Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 340

"Ivy, your neck..."

Ivy recoiled violently from his touch. Realizing exactly what he was staring at, she frantically tugged at her collar to hide the evidence.

But the top she had thrown on had a wide neckline, leaving the marks completely exposed.

Swamped with guilt, she averted her eyes and delivered a frosty rejection.

"I'm not going anywhere with you. I have two sisters and a brother to take care of, and Stella needs me here."

Ethan remained dead silent, his gaze locked onto her.

He stared intently at the bruised artwork staining her skin.

If those were mosquito bites, she wouldn't have panicked. Her ears wouldn't be burning crimson.

They were left by a man.

Ethan's mind started racing. He remembered the questions he had asked Stella while Ivy was out.

He remembered how the exact moment Alaric returned, his sudden exile had been finalized.

He remembered the unmistakable signs of a woman living in Alaric's master suite.

Every single clue pointed to one horrifying conclusion: the relationship between Ivy and Alaric was far from innocent.

Refusing to play the fool any longer, Ethan's voice dropped to a terrifyingly dark pitch.

"Who left those marks on your neck? Your husband? No, wait. You don't have a husband. And you live here at The Starlight Estate. You spent last night here, didn't you?"

Sensing the catastrophic shift in the atmosphere, Ivy's face turned completely rigid.

"Ethan, that is absolutely none of your business. I've told you before..."

"Yeah, I know. You don't like me."

Ethan viciously cut her off. "I just want one simple answer. Who put those marks on your neck?"

Ivy was rendered mute, genuinely startled by his sudden outburst of pure rage.

The Ethan she knew was always so gentle.

Besides, they weren't dating. He had absolutely no right to interrogate her.

"Was it Alaric?"

Why was Mr. Foster home in the middle of the day?

But catching sight of the small gift box and delicate cake carrier dangling from his fingers, she instantly understood.

He had come all the way back just to bring her a treat.

Terrified by the explosive reality that Ethan had just deduced their secret, Ivy shrunk into herself, too scared to make a sound.

Ethan, still stumbling back from the sheer force of the shove, stared at how fiercely Alaric was shielding Ivy.

Realizing his darkest suspicions were entirely true, he completely lost all sense of consequence and screamed at Alaric.

"You two have been sleeping together this entire time! Why did you lie to me? No wonder you completely dodged me when I asked you to find out who Ivy was married to!"

"Don't you think this is sickening, Alaric? You knew I loved her!"

Alaric remained completely unfazed. Ignoring his nephew's manic meltdown entirely,

he calmly handed the cake and gift box back to Ivy.

"Go upstairs to my safe and bring me our marriage certificate. The passcode is Stella's birthday."