A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas)

Chapter 37

"What? Killed Martha?" Ivy heard the panic in her voice.

"Yes!" Cheryl yelled again. "You used to be kind and... adorable, but now you're so bitter and evil!"

Ivy didn't like the words Cheryl was using to describe her, but she refused to react. She kept her cool despite her racing heart. "Is Martha okay?"

"No, she's not. You and that freaking woman injured her!" Cheryl snapped.

Injured her, not killed her. Ivy exhaled in relief, though her heart still pounded. Cheryl hadn't directly answered the question.

"Is Martha alive?" she asked again, rephrasing the question.

Cheryl gasped. "Oh my goodness! You wanted her dead? I can't believe you, Ivy!" That derisive tone was enough to fire Ivy up. "You said it! You said I killed her!"

"Oh, chill," Cheryl hissed. "It was just a figure of speech."

"What kind of psycho uses kill as a figure of speech?" Ivy shot back, her chest heaving with anger.

"That doesn't change the fact that you landed Martha in the hospital, and my fiancé is going to make you pay for that," Cheryl shot back.

Ivy felt the anger in her heart as she sat on the bed.

Breathe, breathe. Don't explode, she told herself.

She knew Cheryl was taunting her and she refused to take the bait. "Well, since Martha is doing well," she said calmly, "I wish her a quick recovery."

Cheryl seemed to sense she was being dismissed and flared up. "This is not the end, Ivy! I will-"

Ivy ended the call before Cheryl could finish. She was tired of the Hunters and everything they represented. If she could turn back time, she would have ignored Mason the first time he approached her.

Despite her chaotic emotions, she felt relieved. Thank God Martha was alive. Cheryl was so stupid for frightening her like that.

A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.

"It's Monica."

Ivy opened the door for Monica, who carried a tray of food. Monica set the tray on

"How are you feeling?" Monica asked.

"I don't know," Ivy admitted. "Cheryl just called me."

Monica arched a brow in question. "Who's that?"

the table and turned to her.

to

Monica's confusion deepened. "Who?"

It wasn't that she didn't want to talk about

just hated reliving the betrayal. "She's the pregnant one,"

was she doing there with

not. "Cheryl is engaged to my ex-husband, and she came with his mother to pick out her

That should do it.

the hell?" Monica exclaimed. "She stole your man, got pregnant by him, and has the guts

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begin with. "Yes, something like

I would have kicked Martha even harder

woman already, "Oh, Monica, I think

well. "Good, then. Why was

her eyes. "She

moved closer, sitting on the bed beside her. "That's horrible-what you had to

bit her lip, pushing the pain away from

were different. The first day I

raised a

thought you were like Lady Kim,"

Ivy asked, laughing, "Who's

a faint frown tugging at the corners of her lips. "God, she hurt Silas ovecand over again. Even the blind could see she was just taking advantage of

as she remembered how sad

spoke about Kim,

continued. "Obviously, we were cautious about it. You know, we thought you might be one of

women."

understand. Tell them I

me Lady Ivy."

Monica laughed. "You're funny."

an unexpected ache settled in her chest, Suddenly, she felt bad for agreeing to the contract. They were both hurting hers was fresh, but Silas's wounds clearly hadn't healed. That night when he saw Dylan, it had

you to

Monica," Ivy

enjoy," Monica said as

over to her table and was about to

reached for

her aunt.

"Aunt May," she answered.

said, her voice soft

How

too, but worried about you," May admitted, "I've been reading the news. God, they're horrible.

worry in May's tone unsettled Ivy. The last thing she wanted was to make her

this because I haven't released the news about him and