Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 499

She wasn't coming back...

Hearing those words from Leo Archer, Alaric Foster felt a wave of disorientation.

Ivy Sawyer had found a job out there and wasn't returning?

And Xavier Rhodes hadn't gone looking for her?

Had he actually misunderstood them?

Impossible.

If Ivy didn't have feelings for Xavier, how could she have left without taking a single cent of his money so decisively?

Before Xavier came along, she had always cared so much about financial security. Whenever they had a disagreement, she would always be the first to apologize and make peace.

There was no way he had wrongfully accused her.

Maybe she and Xavier were secretly communicating via text.

Give it some time, and Xavier would surely head out to find her.

Alaric still refused to believe he was wrong about Ivy, so he gave Leo his orders.

"Keep your men on her. I want a full report on anyone who visits her and every single person she interacts with daily."

Leo felt helpless, but he couldn't exactly lecture his boss, so he just nodded in agreement.

In the days since Ivy left, Alaric had been entirely distracted, losing his appetite and his focus.

He suffered from agonizing insomnia night after night, leaving him drained and lethargic during the day.

It was especially hard coming home from work to find Stella crying and screaming for her mommy.

Left with no other options, Alaric allowed Sylvia Shaw to be discharged from the hospital and continue living at The Starlight Estate to care for Stella.

Upon returning to the estate, Sylvia learned that Ivy and Alaric were divorced and that Ivy had moved out.

She was absolutely thrilled.

She felt her suicide attempt had paid off.

At the very least, it successfully kept her in the house.

As long as there were no other women around, Mr. Foster would eventually be hers.

But ever since Sylvia moved back into The Starlight Estate, Alaric stopped going home.

Every day after work, he either went to Foster Manor or stayed late at the office.

Yet no matter how busy he kept himself, he couldn't erase Ivy from his mind; his thoughts constantly drifted back to her.

Another week passed.