Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 571

Ivy was choked so hard her head snapped back, her lungs burning as she gasped for air.

In a desperate bid for survival, she clawed at Mason's hands, forcing out a broken whisper.

"It wasn't... me... It was her. Her own mother... did this to Stella."

Mason wasn't listening to a word.

All he knew was that he had entrusted the child to Ivy.

Ivy was supposed to be responsible.

Now the child was gone.

He was going to make Ivy pay with her life.

Mason's eyes darkened with murderous intent, ready to crush her windpipe.

Alaric sprinted back just in time, violently striking Mason's arms away and catching Ivy as she fainted from lack of oxygen.

He pulled Ivy against his chest, shooting Mason a glare that could freeze hell over.

"You know she's my wife. How dare you touch her."

Mason was still blindingly furious. "Why shouldn't I? She lost Stella! Shouldn't she pay with her life?"

Alaric scooped Ivy up into his arms, shifting his icy gaze toward Sylvia.

"Stella was perfectly fine until this woman showed up. The second she arrived, disaster struck. Until we have solid proof, you have no right to sentence Ivy."

Seeing the angry red marks blooming across Ivy's pale neck, Alaric's chest tightened.

He carried her straight to the car.

Then, he sped off into the night.

Watching them leave, Mason finally turned his terrifying gaze onto Sylvia.

"He's right. Stella was fine until you showed up. You're not innocent in this."

He barked an order to his men. "Take this woman with us."

Sylvia didn't fight back; she went willingly.

She was the child's mother, after all.

As long as she played her part perfectly, no one would ever suspect she orchestrated the disappearance.

She just had to bide her time and wait for everyone to accept that Stella was dead.

Once that happened, Alaric would undoubtedly throw Ivy out on the street.

That night, Alaric didn't drive Ivy back to Mason's villa; he took her to a hotel instead.