Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 537

Ivy stayed downstairs, playing with Stella for a while.

Eventually, she saw Katherine walking back down.

She immediately stood up and moved to the side, nodding respectfully.

Katherine stopped directly in front of her. Without bothering to make eye contact, she dropped a haughty command.

"Take good care of Maisie. I'll make it worth your while the next time I visit."

Ivy kept her head down. Considering she was currently acting as the live-in help, looking after Maisie wasn't a problem.

She nodded in agreement. "Yes, ma'am."

Without another word, Katherine swept out of the villa, dripping with aristocratic arrogance.

Only then did Ivy dare to look up at her retreating figure.

She had to admit, Katherine exuded power, but she was terrifyingly tyrannical.

It explained exactly why Maisie had been driven to such extremes.

Being the daughter of a woman like that must be a nightmare, completely stripped of any free will.

Ivy couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for Maisie.

Realizing that Maisie hadn't eaten yet, she asked the kitchen to whip something up. Taking Stella's hand, she carried the tray of oatmeal up to the master bedroom and knocked.

Receiving a faint hum of permission, Ivy opened the door, letting Stella play in the adjacent sitting area.

She walked over to the bed with the tray.

"Ms. Miller, you should try to eat something."

Maisie looked entirely drained of life. She leaned against the headboard, her face pale as a ghost, her eyes empty and hollow.

She looked at Ivy, her voice barely a whisper.

"Is my brother back yet?"

Ivy nodded slightly, scooping up a spoonful of oatmeal to feed her.

"But don't worry. Mr. Foster came by earlier, and he should be looking for him."

Maisie mechanically swallowed the food without tasting it, lowering her head in crushing despair.

"He's never going to come back. He's never going to forgive me."

And there was no way she'd get pregnant on the very first try.

If she had to seduce him again, her brother would probably end up hating her just as violently as Gideon surely did now.

"You need to focus on your own health first. Don't spiral into the what-ifs."

Ivy offered her another spoonful.