Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 309

Leo drove for over ten hours, taking only brief breaks along the way.

By ten o'clock that night, they finally arrived at The Starlight Estate.

Before they even walked through the door, the couple could hear Stella sobbing loudly from her bedroom upstairs.

Mixed with her cries was the sound of Mason Miller, a high-powered billionaire, practically begging on his knees.

"My little princess, please stop crying, okay?"

"Your dad was just on the phone with me. He promised he'd be back first thing tomorrow morning, and Ivy is coming with him."

"It's ten o'clock at night. Please stop torturing me and just go to sleep!"

Mason had never felt so utterly defeated in his entire life.

Alaric had dumped the kid on him and bolted.

Probably to go chase after Ivy.

It was absolutely infuriating. The man had abandoned his own adopted daughter over a woman.

And he had left her with someone who famously despised women and children.

In just a few days, Mason felt like he was losing his goddamn mind.

Stella missed her parents so much, and after days of not seeing them, she became convinced they had abandoned her.

Devastated, she spent hours locked in her room crying.

Even Mrs. Gable couldn't calm her down.

Mason thought back to Alaric's strict instructions before he left. As much as he hated it, he was determined to keep his promise and take good care of the little girl.

But every time she cried, he was completely paralyzed.

Just like tonight. It was late, she refused to sleep, and she just kept screaming for her mom and dad.

Mason was officially out of ideas.

Down in the front garden, Ivy and Alaric exchanged a panicked look before sprinting into the house and up the stairs.

Reaching the bedroom door, Ivy gasped out, "Stella!"

She shoved past Mason and practically threw herself at the bed, scooping the sobbing child into a tight hug.

"We're back! I'm so sorry we took so long. Can you forgive Mommy and Daddy?"

Ivy nodded.

Alaric then gestured for Mason to follow him out.

Mason had absolutely no idea what had happened to Ivy's family.

As he followed Alaric down the hall, he angrily snapped.

"So just to get some romantic alone time with her, you abandoned your perfectly well-behaved adopted daughter?"

"When the hell did you become such a lovesick fool, Alaric?"

Alaric had always been famously immune to romance.

Mason had genuinely believed Alaric was just like him.

But now, not only did Alaric drag Ivy everywhere, but he also followed Ivy around like a lost puppy.

He was acting completely unhinged.

Alaric couldn't be bothered to explain the life-or-death crisis they had just survived. He simply walked into the second-floor lounge, sat down on the sofa, and said: