Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 462

Ivy met his furious gaze, his harsh words slicing through her, making her feel profoundly wronged.

"I've always cared about you."

"You care about me? I told you not to contact the Rhodes brothers, and you immediately turned around and called him behind my back. No, wait—you practically called him right in front of my face!"

"Do you really love talking to Xavier that much?"

Alaric raised his voice, the fires of rage turning his eyes bloodshot.

He sat there radiating an intimidating aura, his fists clenched tight enough to turn his knuckles white.

Ivy lowered her head, falling completely silent.

She had only returned the call because she was worried Xavier might have had an emergency.

If returning a single phone call was an unforgivable crime, then she really had nothing left to say.

"If you like him so much, go find him. I won't stop you."

Unable to quell the inferno in his chest, Alaric impulsively spat out the most devastating words he could think of.

Hearing them, a sharp, suffocating wave of despair clenched Ivy's heart.

She looked up at him again.

"You just want me gone so you can have your private alone time with your ex-wife, don't you?"

Alaric stared her down. Desperate to see if he could finally force some genuine jealousy out of her, he unapologetically agreed:

"Exactly. With you around, I can't even share a tender moment with my ex-wife. So go ahead, run off to your precious Xavier."

If this stubborn girl actually dared to walk out that door...

He'd break her legs to stop her.

But he had no idea just how deeply his words had shattered Ivy.

Without even half a second of hesitation, she stood up and stormed toward the door.

"Ivy..."

Alaric called out her name, instinctively raising a hand to grab her, but before his fingers could even brush her arm, she was already out of the room.

Caught off guard by her sudden departure, Alaric rushed out into the hallway after her.

Only to see Ivy walking away at a blistering pace, refusing to even glance back.

He stood at the top of the stairs and barked, "Ivy, take one step out of those front doors, I dare you."