Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 426

The video of Tristan kissing Ivy's forehead was already spreading like wildfire.

Ivy left work early to pick up Stella from preschool.

When she pulled out her phone, the screen was flooded with news about her and Tristan.

Panicking, she urgently called Tristan's number.

But he didn't pick up.

Ivy followed up with several frantic texts.

Standing beside her, Stella looked up with genuine concern.

"Mommy, what's wrong? Did something bad happen?"

Tristan was ignoring her texts and calls entirely.

Completely at a loss for what to do, she took Stella's hand and led her inside the villa.

Soon, a barrage of messages flooded in from her hospital colleagues.

They were all demanding to know what was going on with her and Tristan.

She didn't reply to a single one.

Realizing Xavier could probably help resolve this, she pulled out her phone to call him.

But at that exact moment, she heard noise at the front door.

Ivy looked up to see Alaric walking in.

Feeling instantly guilty, she quickly hid her phone away.

Stella immediately ran up to him, calling out in her sweet voice.

"Daddy, why didn't you come pick me up with Mommy today? Mommy looks really sad."

After changing his shoes, Alaric took his daughter's hand and walked over to where Ivy was sitting on the living room sofa.

Noticing her pale complexion, he sat beside her and gently placed a hand on her forehead.

"No fever. What's wrong? Did you have another argument with your coworkers?"

Ivy shook her head, her palms sweating against her hidden phone.

Should she confess?

Or try to hide it?

But could she even hide it?

The story was already blowing up online.

Suppressing the suffocating wave of rage in his chest, Alaric tapped randomly on one of the hashtags.

The page immediately loaded a video.

When the clip played, it perfectly captured the exact moment Tristan's lips pressed against Ivy's forehead.

In that split second, Alaric's expression turned murderous, his fingers gripping the phone so hard it looked ready to snap.

Knowing he was furious, Ivy scrambled to explain.

"It's like this! There's an actress named Bianca at our hospital, and she—"

"Did you not know how to push him away? Or were you too busy enjoying the attention from a big superstar?"

Alaric cut her off, his eyes pitch-black and icy, piercing straight through Ivy's heart like a frozen blade.

Her chest tightened painfully, and she shook her head in denial.

"No, I was just completely stunned! I had no idea Tristan was going to—"

"Shut up."

Consumed by fury, Alaric completely lost control and violently smashed Ivy's phone into the floor right in front of Stella.

"I only believe what I see with my own two eyes. I've warned you countless times to stay away from the Rhodes family, but clearly, my words mean absolutely nothing to you."