Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 31-The confrontation

"Lawrence, take down the trending news right now," Ryan ordered his assistant on the phone.

He cut the call and drove to the Williams' mansion. Although he had ordered the removal of the news, the damage had already been done. Anger that he could barely contain rushed through him.

His heart clenched painfully, an ache that had become all too familiar every time he thought about his past. That night... he saw the warehouse explode before his eyes, enveloping Larisa and drowning her in a sea of fire. There was nothing left....

No body, no bones. all that was left of his beloved wife were her ashes.

She must have died resenting him, thinking he had abandoned her...

Ryan blinked and a lone tear rolled down his cheek before he quickly wiped it away. He laughed at himself self-deprecatingly. He didn't deserve to cry for her... not after he failed her. protect her

However, he wouldn't let anyone drag her name through the mud. The least he could do was p

memory.

As he drove up the drivewa ding to Ivy's home, Ryan sighed internally. Had Ivy always been this type of person or had he been too blind to see the real her? Since when was she this scheming woman?

He didn't want to see her so soon after finding out that she had copied Lora's work and tried to frame her. However, he needed to find out if she leaked the news about his past.

On the other hand, when Ivy saw Ryan, her eyes gleamed with happiness. She hadn't been to work the past few days due to the scandal and she hadn't heard from Ryan. He also wasn't picking up her calls, so seeing him come to see her made her very happy. "Ryan..." She called out in a soft voice. "I thought you would never want to see me again. I missed you."

he didn't waste time and immediately questioned, "Are you the one

wiped off

His wife....

being reminded that Ryan had married someone else after she left the Country. She wanted to be the

with watery eyes, saying desperately, "Ryan, do you do something like that? I didn't

think I can

you?" Ryan said coldly. "After everything you did, you still

crossed the line this time... her actions

Ivy's eyes when

me. I would never betray you like that. What do I get from exposing our past to the public? I wouldn't want to be labelled a mistress. This isn't my fault, Ryan," Ivy pleaded nervously, hoping to get through to Ryan She didn't want him to give up on her, already, she could feel him getting distant.

to slip away

He recalled how Ivy stole Lora's work, not once. but twice

about it! I can never trust anything you say again. Do you know how much money the Kingsley group lost because of your schemes? Ivy's heart sank. Was she losing Ryan? Did she dig her

what was hers? She just wanted to get nd of Lora and

her cheeks. She wheeled

but Ryan avoided her

all this for you. It was my own way of

He questioned, "Are you saying you stole Lora's design for me? Does that even make sense to you? She was working with me, why would

"Ryan, you know how I've been struggling to create any designs in the last six years. Although no one talks about it, I

and continued, "I was forced to steal Lora's design because I was afraid, Ryan. If people think your fiancee is so useless that she can't even design anymore, your company and reputation will be affected.

in the world would you think stealing would help me, Ivy? You just ruined everything! My partnership, my