Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 587

Ivy stayed buried under the covers.

At the mention of Stella, an agonizing wave of guilt crashed over her.

She knew the truth. Even though she had given Alaric a biological daughter, this baby could never replace the massive hole Stella had left in both their hearts.

Neither of them would ever forget Stella.

And there was no way they could simply pretend she had never existed.

Ivy finally peeked out from the blankets, her eyes red-rimmed as she stared at Alaric.

"So Sylvia is dead, and you just gave up looking for Stella?"

Alaric locked eyes with her. "Of course not."

"I had my men tear through every single person Sylvia made contact with during that timeframe, and I've kept a dedicated team searching for Stella."

"But we haven't found a damn thing."

Not even a ghost of a lead.

He knew full well that if Sylvia had been the one to hide Stella, the woman simply didn't possess the sheer competence to execute a flawless, untraceable disappearance.

Someone else had to have orchestrated it for her.

And whoever it was had serious power and immense resources.

But who in their right mind possessed that level of clout and would actually waste it bailing Sylvia out?

What was their endgame?

Alaric had spent months tearing his mind apart over it, with no answers.

"I refuse to believe Stella is just gone forever," Ivy whispered fiercely.

She dropped her gaze, murmuring,

"She was so sweet, so perfectly well-behaved. The universe couldn't possibly be sick enough to just take her life. She has to be out there. We just haven't found her."

She simply could not accept the brutal reality that Stella was gone.

Suddenly grabbing Alaric's hand, Ivy begged,

"Please, don't give up looking for her. She's out there waiting for us to save her."

Alaric gave a grim nod. "I haven't given up."

But six months with absolutely zero leads? The mathematical probability of that child ever coming back was effectively zero.

Ivy pulled her hand back, curling up tightly in the bed, her anxiety instantly spiking again.

Alaric watched her closely.