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

I'm barren? No," she

Successfully unlocked!

he placed his hand back

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you understood Rosie's pain."

No." Then she understood. "I haven't...

his forehead. "Then how

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

drawled. "Care

argued, he said terrible things to me-things that were enough for me to end the

almost dropped a friend's baby, the words broke her. Every argument afterward, he would refer to the

obvious- but she couldn't. She'd invested her money, her time, and she didn't want

continued. "She said he'd be a terrible father. So, I took pills, tracked everything-just so I wouldn't get pregnant." "And now

I'm not even angry. I'm just done. She can

thigh, sending unexpected shivers through

unable to

ring?" Silas

blushing. "I must have left it on the table after my

to keep it on until the

nodded. The reminder of the arrangement

removing Silas's hand from her

adjusted as well. "You

She didn't want to be reminded that she had slept

His eyes gleamed with something unreadable. He cleared his throat. "Sonia

that happen?"

Thomas who had her information released

to her. "Get

don't know." She shrugged. "But

the car stopped. Victor

their destination.

cat, and together

It was enclosed with a small metal gate. The building itself was a single-story structure, and by instantly liked the atmosphere. As she

big" Silas commented, taking in the large

top floor-it's massive,"

herself working there. She followed Gabriel upstairs and discovered

redecorate to your

it" she

yet," Thomas told her.

were done with the building's inspection, it was dark, and by had made her choice. The second building was situated in a dull environment, the third one was too

first one," she announced as they exited the

ma'am," Gabriel said,