Chapter 198

Chapter 198

"Hey," Silas said softly as Ivy entered the room.

"Hey," she replied, her eyes shining with a mixture of guilt and concern.

He looked away, afraid to show his pain. It still hurt that she had rejected him, but

he was willing to give her space-until she was ready for him.

He knew it might break him, but he was willing to wait.

"Hello, Ms. Stone," the officer beside him greeted.

"Hello," Ivy replied.

"Can you please confirm that this is the man in the footage?" the officer asked, pointing to the other room where a stranger sat.

Ivy moved closer to the two-way mirror and studied the man. After a few seconds, she nodded. "Yes, he is. He has the exact outfit."

The officer nodded. "Thank you for that, ma'am. We can proceed now." He left the room, leaving Silas and Ivy behind.

Silas swallowed, clenching his hands to keep them from trembling.

"Thank you," Ivy said softly. "I wasn't expecting this."

"Yeah," he replied, unsure of what to say next.

She turned to face him, her eyes glimmering with something akin to remorse. "Thank you."

He swallowed. "Yes."

She bit her lip, turning back to the mirror only for a split second, before facing him again. "I'm sorry about earlier. I shouldn't have..."

His heart tightened at the hesitation in her voice. "It's okay," he said gently. "You're setting boundaries, and I respect that. I'm your husband, I should know better. I apologize."

Shock flashed in her eyes before she looked away.

His stomach dropped. "I'm still your husband, right?"

"Oh God, of course," she said quickly.

"Okay," he murmured, just as the officer entered the other room.

Silas tucked his hand into his pocket to ease the tension building in his chest,

Maybe it was time to propose again, to marry her properly.

No contracts, No media. Just love.

Then his mind drifted to Rosie, crashing the party with gunshots.

Maybe not.

Another officer entered the room, and it was time for the interview.

"Let's sit," Silas said, pulling out a chair for Ivy

Her cheeks flushed as she sat down.

"Good day. I'm Detective Mark, and this is my partner, Detective Long," the first officer said, gesturing toward his colleague. "So," he added, "Christopher

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I call you

under the white light. "But don't

judge of that." Detective Long

the

a quick glance before Detective Mark nodded. "Yes,

with a sigh. "I knew it was going to

Silas leaned forward, intrigued.

officers said nothing. They just let him

shouldn't have done it," Christopher said, rubbing

charges,

her chair. "He doesn't know

"We're not focused on the trespassing for now. We want information on who sent

woman? Oh goodness,

was tapping her foot nonstop. His heart ached at her discomfort,

But then-boundaries.

further, please," Detective

We liked the same flavor, so we started talking. She told me she wanted to see her sister-in-law, who wouldn't talk to her." He paused, his cheeks turning

“I'm... ashamed. She paid me two hundred dollars for the job.

glanced briefly at Silas and Ivy before turning back

Long red nails. She was wearing Louboutin heels with a

groaned, his chest tightened as he stood up. "It's

"They can get her with that information,

he

Beatrice too," Ivy said. “Random places.

job. It's like she

held it together "The phone led nowhere.

They both became silent.

raced. If Rosie had approached this stranger

people had

her threat, and the

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opened, and Detective Mark returned. "Do you think

"He

the next step, Detective?" Ivy

follow up on

took the cue that their part was done.

detective shook it. "You're welcome,

placed his hand gently on Ivy's waist, guiding

their eyes met before he dropped his

"So... time

"Yes," she nodded.

wanted to say so much more, but he held back. One

he would tear

joined them. "Hello,

Ivy replied with a

then he turned

sir. We found no

a moment before panic

Rosie knowing everything?

Bud," he

they started walking down the hallway, Silas saw

"Wade?"

him and hurried toward him. "Hey, have you

a

"Thomas."

inside Silas's

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