Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 319

The next morning.

Ivy hurried back to the child's room before Stella could wake up.

But while they were washing up, Stella tilted her head and stared at her suspiciously.

"Mommy, did you sneak off to make a baby brother with Daddy again last night?"

She had woken up in the middle of the night and realized her mom was gone.

Her dad had made it very clear that making a baby brother required Mommy to sleep in his bed.

Which meant she couldn't demand to sleep with her mommy anymore.

Hearing this, Ivy tapped the little girl's nose. "Did you wake up again last night?"

How else would she know she had slipped away?

Stella giggled and nodded firmly.

"Yep! When I saw you weren't there, I knew you went to help Daddy make my baby brother, right?"

Ivy laughed, shaking her head helplessly.

"Something like that!"

Even though Alaric had used protection again.

His words from the night before had sparked a tiny glimmer of hope in her chest.

He had said that maybe one day she'd hit the jackpot and get that half-billion-dollar bonus.

Didn't that prove he was open to having a child with her?

Coupling that thought with the heavy diamond ring on her finger, Ivy couldn't wipe the smile off her face.

Stella suddenly noticed the ring and her eyes widened in delight. "Mommy, when did you get that? It's so pretty!"

Seeing her pointing at the diamond, Ivy proudly held out her hand to show it off.

"Right? I think it's beautiful, too. It's so sparkly."

"It's gorgeous! Did Daddy give it to you?"

The little girl's voice was sweet and her beaming smile made her look impossibly innocent.

Ivy countered with her own question, "How did you know?"

Stella proudly jutted out her chin.

"Of course I know! Married people are supposed to wear rings. Since Mommy and Daddy are married and making me a little brother, you have to have a ring."

"But how come you weren't wearing it before?"

Ivy looked equally mortified. She quickly sat down and slid a glass of milk in front of the child to change the subject.

A few moments later, she turned to Alaric.

"Where's your friend? Has he not come back?"

Eleanor had definitely spotted Mason staying here and jumped to the wild conclusion that her son wasn't straight.

Honestly, Eleanor wasn't the only one. Even Ivy had initially suspected Alaric of preferring men.

Now, though...

Every time Ivy looked at his devastatingly handsome face and remembered how intensely clingy and ravenous he became at night...

She felt absolutely confident that he was a fiercely heterosexual man who was quite enamored with her.

"He has business to attend to. He probably won't be coming back."

Alaric ate with elegant precision, easily noticing how exceptionally cheerful Ivy was this morning.

Strangely enough, seeing her so happy put him in an incredibly good mood.

It seemed his little gift last night had been an excellent investment.

After breakfast, Alaric went out of his way to ride with Ivy to drop Stella off at preschool before having Leo head toward the hospital to drop Ivy at work.