Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 154

Otherwise, he wouldn't have held her while they slept.

Even though he was clearly struggling, he had forced himself to endure it, not crossing any lines the entire night.

If it were any other man with those kinds of urges, they wouldn't have cared whether she consented or not; given her status as his wife, they would have just forced themselves on her.

Alaric had feelings for her too, which was why he respected her and refused to push her into anything.

The more Ivy thought about it, the harder it was to sleep.

Her mind was completely consumed by Alaric.

As a result, she barely caught a wink all night, leaving her utterly exhausted the next day.

Stella shook her head and sighed. "Mommy, are you having trouble sleeping because Daddy isn't home?"

Ivy laughed, gently pinching the little girl's cheek. "Look at you, knowing everything."

"Then why don't you call him and tell him? Ask him to come home early."

Stella thought adults were so weird.

They hid everything and refused to just say what they meant.

Unlike her, who always spoke her mind.

Ivy's heart gave a sudden lurch.

She questioned herself—could she really call him just to say that?

But the last time she told him she missed him, he hadn't said a single word in response.

If she came on too strong, Alaric might start thinking she was after something again.

Ivy was completely torn.

"Mommy, if you're too embarrassed, I'll call him for you."

Stella tapped on her smartwatch and dialed his number directly.

Ivy scrambled to stop her. "Stella, don't do that! We can't interrupt your dad while he's working."

"What kind of work does Daddy do on the weekend? He definitely sneaked off on vacation by himself and left us behind on purpose."

Stella wasn't having it and let the call go through.

Soon, the call connected, and a deep, smooth voice echoed from the other end.

"Stella, what is it?"

Stella answered in her sweetest voice:

"Daddy, Mommy said she misses you so much! She couldn't sleep at all last night because you weren't home."

Panicking, Ivy clamped her hand over the little girl's mouth and practically shouted into the watch:

Alaric refused to accept it.

He convinced himself it was impossible for him to like Ivy.

He merely had physical urges and needed her to fulfill her duties as his wife.

Since she was willing to step up, it was only natural for him to treat her well.

That was it.

Rationalizing it like that, Alaric felt a lot more level-headed.

It took him a long moment to reply, "I'll head back as soon as I wrap up."

"How many days will that be?" Stella asked.

"Three or four days."

"Okay!"

Stella looked over at Ivy, who was still trying to melt into the table, and tugged on her arm.

"Mommy, talk to Daddy! Didn't you say you missed him? If you don't say it, how will Daddy know?"

Ivy finally lifted her head, her face burning crimson, and spoke awkwardly into the watch:

"Stella and I will be waiting for you. Take care of yourself out there and stay safe."