Her Return, His Regret novel Chapter 57

“Ryan, thank you for doing this with me,” Ivy remarked as Ryan pushed her wheelchair into a gemstone boutique. “I thought you were being forced to marry me but seeing you accompany me here gives me hope.”

“Can you do your business fast, I have things to do,” Ryan replied, his jaw tight.

He wanted to be anywhere but there… shopping for rare stones that would be used for their engagement jewelry with Ivy made him feel empty.

Why was he even doing this? Was it worth it?

Was this really the solution?

Did he want to marry Ivy and live in a loveless marriage again?

Would he be able to forget about Ivy’s real face? To be honest, when she stole Lora’s work and accused Lora of plagiarism, Ivy lost her image in Ryan’s eyes.

She might have gotten hurt while saving him, but was marrying her really the best way to repay her for her legs?

“Ryan, what do you think of this rare pink stone? I think it would look good on my engagement ring,” Ivy’s voice brought Ryan back to the present.

He lazily glanced at the stone glittering under soft lighting and nodded. “It’s ok.”

Ivy bit her lower up, stopping herself from throwing a tantrum. She could tell that Ryan was only there physically, his mind, soul and heart were somewhere else.

He showed no interest in their engagement ceremony. It was like he wasn’t a part of it.

Forcing a smile, she said, “I’ll pick this one and I’ll choose a blue one for you. I want our engagement rings to be unique. I’ll design them myself.”

Although she couldn’t make good designs that were market-worthy, she could still create something that she would wear for her engagement. She wanted to surprise Ryan and possibly make him forget about the plagiarism incident.

Ivy smiled at the thought but her smile faltered when she saw Lora and Jason at the other side of the store.

‘What are those two doing here?’ She thought in her mind, her jaw clenching tightly.

Ivy looked up at Ryan and sure enough, she found him looking at Lora and Jason too. It seemed he had just noticed them too.

The longing look on his face made Ivy clench the arm of her wheelchair tightly. ‘I’ll never let you reunite with Larisa, Ryan. Never.’

She suddenly exclaimed, “Oh, look, Ryan! It’s Lora and Jason! Let’s go and say hi.”

Ivy wheeled herself closer to Lora and Jason. When they noticed her, she smiled and said, “Lora, good to see you here. I didn’t expect to see you and your boyfriend shopping for rare stones like Ryan and I. Are you trying to get rare stones to make couple rings too?”

Lora furrowed her eyebrows. What did this troublemaker want?

Just as Ryan approached them, Ivy didn’t wait for Lora’s response. She grabbed Ryan’s hand and uttered, “Ryan and I had finally set a date for the engagement ceremony. We are here to get materials for our engagement rings.”

Lora rolled her eyes. She was bored of Ivy’s antics, so she didn’t respond.

“I’ll send you an invitation card. You will come, won’t you? After all, our fathers are close friends. I expect you to come and support me and maybe you can be my bridesmaid on my wedding,” Ivy remarked with an air of triumph.

Lora furrowed her eyebrows. She had already cut ties with Ryan and didn’t want anything to do with him. As she was about to refuse Ivy’s invitation, Jason’s voice beat her to it.