Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 481

Alaric flung Ivy's hand away, his handsome face terrifyingly dark.

"You want me to let Tristan off the hook? In your dreams."

Furious, Ivy confronted him. "If you don't let him go, then I won't divorce you. I'll just keep living in The Starlight Estate and make you miserable."

She didn't believe Mr. Foster had the patience to outlast her.

He despised her now and undoubtedly wanted her gone as quickly as possible.

As long as she stuck to her guns, he would surely cave, spare Tristan, and tell her to get the hell out.

The truth was, Alaric's heart was entirely conflicted.

On one hand, he was furious with her and couldn't stand the sight of her. On the other, he truly couldn't bear the thought of her moving out and leaving his life for good.

Because of this, he rejected her condition without a second thought.

"Even if you stay, I won't give you a second glance, let alone treat you like my wife."

He stormed off, completely ignoring the Divorce Agreement lying there.

Watching his retreating back, Ivy felt a sharp pang in her chest. Ultimately, she picked up the pen and signed the papers anyway.

Even though she had signed, she had no intention of moving out so quickly.

No matter what, she had to force him to lift the ban on Tristan first.

It was a promise she had made to Xavier.

Ivy tucked the documents away and put her luggage back where it belonged.

Sitting alone on the living room sofa, she wondered if staying here so shamelessly would actually do anything to help the Rhodes family.

She didn't know how much time had passed before someone knocked on the door.

Ivy looked up to see Sylvia pushing the door open, flashing a hypocritical smile.

"There you are, Ivy. Stella has been looking all over for you."

Remembering her promise to keep the child company, Ivy stood up to leave.

Sylvia quickly called out to stop her:

"Ivy, what's going on between you and Alaric? I get the feeling you two are having a really rough patch. Did something happen?"

Ivy reminded herself that this woman wasn't Mr. Foster's ex-wife, nor was the child she bore his flesh and blood.