Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 486

Sylvia had no desire to leave, let alone drag her daughter out with her.

She had strategically left her daughter by Alaric's side for years. If she simply walked away now, wouldn't all her sacrifices have been for nothing?

She had to find a way to stay and latch onto Alaric for the rest of her life.

Looking down at Stella, Sylvia said,

"Let's go, Stella. Come upstairs with Mommy to pack your things."

"No."

Stella glued herself to Ivy's side, rejecting her with obvious disdain.

"If you're going to leave, go by yourself. I'm not going anywhere."

Sylvia stopped trying to wrangle the kid and headed upstairs alone.

Ivy paid her no mind. The child was on vacation now and needed someone to keep her company every day.

Recalling the responsibility Mr. Foster had entrusted to her, she had no choice but to take Stella for a walk in the park.

When they returned at noon, they stepped through the door to find Mrs. Gable rushing frantically down the stairs, her face completely drained of color.

The moment she bumped into them, Mrs. Gable grabbed Ivy, babbling incoherently.

"Mrs. Foster, it's terrible! Ms. Shaw... she committed suicide."

Ivy's expression shifted drastically as she urgently pressed,

"Where is she?"

"In... in the bathtub upstairs."

Without wasting a second thought, Ivy shoved the child toward Mrs. Gable and sprinted upstairs.

When she reached the guest room, she found Sylvia lying in the bathtub, having slit her wrists. The water was dyed a startling, horrifying shade of crimson.

Without a moment's hesitation, she dashed over and dragged the deadweight of Sylvia out of the tub, frantically trying to stem the bleeding.

Sylvia remained unconscious by the time the ambulance arrived.

In the end, it was Ivy who personally rode in the ambulance to escort her to Metropolitan General.

Outside the emergency room, Alaric hurried over and demanded,

"What happened? Why would she kill herself?"

Ivy knew Mrs. Gable must have been the one to call him.

She answered truthfully, "I don't know what was going through her head. She lost a massive amount of blood. I'm not sure if they can save her."

This woman had gone to utterly ruthless extremes just to stay at The Starlight Estate.