A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas)

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Chapter 66: For Public Attention.

Throughout the night, Silas checked on Ivy, knocking softly on the door and calling her name. And every time, she ignored him, her heart too heavy to answer.

Ivy let out the tears freely. It was tears of pain, of the realization that she had failed to get the answers she needed. She let it all out until she drifted to sleep.

The next morning, she woke up with a clearer mind and determination to try again. She got up to prepare for the day when her eyes landed on the box Monica had dropped yesterday. Her heart tightened with guilt as she remembered how she had dismissed Monica's thoughtful gesture.

She scrolled to the foot of the bed and lifted the box to the bed. She unboxed it and her breath hitched. Inside was a beautiful black gown with an open back, its elegance undeniable.

She held the dress against her body, letting the fabric fall. She loved it already. But her guilt intensified. Monica and Silas had meant well, but she had shut them both out.

Pushing away the thoughts, she slipped into a simple purple gown, and was about to head down for breakfast when there was a knock on her door.

She opened it and found Silas standing there, his expression unreadable.

"Morning," he said, letting himself in.

"Good morning," she replied, closing the door behind him.

Silas's gaze landed on the gown draped on the bed. "I see you've opened the box."

"Yes. Thank you for it," she replied cautiously, waiting to hear his real reason for coming.

Silas turned to face her fully, his eyes narrowed. "What happened yesterday?" Oh, he went straight for it.

She swallowed, her heart racing. What was she supposed to tell him? The truth or a lie?

She walked to her bed, racking her head for a reply in the process. "I went to look for answers,” she finally said. At least that was close to the truth.

"Answers for what?" he questioned, his voice edged with suspicion.

her lip, glancing away. "It's

he repeated, his tone filled with disbelief. He walked over to the table, brushing its

window. "So,

for your mother's doctor, or you went there for your...

disbelief. "How... how did

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to her, his mouth curled into a frown. "Did you think you

on the bed, her cheeks turning pink. "I... it wasn't my intention to keep that

how did that work out for

left her with a broken

how I imagined," she said instead, averting her

he just stared at the window. After a few seconds, he left the window side and

Ivy," he said flatly, his hazel eyes piercing into her, making her uncomfortable. "I thought we were past keeping things from

she muttered. She knew she shouldn't have left

truth?" he asked again, his voice

"So the woman on the news, was she lying?" Her embarrassment quickly switched to confusion. "What woman?

haven't. What are they saying

his phone. He tapped the screen for some moments and then

She played the video. A woman was standing next to a reporter right in front of Eagleheart hospital. Ivy squinted as she looked at the

eyes-it was the same woman who had saved her from the reporters. Ivy listened to the lies

said, her voice shaking with anger. "I never said any of that!" "But you know her?" Silas

a safe spot till I ordered a ride," Ivy explained. "I didn't tell her that. Hell, I didn't even talk

moment before speaking. "So your visit to

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sharp. "What's your business

to put a baby in you, I just want to know the

filled her with delight, but she quickly shoved it aside. "That's the truth,” she replied. "I

to release

her anger simmering. "This

had kept her silence, She wasn't going to let

paid her to do this?" Silas asked, pacing the room. "Do you think maybe Mason