A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas)

Chapter 192

Everybody paused, and one after the other, Theresa watched each of their reactions.

Only Rita seemed shocked to see her. May was furious, her mouth twisted weirdly. Wills had been stunned for a moment before flashing that disgusting

smirk on his face.

And Ivy... her expression was laced with sadness

"Theresa..." Ivy said, her voice almost inaudible.

Theresa tried her hardest not to let the pain in-but

she

uldn't. It pierced through her, reaching the abyss of her soul and ripping it apart.

trembling.

"So this is why you haven't been returning my calls?" she asked, her

Don't break down in front of them. Hold it together.

"It's not what it looks like,” Ivy said, stepping away from Wills' grip.

"Oh, it is exactly what it looks like!" Theresa snapped. "You're just guilty I caught you!"

Ivy reached for her, but Theresa stepped back, giving in to the pain.

"Sorry for interrupting. Enjoy yourselves," she muttered, turning toward the door.

"T!" Ivy called from behind, but Theresa didn't turn back.

Outside, she rushed to the driver's side of the car. "Join the other guards in the back. I want to be alone in this car."

The guard nodded and left. As soon as Theresa hopped inside, she started thee and drove off.

She kept her emotions in check, until her phone rang. She took it from her back pocket.

and

contemplated whether to pick it or not.

After a few seconds of deliberation, she found a parking lot, stopped there, and answered the call.

"Hey, Silas," she said, trying to keep her voice steady.

"Hey, Theresa," Silas said, his tone tense. "Were you able to see her?"

Pain soared inside her at the remainder, but she kept her cool. Composure was her thing, and she'd use it.

"Yes. I did. She's with her family."

"I wonder why she didn't answer my calls."

"Maybe because she's busy plotting with Wilson, hooking him up with her cousin." The words spilled out, tingled with bitterness.

"What?"

"Nothing," she said quickly, clearing her throat. "Can I call you later? I'm about to drive."

She heard the confusion in his voice

slamming the steering wheel, hoping the physical pain might numb the internal one, but

screamed as loud as she could,

forth until the feeling numbed

rearview mirror, she started the car

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Chapter 192

heart pounded from the loneliness, from the heartbreak. And

God, she gasped, clutching the

one who got lied to for years The pain seared her chest and she let it. It was the only way through it; to feel it, to own it, and maybe, control it

phone and called Hector, he picked up

reina, how are you?" His voice was soft, and it broke her again. "Hey, hey. Are

admitted through tears. "Wilson was at Ivy's aunt's house. She chose him. Even

more. She had thought Ivy was her friend, only

down now.

"I'm driving home."

voice

guards with me. I'm... just alone in the car," she sniffled, wiping her tears

when you get home.

wheel as she continued driving.

again, and she glanced at it. It

as she tried to reach for it, the car swerved into the opposite

screamed, slamming the

was

another car hitting like thunder. Her

she slowly got out of the car. She staggered toward the jeep she had

when

the driver shouted

man with a bald

a

her stomach instinctively, checking

No blood. She and her

rushed over to manage the

okay?" she asked again, her yoice

yelled. "You almost killed me and my

doubled. "I'm sorry. Is there something I can do?

he spat. Leave

And he was right.

front panet of the jeep was crushed, the tires were bent out of shape. Other motorists began to

got out of the car, and as she moved to approach them, the man

her.

turned away, dialing

of her guards came closer. "We have to

aware of her surroundings-more

a

rose from the hood. She swallowed hard, fighting to stay

"...I need their insurance-"

need to leave now, ma'am," the guard

nodded, and two guards flanked

belongings transferred swiftly.

into the seat, nausea building up at the back

had reached home until a guard alerted

into the comfort of

she whispered, collapsing