Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 478

Toby responsibly headed to the kitchen to cook.

First thing the next morning, Alaric headed back to Capital City.

He didn't bother giving Ivy a heads-up.

On the way to the airport, he asked Leo,

"Have you contacted the lawyers yet? Make sure the divorce papers are drawn up and sent to her immediately."

Leo thought his boss was blowing the entire situation violently out of proportion.

How could such a trivial misunderstanding detonate an entire marriage?

If they really went through with it, would the Boss honestly survive it?

And what the hell was Ivy thinking? She was supposed to soothe him last night.

Instead, she had somehow managed to drop a nuclear bomb on the situation.

Knowing better than to lecture the man, Leo just nodded.

"I've briefed the legal team, but they need to know your exact terms for the asset division."

Alaric leaned his head against the seat back. With his eyes closed against the crushing grief, he said hoarsely,

"Whatever I've given her is hers to keep. She can take it all. The rest stays."

"Understood."

Out of options, Leo reluctantly agreed.

Upon returning to Capital City, he instructed the legal team to rush the paperwork.

The lawyers worked at a blistering pace.

They called Ivy the very next day.

They ordered her back to Capital City to sign the papers and pack her belongings from the Starlight Estate.

Listening to the clinical instructions, Ivy let the tears fall freely.

She wasn't crying because she was losing out financially.

She was crying because she realized she was genuinely, terrifyingly in love with Alaric.

The agonizing truth that they would sever all ties and never see each other again felt like a physical blow.

But out of respect for his boundaries, she knew she had to clear out of his house as fast as humanly possible.

Before leaving for the station, she stopped by the hospital to see Xavier.

"I have to run back to Capital City to handle some urgent business. I'll arrange for a private nurse to take over for me."