A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas)

Chapter 61: Make An Awful Mother.

"Any comments on Mason Hunter's new life?"

"Are you willing to open up about your struggles with infertility to help other women?"

A reporter pushed a microphone toward Ivy's left ear. Silas snatched it away, yelling," Scram!" as bodyguards created a pathway.

Ivy's vision blurred, but her hand remained in Silas's. He guided her into the car, and once inside, she sighed deeply.

"Drive, Victor," Silas ordered, tapping the headrest. Victor sped away.

Ivy breathed slowly, trying to steady her nerves. She didn't bother checking to see

if the reporters were following-she only hoped they weren't.

"Are you alright?" Silas asked softly.

"Yes," she replied softly, nodding slowly. "I was caught by surprise," she laughed. Not that she found any of that funny.

Silas observed her for a moment before rubbing her thighs gently. "That's the harsh reality of our world. Personally, I hate it, and I don't miss it."

"I thought you'd be used to it by now," she said, smiling faintly.

Silas chuckled. "Used to it? Never. I hate the lies, the clinginess. It's only useful when it works in my favor, and most of the time, I have to buy my way there."

Curiosity coursed through her. "How often have you done that?".

"More times than I can remember," Silas admitted, removing his hand.

Ivy nodded, looking out the window. He was a billionaire and had an image to maintain -of course, he would buy his way to anything.

"I'm sorry you were ambushed like that," Silas said.

Ivy turned to him. "How did they even know we were there?"

"Somebody probably tipped them off. I don't know." He shrugged. "We'll release a statement about what your ex-best friend said."

te that, bu

Though it hurt to know that Cheryl was capable of something like that, but she wasn't going to give her the pleasure of a public statement.

"No, no statement," she told him.

Silas raised a brow. "Why not?"

"I don't want to debunk anything. let them think whatever they want."

hesitated before

barren?

Successfully unlocked!

Silas said gently as he placed his hand back on her thigh. "I'm sorry. No

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you understood Rosie's pain."

she understood. "I haven't... tried with Mason.

"Then how do you know that...

surging in her chest. "She knows everything-including why I never

drawled. "Care to

and I argued, he said terrible things to me-things that were

almost dropped a friend's baby, the words broke her. Every argument afterward, he would refer to the incident, telling her he'd never give her

she should have left then-way before his cheating became obvious- but she couldn't. She'd invested her money, her time,

terrible father. So, I took pills, tracked everything-just so I wouldn't get pregnant." "And now she's using that against you," Silas said, his voice hard with

"But I'm not even angry. I'm just

sending unexpected shivers through her. "You're incredibly

unable to

ring?" Silas asked

fingers, blushing. "I must have left it on

like you to keep it on until the contract expires," he said

reminder of the arrangement made

in her seat, removing Silas's hand from

as well. "You

She didn't want to be reminded that she had slept in his bed. "Who's Sonia?" she asked, changing the

eyes gleamed with something unreadable. He cleared his

that happen?" Ivy

might be Mason-leaked her financial information. She's the third person under Thomas who had her information released

to her. "Get her back?

know." She shrugged. "But I

could respond, the car stopped.

their destination.

helped her out of the cat, and together they

served as a parking area. It was enclosed with a small metal gate. The building itself

commented, taking in the large

top floor-it's massive,"

saw. She could already picture herself working there. She followed Gabriel upstairs

your

like it" she

told her. "Let's go check out

was dark, and by had made her choice. The second building was situated in a dull environment, the

as they exited the third

choice, ma'am," Gabriel said, visibly