos happening inside.

Knitting her eyebrows with suspicion, she went back to the car and started the engine. Then, she saw someone suddenly walk out into the lawn beside the hallway, and start to throw up. The person was clearly intoxicated.

'What kind of people did Joel bring home?'

Ivy said to herself, irritated. She just had a very disappointing date with Clark who still seemed so indifferent to her. She was feeling very upset about it. Now, her brother just made her feel worse!

Fed up, she got out of the car and slammed the door of the car behind her fiercely. Then, she started to march towards the house in huge, heavy steps. Unexpectedly, a man walked out.

He was very tall and quite good-looking. The drunk man who just finished spilling his guts bumped into him on his way stumbling back into the house. Instead of being angry, though, the good-looking man helped him by holding on to him to keep him from falling over and smiled.

His name was Adrian. The party was starting to bore him so he decided to go out and get some fresh air. He was conserving his energy because his current priority was to get the girl he liked, drunk.

Ivy froze. Realizing how close she was to him, her knees wobbled. She could not seem to stand still.

That was the man who had a one-night stand with her! She couldn't believe her eyes.

Adrian took a deep breath, exhaled, and looked around the yard. Then, he saw Ivy. She was standing not very far away from him.

He was not so sure at first. Then, he smiled. Gradually, his smile started to spread across his face. Stretching out his hand, he waved in greeting.

Ivy, on the other hand, was frightened out of her wits. She found herself stepping back unconsciously. She did not know what to do.

Adrian laughed even more when he saw Ivy's expression.

He recognized her. She was the rich woman he slept with one time. That was a fun night. What an interesting coincidence it was that she also happened to be the owner of the villa: Joel's sister!

Suddenly, his interest on the girl inside the villa was replaced with an intense fascination with the woman outside. Adrian started to walk towards her, looking at her intently and appreciating every curve of her body.

Ivy felt the hair on her limbs stand. The reason why she had a one-night stand with Adrian was because she wanted to be pregnant. When that failed, she did not bother to contact him again.

More than that, Adrian's sister seemed to know Cassandra. It was another reason why Ivy wanted to avoid him.

She didn't expect to see him tonight, especially in her own house!

Adrian continued approaching Ivy with a huge, charming smile. This time, Ivy was too frightened to even step back.

"Why are you so afraid of me, beauty? I'm not going to eat you!"

Adrian laughed mischievously. He was like a wolf that saw a rabbit vulnerable and alone in the forest.

"Do not come any closer! This is my house!"

Ivy said, raising her chin as an attempt to feign confidence in hopes that this would stop Adrian from getting any closer.

"Well, technically, I'm your guest. I don't think it's polite for a hostess to avoid her guest like that!"

Adrian replied sheepishly. Ivy did not intimidate him at all. He slept with her once. He was certain that he'd be able to do it again.

He was really good with women. Whatever he wanted, he would get.

Ivy felt her mind go blank. She suddenly remembered what Joel told her:

"My friend lied to everyone that his family was rich so he wanted to borrow your villa to patch up his lie."

Ivy's body grew stiff when she recalled that.

"Beauty, you have nowhere else to go. If you keep stepping back, you'll soon be out of your own yard..."