A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas)

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."

chest. "That can't be. It's

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would..."

nodded, though her chest was still pounding.

know," Silas said with a

"Okay," she nodded.

get some rest," Silas

should be excited about traveling, about exploring

couldn't bury the anger and fear that

for the stairs. "Goodnight,

said,

When she reached her bedroom corridor, she noticed three big boxes there, and saw they were empty. Monica must have dropped off, she thought. Her heart plummeted as the realization

was such a delight to see Mason's shocked face earlier, but now it was seeming like a dangerous game. He

she still wanted to find out what he

reached for her phone, but before' she could check

she said,

Mason would have

her side and sighed. She was

was going to take care

She grabbed it and saw Eric's name

Eric," Ivy said, picking up the

said, his

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

before he spoke. "Mason called me," he

Mason never let

begged me to come back. He offered to

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sat upright, her stomach twisting with dread. "That's generous of him. Are you...? Did you

her breath in anticipation, dreading

a very good position where I could actually show my

ma'am," Eric said, but

sank. "There's

admitted. "After I rejected his offer, he started threatening me.

and no bite, Eric. You have nothing to worry about," Ivy said assuringly. “But... you don't understand. He's threatening to sue me,

as it quavered. "Does he have anything

a moment,