Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 407

Alaric knew perfectly well that Ivy had her own things to take care of.

It was rare for her to have time with her sisters, and he knew he should give her some space.

But an agonizing unease clawed at his chest, as if he were missing a vital organ. He needed to know his wife's every move.

Especially with those three exceptionally good-looking bachelors roaming the Rhodes estate.

What if Ivy decided he was too old and found herself drawn to one of them?

The mere thought made him feel incredibly insecure. If he didn't keep her under tight surveillance, he couldn't function.

Alaric fired off another text:

[You get to rest, but I can't sleep.]

Ivy: [Why can't you sleep?]

Alaric: [I miss you.]

Ivy stared at the screen. Seeing those three words from Alaric sent a warm, tender flutter through her heart.

After being attached at the hip with him lately, spending even a single day apart made her realize just how much she missed him too.

She started typing, "I miss you too."

Suddenly, Hazel leaned over her shoulder and asked,

"Who are you texting? You look so sneaky."

Hazel caught a glimpse of the word "Hubby" at the top of the chat and immediately cringed.

"Ugh, your husband is so cheesy! He actually typed 'I miss you'?"

Ivy blushingly hid her phone. "He's not being cheesy. He probably just genuinely misses me. It's the truth."

Alaric wasn't the type to toss around empty sweet talk just to string her along.

Every word he said was undoubtedly sincere.

After all, he had been nothing short of spectacular to her recently.

He treated her with the same boundless, meticulous devotion he gave Stella.

Truth be told, she was desperately eager to go home and be with him.

Terrified that Gemma might overhear, Hazel lowered her voice to a whisper right by Ivy's ear.

"Your husband still hasn't found out about Mr. Foster, has he? Juggling two men like this... aren't you terrified it'll all blow up in your face one day?"

What her sister was doing was a dangerous game.

"What are you two talking about? I don't understand,"

Gemma asked in total confusion, completely lost by her sisters' conversation.

Ivy adjusted her arm for Gemma to lean on and gave a vague reply.

"It's nothing. You're too young to worry about this stuff. You'll understand when you start dating and get married."

"No, but who is this Mr. Foster that Hazel mentioned? Why does she want you to have his baby? Did you cheat?"

Ivy felt a massive headache coming on and shot Hazel a warning look to shut up.

If they kept going down this path, she would never hear the end of it.

"She's just speaking nonsense!"

Desperate to stop them from obsessing over her private life, Ivy swiftly changed the subject.

"When you both get overseas, you'll be in completely unfamiliar territory. Don't start any fights, and if anything happens, tell Landon."

"I'll be too far away to help, so you have to look out for yourselves."

The sisters easily took the bait, abandoning the topic of the older man to discuss their impending journey.

Because her phone was left on silent on the nightstand, Ivy didn't reply to a single text Alaric sent for the rest of the night.