Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 544

Sylvia nodded frantically. "Yes, yes! I promise I won't fail you."

Katherine released her grip with a look of pure disgust, standing up to accept a tissue from Secretary Brooks. She wiped her hands meticulously before tossing out her final ultimatum.

"You have three months. If you get the job done cleanly by then, I'll reward you with another hundred million dollars."

Sylvia remained plastered to the floor, bowing her head repeatedly in frantic gratitude.

In truth, she wasn't desperate for money anymore.

All she wanted was Alaric.

To claim that man, what did it matter if she had to sacrifice one miserable child?

Once she became Mrs. Foster, she could always give him more children.

...

That night, at Mason's villa.

Determined to force her parents back together as fast as possible, Stella launched her plan.

She pretended to drag her mom into bed with her.

After faking sleep for a while, she slipped out, scampering downstairs to where Alaric was talking business with Mason. She grabbed his arm and tugged.

"Daddy, it's so late. You need to rest. Come on, let's go to your room."

Completely unaware of his daughter's ulterior motives, Alaric gently peeled her little hands off him.

"You go to bed, sweetheart. Daddy still needs to discuss some things with Mr. Miller."

"No! You need to sleep right now."

Stella turned her big eyes toward Mason, offering her tiny sage advice.

"Mr. Miller, you look so tired you barely look human! You need to rest too. It's way past your bedtime."

Mason was, admittedly, utterly exhausted.

He gave in with a tired nod. "Alright, we'll call it a night."

He looked at Alaric. "Go get some sleep. We'll pick this up tomorrow."

Defeated, Alaric let the little girl drag him up the stairs.

Once they reached the second floor, Stella shoved Alaric directly toward the bedroom where Ivy was sleeping and issued her command.

"Daddy, I'm giving you a golden opportunity. You'd better not mess this up! Coax Mommy back so we can all go home to The Starlight Estate as a happy family."