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 asking, "Is

barren? No," she

Successfully unlocked!

placed his hand back on her thigh. "I'm sorry.

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Make

you understood Rosie's pain."

blinked. "What? No." Then she understood. "I haven't...

how do you

all that," Ivy said, anger surging in her chest. "She knows

Silas drawled.

first time Mason and I argued, he said terrible things to me-things that were enough for me to end the marriage. But I was too stubborn...

friend's baby, the words broke her. Every argument afterward, he would refer to the incident, telling

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

I took pills, tracked everything-just so I wouldn't get pregnant." "And now she's using that against

angry. I'm just done.

sending unexpected shivers through

unable to

your ring?" Silas asked

must have left it on the table

like you to keep it on until

reminder of the

seat, removing

well. "You

be reminded that

at her. His eyes gleamed with something unreadable. He cleared his throat. "Sonia is one

that happen?"

third person under Thomas who had her information released to the understood Thomas's attitude.

to her. "Get her

shrugged. "But

respond, the car stopped. Victor announced that they had

their destination.

helped her out of the cat, and together they followed

was enclosed with a small metal gate. The building itself was

Silas commented, taking in the large

top floor-it's massive," Thomas

examined the place, impressed by what she saw. She could already picture herself working there. She followed Gabriel upstairs and discovered that

to your taste," Gabriel said,

it"

conclude just yet," Thomas told her. "Let's go

building's inspection, it was dark, and by had made her choice. The second building was

the first one," she announced as they exited the third property

Gabriel said,