Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 519

Ivy felt a wave of disorientation.

Was she really being iron-hearted?

She simply didn't want anyone else dictating her life.

She just wanted to live the way she chose.

It was true that Alaric had treated her exceptionally well in the past.

But he was the one who had brought up the divorce, and he was the one who had made her move out of The Starlight Estate.

He couldn't just chase her away every time they had an argument, only to expect her to run right back the moment his anger faded and he tossed her a few sweet words.

She had her pride, too.

Even if it meant playing the villain, Ivy was willing to accept it. Turning her back to Alaric, she spoke up.

"You don't seem that drunk to me. You should be able to walk on your own, so head back and get some rest. I'm leaving."

Seeing her turn to leave, Alaric instantly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Ivy, are you really just going to wash your hands of me?"

With her back to him, Ivy struggled to pull her hand free.

"I wouldn't dare try to manage you. Someone as powerful as you is way out of my league. Let's just head to the County Clerk's Office and get the divorce decree over with as soon as possible."

She walked away without looking back.

Alaric was left sitting there, an agonizing tear ripping through his chest.

He had actually just been dumped by a young woman.

Even after he had lowered his pride to beg her, Ivy remained completely unmoved, resolute and ruthless.

This wasn't the outcome he wanted.

Alaric buried his head, fighting desperately to suppress the suffocating waves of despair in his chest, but he couldn't stop his eyes from burning.

Even drawing a breath felt excruciatingly difficult.

As Ivy walked out of the private room, she instinctively rested a hand against her abdomen.

She hoped that little tumble earlier hadn't hurt the baby.

She didn't even know why she was acting so high and mighty.

Raising a child together with Alaric would obviously make her life infinitely easier.

Yet she had stubbornly rejected his attempts to reconcile.