Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 187

Staring at the document Ivy held out...

The bold words 'Divorce Agreement' stung Alaric's eyes, causing his sharp brows to furrow and his eyes to narrow.

He snatched it and scanned the contents.

Seeing that she was asking for nothing, his gaze snapped back to Ivy, chilling to the bone.

She was actually the one initiating the divorce.

And refusing a single cent.

What exactly was she trying to pull?

Alaric felt a surge of irrational fury. Glaring at Ivy, he spat furiously,

"You mess Stella up like this, and you think you can just wash your hands of it and walk away?"

What gave her the right to demand marriage, and then demand a divorce?

The moment there was a problem, she chose to run, abandoning all responsibility to just leave.

There was no way he'd let her get off that easy.

Ivy was overwhelmed with guilt, her voice choking up.

"I'm sorry. I didn't want to just walk away, but you refuse to even look at me, and you won't let me stay near Stella. Walking away is my only choice."

What else was she supposed to do?

Given how harshly he had spoken to her, she couldn't exactly cling to him shamelessly and be an absolute nuisance, could she?

She had her pride; she needed her dignity.

"We'll talk about it when Stella recovers. For now, you'll help Mrs. Gable with the chores."

Alaric pocketed the divorce agreement and slammed the door as he marched back into the room.

Ivy was left standing there, completely baffled by Alaric's logic.

Did this mean he wasn't kicking her out, but rather demoting her to a maid at The Starlight Estate alongside Mrs. Gable?

Actually, that wasn't so bad.

Knowing how generous Alaric was, he'd probably still pay her a salary.

She just hoped Stella would recover quickly without any lasting trauma.

Alaric returned to the bedside. Elena glanced at him and asked,

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