Chapter 199

Chapter 199

"What the hell do you mean by that?" Thomas asked, stepping forward. "That's impossible!"

"Do not yell at my wife!" Silas snapped.

For a moment, ivy thought the tension would escalate, that the Stone brothers might go at each other's throats in a room full of strangers.

She bit her lip, silently scolding herself for rushing in, especially when the atmosphere was still so tense.

"What happened?" Wade asked, turning to her.

She repeated herself. "It seems like she's in a tight spot. I don't fully understand it either."

Theresa had sounded angry on the phone, but Ivy had also heard exhaustion in her voice. She had been excited to get a call from her, only for it to be filled with frustration and distress.

"Where did she say it happened?" Silas asked.

"On her street," Ivy replied.

"Let's go."

"I'm coming too," Thomas said, already striding toward the door.

"No, you're not." Silas's tone was sharp, his eyes sharper, as if daring Thomas to argue.

Ivy held her breath, watching both proud men locked eyes in stubborn silence. No one else in the room dared to speak.

Finally, Thomas stepped back. “I have better things to do anyway."

Silas scoffed. "Great." Then he took Ivy's hand. "Let's go, baby."

She followed, but not before glancing at Thomas. For a fleeting second, his eyes gleamed with guilt. But when they landed on her, he scowled and turned

away.

Outside, Silas was already speaking to Bud, arranging more security. "Are you coming in my car or...?"

“I brought Jonathan,” she replied, looking away.

She half-expected him to object-but he didn't. And that, strangely, hurt.

She made her way to her car and found Jonathan.

"Hey, we're waiting for Silas," she told him, climbing in.

After a few minutes, Silas gave the signal to begin. Ivy's two vehicles followed behind his convoy.

Ivy tapped the edge of her phone against her palm, her heart leaping with fear. How had Theresa ended up beating someone up? It was so unlike her.

The anxiety gnawed at her and so did curiosity/Before she could control herself,

she unlocked her phone and searched for Theresa Stone.

The headlines made her heart drop:

Theresa Stone Fled After Causing Road Accident.

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groaned, tossing

So it was Theresa.

She exhaled slowly, allowing the realization

articles mentioned a physical assault, and now she wasn't sure if to be happy

to hitting the reporter, which only meant Ivy hadn't found articles on

curiosity, Ivy picked up the phone again and searched for Theresa

and it seemed to be

Jonathan asked, glancing at her

"Yes," she replied quickly.

full minute, before

the clip, a young woman in a turquoise gown stretched

window, the camera

Ms Stone," the reporter said,

Theresa, but then she appeared in the back seat,

video went shaky and silent for a second, with the camera jostling t of

yelled, storming out of the car, her eyes blazing as she

"Mrs. Stone, we would-"

cut off by a

clutching her

away from my house!"

before it went tumbling down. Off-camera, Ivy could

voice. Then the reporter screamed, followed

picked up the camera and shouted, "Theresa Stone just injured our reporter! Send

Then the video ended.

hell..." Ivy whispered, her chest tightening,

a thing from Theresa, and it

car slowed, and

"The hell..." Jonathan muttered.

of reporters stationed outside Theresa's

Thomas had

and she answered. It

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"Hey," she said.

to follow my car. Do not deviate," Silas said

front," she said to Jonathan, her voice

you inside," Silas added

dropped as they slowly made their way

the windows,"

"Yes, ma'am," Jonathan said.

cars were spotted, all

car.

as multiple reporters gathered the car, banging on the windows, waving their microphones

she

turn, the car

the car

face with her hand, hiding from them. The car

soon they pulled into Theresa's

insane," Jonathan muttered, wiping sweat from

on the other side of her window and she opened

good?"

replied, stepping

on her street," Silas said, frowning. The seriousness in his tone

too," Ivy said. "Maybe it just took longer

Silas said, though his tone was uneasy.

Ivy as she stepped into the

room.

"Resa?" Silas called.

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