Falling in Love : I love you, Today and Forever

Chapter 510 - Smart Jo

Amber was yet to reach the said address and Ivy was getting bored as time passed. So, she held Joshua's hand in hers before she intertwined her fingers. "You did not answer my question."

"Which one, darling?" Joshua mused and placed her chin on her shoulder as he observed her play with his fingers.

"About your AI. I still don't know how you did it." Ivy complained and Joshua stifled a laugh on seeing her alluring pout.

"It is called Alvis."

"Alvis? Just like Jarvis from Avengers?" Ivy was surprised to see the uncanny similarity in the names.

"Yes, just like Jarvis. I created this system after I watched the movie. I was impressed with their technological direction. Although some of the aspects they have shown in impossible to do as of yet, my system can at least do more than half of what Jarvis can do. I am almost there."

Ivy was impressed with her man and her face was filled with awe. "You are so amazing and smart."

"That I am."

"What a narcissist!!"

"Haven't you heard, sweetie? Narcissism prevails." Joshua said with such pride that for a moment, Ivy thought him to be saying the truth. She lightly jabbed his abdomen, making the man groan in pain.

"Violence, woman." He groned and Ivy rolled her eyes at him.

"Serves you right."

"You do know I am wounded, right? How could you treat me this way?" He grumbled like an old man and Ivy was on the brink of losing herself. She was controlling her laugh so hard that her eyes had become teary.

"And you do know that I did not touch the place you are wounded, right? Stop with your act. Now, tell me how did you activate Alvis?" Ivy scolded him and now, it was Joshua's turn to pout.

"Alvis will be online always. The system just needs to be connected to the internet to work. When I am not at home, only a few functions are activated."

"Like?" Ivy stared at his long fingers and ran her thumb over them.

"Like the CCTV cameras, voice recognition system to name a few."

"I see."

"When I am at home, I can either activate more options using my phone or even my voice will suffice. Alvis recognizes only my voice. But I will add yours too once I recover so that you too can make use of it when you want."

"Really? Is it possible to do that?" Ivy became excited all of a sudden and Joshua smiled in happiness.

"Yes, why not? You are my girlfriend. You have all the privileges to make use of Alvis."

Ivy's smiled slipped as soon as she heard him. Why did it sound so suggestive and erotic? She wondered but shook her head to clear her dirty thoughts.

"What can Alvis do?" Ivy changed the topic before she got carried away again with some dirty thoughts.

"Anything. If whatever you ask is accessible on the internet, it will do it. Don't ask it to make it coffee or tea. It can't." Joshua teased and Ivy gave him a glare even though it was hard to face him given the position they were in. "But it will give you a recipe to prepare coffee or tea."

Ivy was just about to ask another question when they saw a movement on the laptop screen. "Looks like Amber is here."

"Yes, let's have some fun," Joshua added and the couple started watching the video intently.

Amber got of the cab in front of the manor and she stared at the magnificent building in front of her. She was pleasantly surprised to see the place. 'When did Joshua chan get his style? This is completely not him? He prefers modern buildings. This is so aristocratic and retro-styled.' She wondered before she paid for the cab.

Neither Ivy nor Joshua could see her expression for her back was facing her but they had a feeling that the girl was irked for some reason. It was proved true when Amber turned back with a dark expression.

"Why is her expression so dark? I am not complaining though." Ivy queried.

"I have no idea." Joshua shrugged lightly.

"Does this have audio or..."

"Don't worry. We will be able to get some good drama."

Amber was just about to take a step inside the manor when a guard stopped her. From his uniform alone, one could say that he was military trained. However, Amber gave a blind eye to it in her enthusiasm to meet Joshua.

"Excuse me, Miss. May I know who are you looking for?" The guard asked politely. 

"I am here to meet my boyfriend," Amber said with arrogance, taking the guard to be a speck of dust and she tried to move forward. But the young guard stopped her at once.

"Miss, may I know do you have an appointment?"

As soon as the guard asked the question, Ivy turned to Joshua. "What is he talking about?"

"Did I forget to tell that the retired General has a son who is also a Major. He is in his late twenties or early thirties. I am not sure though." Joshua winked at her and Ivy's eyes sparkled at the turn of events.

"Oops, this will only add more to the drama. What if the man actually has a girlfriend and this implicates their relationship?" Ivy was incredibly worried and she feared that their mischief would affect someone else's life.

"Don't worry, darling. It won't happen. Amber will definitely take my name to emphasize her words. I will not allow her to create any misunderstandings. Once her matter is solved, I will personally visit this family to pay my respects." Joshua said with sincerity and Ivy nodded at his thoughtful gesture.

They were already making sure of someone's address to keep Amber at bay, causing stress to those people. Ivy was feeling guilty for putting them through such misery. Amber was a tough nut to crack and she was sure that by the time they finished dealing with her, someone would end up mad and furious. Joshua's words calmed her a little. However, she had underestimated the old General.

"Why do I need an appointment to meet my boyfriend?" Amber glared at him. But it had no effect on the guard. "Are you insane?"

"Miss, I was not informed of your arrival. Let me ask first about you. May I know your name, Miss?" The man was extremely polite to her. However, his words riled Amber up and she clenched her fingers in anger.

'Is he asking me because that bitch has warned him to keep me away from my boyfriend?' Ivy thought. 'Yes, it has to be it. It must be her. I am going to kill her.'

"That bitch ordered you to stop me here. Am I right? Tell her these petty tricks will not work on me." Amber's words shocked not only the guard but even Ivy and Joshua were also stunned. They stared at the screen mortified by the girl's unbelievable behavior. She had lost all her sense of decency.

"What is wrong with her? How can she speak this way?" Ivy was still in disbelief and she turned to Joshua and gave him a look.

"I know. I know. I was ignorant back then. Hey, don't blame me. She was nothing like this in the past. She hid her true character well in front of me. She was always well-mannered and sophisticated. I had never heard her curse even worse." Joshua stated with a frown, recalling his time with Amber when he had been with her.

"You were blind in the past to fall for such a girl." Ivy shook her head as though the man had been hopeless in the past.

"Yes, I was." Joshua did not deny it. He really had been blind to not have seen Amber's true character. "If had been a little awake and sober, I would have found you sooner and made you my girlfriend."

Ivy was just about to retort when she heard Amber speak from the laptop. "Move away. My boyfriend is waiting for me." She ordered.

"These cameras are good. The audio and video are amazing." Ivy expressed with awe.

"They have to be. The devices they are using are from our subsidiary company and my company never sells crap stuff." Joshua said with pride.

"Yeah right." Ivy scoffed. But she too was filled with pride thinking about how incredible her man was.

Meanwhile, the guard was having a bad time and he was just short of losing his cool. "Miss, mind your language. Civilized people live in this locality and you are humiliating yourself by using such demeaning words." 

"Civilized and you? Bullshit." Amber sneered in disgust. "Don't you think I know what your plan is? You want to keep me away from Joshua. But don't worry. Your plans don't work on me."

As soon as Amber took Joshua's name, both Joshua and Ivy sighed in relief. They had been waiting for her to take his name and now that she did, they were less worried.

"Joshua? Who is Joshua?" The guard gave a confused looked, making Amber lose her mind all the more.

"Heh, now you have forgotten the owner of this place too. How amazing!!" Amber's voice was filled with sarcasm and she clapped at his attempts to stop her.

"Miss, I think you have come to the wrong address. No Joshua stays here." The man controlled his temper and replied to her politely.

"Don't lie to me. I know this manor belongs to Joshua Martin."

"Joshua Martin? Who is that? This manor belongs to Major General Rupert Meyers."