Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 523

Ivy led Stella down the hall and stopped outside one of the guest rooms.

Knowing Alaric was inside, she lowered her voice and told her.

"Your daddy is in there. Go on in and get him."

Stella obediently pushed the door open and called out.

But a few seconds later, she trotted back out, looking frustrated as she told Ivy.

"Mommy, Daddy isn't in there at all."

Ivy didn't think much of it.

Maybe he had already headed downstairs?

She told the child, "He must be downstairs, then. Let's go."

Stella chatted as they walked. "But we didn't see Daddy when we came back. Ms. Miller even told me to come up here and find you guys."

Ivy figured a grown man couldn't have just vanished into thin air.

She told Stella, "Don't you have a smartwatch? Why don't you just give him a call?"

Stella thought that was a great idea.

As she followed Ivy down the stairs, she dialed Alaric's number.

By that time, Alaric had already arrived in Capital City.

Still feeling severely unwell, he had Leo Archer drive him straight to the hospital.

Seeing Stella's incoming call, he answered and was immediately greeted by her soft, sweet voice.

"Daddy, where are you? We're having dinner, hurry up and come eat."

Alaric spoke gently to his daughter.

"Stella, you stay there and be good for your mommy. Daddy had to come back to work in Capital City. I'll come visit you when I have time."

He was never going to lower his head and beg Ivy for reconciliation again.

As for their marriage.

He would just let it drag on.

If Ivy was in such a rush to get a divorce, she would eventually have to come looking for him.

Hearing that her father had returned to Capital City, Stella's lower lip pushed out in a pout.

"Daddy, why did you leave? Why didn't you take me and Mommy back with you?"

"Your mommy didn't want to come back. You stay there with her for now. Daddy had to get back to work."

Stella seemed to understand.