A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas)

Chapter 14.

Silas was working when Ivy's call came in. He didn't know it was

"Yes I am." Ivy replied firmly.

"What happened? Why the change of heart?"

sher until he heard her voice. "Uhmm, are you sure about that?”

She paused for a moment before she spoke. "Nothing, I just changed my mind."

He knew she was lying but he didn't press. "Alright then," he said. "I'll start the process."

"Alright."

Before he

e could stop himself, he blurted out, "Dinner tonight? Somewhere private?"

Another

pause. "Yes, sure."

"Great," he smiled, even though she couldn't see that. "I'll send you an outfit."

You don't have to, Silas," she said.

"Oh, come on. It's a gift," he countered.

"If you keep gifting me lovely gowns, I'll take it you disapprove of my wardrobe and don't trust my fashion sense," she teased, but there was a hint of offense in her tone.

"Oh I didn't..."he stuttered. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt that way."

"Well, I just went shopping yesterday and I haven't worn anything I bought," she said.

"I'm sorry, Ivy. I didn't mean to impose. I just wanted to give you something," he said, softening his tone.

She sighed. "Fine. I'll accept it-only because you have great taste in gowns." She sounded like she was smiling-

He chuckled. "Alright, thank you"

"No slits this time," she joked.

"Ho slits this time," he promised.

she said

He had been thinking about her all night-all day. God, it had been so

time. He just wanted those pink nipples in his mouth-to taste her, to bury himself in between her legs and lose himself in

his hair as he tried to pull himself together. Then, with a sigh, he

he said when Wade picked

your wife is a diva," Wade

he remembered the conditions he wanted to add to the contract. "I need you to update the

tight. Just send me the revisions, and I'll get to it

Silas said. "I was also calling to

about the procedure we could begin with. Maybe starting

up with

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Tll have some meetings with

publicity teams as well, and then we'll work with

sounds good, Silas

how that goes. Don't forget to send

"I won't. Later, Wade."

"Bye."

Harris

his door opened. Expecting to see Rachel, a young woman barged in instead,

forward. "What's your response to the allegations that he built his business through fraud? I would like your opinion

out of breath. She grabbed the reporter by the arm, dragging her

a few questions,

Stone!" the

as she was

had reporters buzzing over him, especially

Harris returned, apologizing. "I'm so sorry, sir. She's being handled by security. She just barged in, and I couldn't stop

her urgently," Silas said. Mrs. Harris nodded and

thoughts turning to security. He'd have to double it now-he couldn't risk reporters barging into his place of business. especially now that

his personal assistant, entered. Aside from being his PA, Rachel also doubled as his director of internal

me, sir," Rachel

gestured to the seat opposite his. "I intend to go public with my marriage." Rachel was one of the few people who knew about

changed. "Depends on the kind of impact you want. We could issue a formal statement about the marriage, stage a wedding

forward. "Which approach would be the

of you two spending time together-a public appearance, dates. Then, follow up with a formal

about his with Kim. Everywhere they went, paparazzi followed. Kim enjoyed the

Kim, except this time, he was purposely putting them

finally said. "Gather your ideas with the publicity teams, and schedule

"Alright, boss," Rachel said.

you to send the new contract