Chapter 74: For Better Or Worse.

"Tomorrow?" Ivy asked hearing the shock in her voice. "But how? It's too soon.

"We don't have a choice," Silas replied, refiling his glass. “It's either we leave for Fiji as soon as possible, or stay here and allow Mason control the narrative."

A surge of anger raced through her, tightening her chest. She couldn't believe Mason was so quick to distribute that news.

Damn it! She cussed inwardly. She shouldn't have reacted when he asked her that question. Her hesitation had tipped him off, and now he was using it against her.

Silas clicked his glass loudly as he sipped his drink. "Your ex-husband is working really hard," he chuckled. "How the hell did he find that out?"

Ivy bit her lip and cowered back. "I... kinda hinted at it."

Silas straightened, his gaze sharpening. "What?"

Her cheeks burned. "Mason showed up at the new building, he-"

Silas sprang to his feet. "How did he find the building....and you?" His tone was laced with disbelief.

"I don't know," she replied quickly, her heart skipping under his gaze. "I... he just showed up, but I asked him to leave."

Silas dropped his glass on the table beside the couch. "Mason came to see you, and you told him about the contract?"

"It was a mistake. I didn't directly say it," Ivy blurted out, her cheeks burning with embarrassment.

Silas began pacing round the room, staring quietly into space. After a moment, he finally stopped and sat down. "I don't know what to say."

Ivy bit her lip, clamping her fingers together.

"How did he find you?" Silas muffled. "It's... strange."

"I have no idea either," she admitted.

Silas rubbed his temples, his frustration evident. "I'll have to figure out who gave your location. Only a handful of people knew where you'd be."

him

The thought hit Ivy hard. Someone close to her had betrayed her. She felt so exposed, so unsafe.

"You think somebody told him?" she asked, even though she knew it was a dreadful question to begin with.

Successfully unlocked!

"I don't know," Silas admitted grimly. "And it scares me to imagine we have a leak reporting to Mason."

gasped, placing her hand on her chest. "That can't be. It's impossible. No

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would..."

though her chest was still pounding. She tapped her temple gently, trying to calm her

a smile. "Don't

"Okay," she nodded.

get some rest," Silas said.

should be excited about

the anger and

for the stairs.

he said, returning to his

stairs. When she reached her bedroom corridor, she noticed three big boxes there, and saw

face earlier, but now it was seeming like a dangerous game. He had an insider and

she was, she still wanted

for her phone, but before' she

said, shaking her

no point reading the horrific things Mason would have said, especially

side and sighed. She was

Silas was going to

grabbed it and saw Eric's

Ivy said, picking up the

said,

alarmed. "What happened? Are you good? You don't

before he spoke. "Mason called me," he said slowly. "It had been a series of

she said. Mason never let things

back. He offered

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generous of him. Are

in anticipation, dreading

relief. "Mr Stone made me a mouthwatering offer already, and a very good position where I could actually show my potential. I couldn't possibly throw that away." "Oh, Eric. I'm so happy for you. Congratulations," Ivy cheered, but she was more

ma'am," Eric said,

sank.

"After I rejected his offer, he started threatening me. My safety, my

assuringly. “But... you

in his voice as it quavered. "Does he have anything

a moment, then he

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