Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 321

A moment later, Alaric's reply came through.

[No, who sent them to you? Do you have a side piece?]

It was obviously meant as a joke.

But Ivy didn't catch the sarcasm. Genuinely believing the flowers weren't from him, she hurriedly typed out an earnest explanation.

[I don't. I don't know who sent them either. If they're not from you, I'll go throw them away right now.]

Alaric was treating her so well now.

No matter how expensive the bouquet was, she couldn't go behind his back and accept another man's advances.

Alaric stared at Ivy's text.

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He immediately dialed her number.

Ivy, who was just about to toss the massive arrangement, saw Alaric's name flash on her screen. She slipped away from her gossiping colleagues and ducked into the stairwell to answer.

"I really don't know who bought them for me. I haven't done anything to betray you. Please don't be mad, okay?"

She opened with an apology, terrified of upsetting him and starting a fight.

Alaric sighed softly, conceding,

"I had them sent to you."

"Huh?"

Ivy was stunned. "But just now you..."

What had he just said? He asked if she had a side piece.

Was he referring to himself as the other man?

Realizing he had been teasing her, she felt a flash of playful annoyance.

"You're terrible. Why did you trick me?"

Alaric's voice was casual. "Don't be so sensitive. Can't I make a joke?"

Ivy had never expected this notoriously straitlaced man to actually tease her.

He really had changed.

He was becoming impossible not to adore.

"Then what made you suddenly decide to send me flowers? My coworker said this $10,000 arrangement is practically a masterpiece."

Ivy sighed. Wouldn't it have been better just to give her the cash?

Flowers would wilt in a couple of days. Throwing them away felt no different than tossing cash in the trash.

"Do you like them?" Alaric asked.

Knowing he was on his way, she said,

"Then drive safe. I'll go finish up my charts real quick."

"Mhm."

After hanging up, Ivy carried the flowers into her sister's hospital room.

Gemma sat up immediately upon seeing her.

"Ivy, did you buy those?"

Ivy smiled. "No, Alaric had them delivered."

She set the extravagant 'Celestial Bloom' Bouquet on her sister's nightstand. "I'll go buy a vase later so we can put them in water. It'll bring a little life into this room."

"What do you want for lunch? I can bring something back for you."

Gemma stared at the gorgeous arrangement. It was stunning.

And it clearly screamed money.

She smiled at her sister. "Anything is fine."

Then, her eyes caught the sparkle on Ivy's finger. She asked,

"Did Alaric just buy you that ring, too?"