Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 522

Maybe if he took control now and reminded her of the intense pleasure and beauty they used to share, she would soften and agree to go back with him.

Plus, he was practically starved for her.

Unable to restrain himself any longer, Alaric kissed her with a frantic hunger, his hands wildly tearing at her clothes.

At first, Ivy couldn't bear to push him away.

She truly loved this man.

No matter what they did together, she was always happy.

But being with him left her completely stripped of any sense of security.

Ever since he had initiated the divorce, she had lost all sight of her future.

She was terrified of being abandoned again.

Terrified that just when she threw her entire soul into it, she would be coldly shoved aside once more.

That constant, suffocating fear of loss was just too agonizing.

She refused to subject herself to it again.

Ivy snapped back to reality, fully registering what he was trying to do to her.

She scrambled to push him away, her hand accidentally flying out and slapping him across the face.

A sharp smack shattered Alaric's heart into pieces.

He sat there, utterly paralyzed, unable to process what had just happened.

Ivy frantically pushed herself up, her hands trembling as she smoothed down her dress. Her face was flushed crimson as she threw her words at him.

"Mr. Foster, I made myself perfectly clear before. Don't ever do this again. I am not going back with you."

She turned and bolted out the door.

It wasn't until the heavy slam of the door echoed through the room that Alaric snapped out of his daze, raising a hand to touch his stinging cheek.

This was the first time Ivy had ever struck him.

It seemed she truly didn't harbor a single ounce of affection for him anymore.

She was dead set on getting that divorce and putting as much distance between them as possible.

Alaric's eyes burned red. He bowed his head, fighting to suppress the crushing tide of emotions in his chest, but he simply couldn't swallow the reality of that slap.

She had actually hit him.

Just how much did she despise him now?