Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 285

Ivy dragged her luggage downstairs and saw the two men sitting together in the living room, keeping Stella company.

She called out to the child:

"Stella, you be a good girl and stay with Daddy and Mrs. Gable for the next two days. I'll be back to keep you company soon."

Stella was a very sensible girl. Knowing her mother had business in her hometown, she obediently agreed.

She climbed off Mason's lap and ran over to Ivy.

Hugging Ivy's leg, she said reluctantly:

"Then Mommy needs to come back soon. I'm going to miss you so much."

Ivy hated to part with the child too.

Having spent so much time together, she had long since started treating the little girl as her own.

She knelt down, pulled the child into a hug, and kissed her cheek. "I'll miss you too. Go back to Daddy now. Mommy has to leave."

Stella nodded.

Ivy shot one last look at the two men in the living room, didn't bother greeting them, and walked out dragging her luggage.

Alaric watched her walking away.

For some inexplicable reason, even though he knew Ivy would return, his heart still felt hollowed out, leaving an incredibly bitter taste in his mouth.

The child immediately ran over to him and urged:

"Daddy, go walk Mommy out. Mommy likes you the most. If you see her off, she'll definitely come back much faster."

Prompted by the child, Alaric felt possessed by some invisible force as he stood up and followed her outside.

Mason didn't say a word, simply pulling the child close to play with her.

Alaric followed her out of the estate and saw Ivy standing by the gate as if waiting for a ride-share. He went straight to the garage to get his car.

He pulled the sedan up beside Ivy, rolled down the window, and issued a deep command:

"Get in. I'll take you to the airport."

Ivy looked at him and rejected the offer without a second thought. "There's no need. You have your friend here; you should stay and keep him company. I already called a car online."

"I said get in."

Alaric was quickly losing his patience.

Ivy hesitated for three seconds before finally getting into the passenger seat.

She told Alaric, "I'm going to the train station, not the airport."

There was no airport in her rural hometown.

Taking the high-speed rail to the county town took several hours, and from there, she still had to take a long bus ride to finally reach home.

Ivy turned her head to look out the window, her heart still aching.

She figured she finally understood why Mr. Foster refused to make their relationship public.

He was just terrified that Mr. Miller would mind.

Once she was gone, the two of them would undoubtedly become even more shameless and uninhibited.

The more Ivy thought about it, the more a suffocating wave of despair washed over her.

Her eyes grew red as she stared off into the distance.

The drive from The Starlight Estate to the station took about an hour, but the two of them remained completely silent in the car.

Even when they arrived at their destination and Alaric personally retrieved her luggage, he had intended to say a few more words to her.

But the words died in his throat.

Ivy's attitude toward him remained distant and alienated. She took her luggage and offered a very polite acknowledgment.

"Thank you."

Then, she dragged her luggage into the station without ever looking back.

Alaric stood there watching, unable to pull his gaze away for a very long time.

He didn't understand what was going on with Ivy; she had been nothing but freezing toward him for the past few days.