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,

barren? No,"

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as he placed his hand

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you understood Rosie's pain."

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

forehead. "Then how do you know

knows, that's why she's saying all that," Ivy said, anger surging in

Silas drawled.

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

her she would make an awful mother just because she almost dropped a friend's baby, the words broke her. Every argument afterward, he

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

him a child," she continued. "She said he'd be a terrible father. So, I took pills, tracked everything-just so I wouldn't get pregnant." "And now she's using that against you," Silas

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

her thigh, sending unexpected shivers through her. "You're

nodded, unable

your ring?" Silas asked

bare fingers, blushing. "I must have left it on the table after

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

of the arrangement made

in her seat, removing Silas's hand

as well. "You took

want to be reminded that she had slept in his bed.

gleamed with something unreadable. He cleared his throat. "Sonia is one of Thomas's old clients, now she works with

did 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?

don't know." She shrugged. "But I know it'll piss Mason

respond, the car stopped. Victor announced that they had

their destination.

helped her out of the cat, and together

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

is big" Silas commented, taking in the

top floor-it's massive,"

she saw. She could already picture herself working

your taste," Gabriel

it" she

her. "Let's go

the time they were done with the building's inspection, it was dark, and by had made her choice. The second

first one," she announced as they exited

ma'am," Gabriel said,