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Chapter 63: A Means To An End

Away from there, the atmosphere in the hospital lounge was heavy with tension, even though the surgery had been a success as Regina, Elizabeth and Ivy paced back and forth, brainstorming on what they could do about the situation.

"We need to act," Elizabeth said in a hushed but firm voice, pulling the two women closer into a corner of the room. "Before she gets another chance to come back. I don’t think she’d give up on Stefan just like that after spending the last six months with him."

Regina looked visibly stressed, her fingers nervously clutching her purse. "I knew she’d cause trouble. That was why I didn’t want her to continue staying by Stefan’s side. She knew very well he was never hers to start with so why would she want to do this? You saw how she spoke in there. It’s like she’s obsessed."

"No," Ivy said quietly, straightening her back and wiping her eyes with a new surge of determination. "She’s not obsessed. She’s dangerous. She’s threatening everything we’ve worked for."

"Exactly," Elizabeth agreed, eyes hardening. "That’s why we can’t afford to let her near Stefan again. Not now. Not ever."

Regina swallowed. "Then what do we do?"

Elizabeth lowered her voice, her tone growing cold and calculated. "We send her away." f\r(e)ewe.b no\vel.com

Ivy’s head snapped toward her. "Send her away? How?"

"How else? Offer her money to leave. All this started because of me.... No. Because of you Ivy. If you hadn’t left that day, none of this would be happening now. I don’t even know why you decided to come back—"

"If you blame me so much then why didn’t you let Ruby reveal the truth? Why did you help me?" Ivy cut in, clearly irritated by Elizabeth trying to turn everything on her.

How could they even think of blaming her for leaving? Why would they think she’d happily and willingly marry a blind man? They must be fools.

"Because I don’t Stefan to be disappointed in me. If the truth comes out, he’d be as much angry at me as he’d be with you so I couldn’t have let Ruby tell him. I’m doing this for myself not because I’m helping you. You don’t deserve my support after what you did to my son," Elizabeth said and Ivy rolled her eyes.

"Please, how you feel right now isn’t important. What’s important is what’s at hand. Everything you fear could happen in a second if Ruby as much as gets close to Stefan. We have to think of what to do to keep her away," Ivy said again and her mom sighed.

"I already said we could offer her money. That should get her to close her mouth——"

"Not my daughter, Ruby. If not that I coerced her, despite all your threats and money, she still wouldn’t have done it in the first place," Regina cut in, causing Elizabeth to frown.

"So what do you suggest we do, mom?" Ivy asked, taking the question off Elizabeth’s mouth.

hesitated. "I say we get her to leave on her own," she said and Elizabeth’s frown deepened as

leave on her own? You mean...

won’t have to, not if we’re smart," Regina said. "If we get Stefan on our side completely, she won’t have a place here anymore. She’ll be

he’s already trying to understand the situation right now," she said thinking about his face and how

confused," Reginasnapped. "And confusion can be turned into doubt. Doubt, my dear, can be wiped

things I don’t know?" Ivy asked, lowering her voice. "You know... stuff she shared with him and him

get to use the card I laid there wanting to have

to succeed in being with Stefan and

was pretending to be you. I had her there on purpose—to keep an eye on things. She knows every detail about how Ruby interacted with Stefan— maybe not every detail but enough to help you. You’ll learn from

a maid in there to spy on

coolly. "You think I trusted her with my son without protection? She played

Not her. You’re his wife now. It’s even your name on the certificate so you’re his wife and nothing can refute that.

him the chance or time to figure things out. You have to he with him every time," Elizabeth

lip before asking,"So... what do I say if he starts doubting? Or if he asks something I can’t answer? What am

feel guilty for doubting you. Tell him how much you love him, how much

He won’t want to hurt

slowly, determination returning to her eyes. "Okay. I’ll do it. I’ll go in there

and gently patted her hand. "That’s my girl. Go remind him who

"don’t forget—you’re the wife. Speak like one. Act like one. Smile even when

squared her shoulders, and gave them both a nod before turning and walking toward

Regina turned to Elizabeth. "What

to seal this deal. Stefan’s heart is still vulnerable. And we can use that. Even though

a deep breath before

up when Ivy walked in, his expression unreadable. He was sitting by the window, sunlight touching his face, lost in thought. He had trued reaching Ethan but it had

remembering all she’d been told, smiled gently. "Hey, you

nod. "I’ve just been

and took a seat beside him, reaching for his hand.

clearly surprised. "Yeah... how’d