My Billionaire Ex Wants Me Back (Katherine) novel Chapter 22

Chapter 22 A Child’s Instinct

Katherine’s head throbbed painfully.

Ivy stood there with both arms raised, asking to be picked up.

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In the end, Katherine couldn’t quite bring herself to refuse. Just as she was about to lift Ivy, she caught sight of a tall, upright figure approaching out of the corner of her eye.

Katherine immediately took Ivy’s hand and said gently, “Ivy, thank you for speaking up for me just now.”

The moment Ivy heard that, something clicked in her little head. She waved her small hand. “You don’t need to thank me. My mommy taught me never to lie. I was just telling the truth for you.”

Lucas walked over and happened to hear their exchange. It sounded normal enough, so he didn’t grow suspicious.

“Mr. Grant.” Ivy turned her head and called out to him when she saw Lucas.

“Mm.” Lucas nodded. The tightness in his expression eased a little. “You can’t reach your mom. Aren’t you worried?”

“My mommy is very busy. Not getting through is normal.”

“And you’re not scared staying here with me? Aren’t you afraid I might be a bad kidnap you?”

“Are you a bad guy?” Ivy asked back.

Lucas didn’t answer, just lifted an eyebrow slightly.

guy and

Ivy went on, “Even if you were a bad guy, the airport has cameras everywhere. If you took me away and I went missing, the police would find me.”

Lucas smiled.

Smart kid.

“I’m still trying to contact your mom. Once I reach her, I’ll send you back.”

Ivy nodded obediently. “Okay.”

Katherine felt discouraged. She had no idea how she was supposed to get Ivy away.

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Back in the Grant Estate’s main hall.

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Rachel turned around and saw the three of them walking back in together. She hated seeing them stand side by side.

They looked exactly like a family of three.

Ivy walked over to the couch and sat down quietly, not making a fuss at all. She looked so well-behaved it was almost endearing.

Rachel, however, felt nothing but disgust. Her gaze shifted to the kettle of freshly boiled water meant for making coffee.

Then she glanced at Ivy sitting nearby.

A flash of malice crossed Rachel’s eyes, her lips curling into a vicious smile.

That little brat dared to help Katherine humiliate me

Then she’d better pay the price.

Rachel deliberately nudged the kettle closer to Ivy.

George came over to call Katherine upstairs to see Elijah, and Lucas was just about to head up as well.

The vicious look in Rachel’s eyes deepened.

This is my chance.

Rachel stood up, pretending to grab something, and slammed her elbow hard into the k

The kettle, full of boiling water, tipped straight toward Ivy’s legs.

It was summer, and Ivy was wearing thin clothes. If that boiling water hit her, her skin would blister badly.

Katherine was about to go upstairs when she noticed Rachel’s movement. At first, she wasn’t sure what Rachel was planning, so she slowed her steps. Then she saw the kettle tip.

Katherine’s pupils shrank.

“Ivy, move!”

She shouted and lunged forward, instinctively throwing her hand out to shield Ivy.

Scalding hot water splashed directly onto Katherine’s hand. Steam rose instantly, and a

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Chapter 22 A Child’s Instinct

searing pain spread across the back of her hand.

Seeing this, Ivy screamed. “Mommy!”

Katherine and Rachel both froze.

Lucas’s eyes tightened sharply, his body half-turned.

What did she just call out?

Mommy?

Who is she calling?

Katherine?

Ivy instantly remembered what Katherine had told her.

No matter what, she couldn’t expose their identities at the Grant Estate.

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The next second, tears welled up in Ivy’s eyes. She lifted her little face and burst into loud sobs. “Mommy, Mommy, I want Mommy, I want my Mommy…”

At that age, when a child is frightened or hurt, crying for their mom is pure instinct.

Even adults, when scared, often cry out for their mother first.

Ivy cleverly used that instinct to cover it up.

Lucas strode over. Katherine had just snapped out of the shock from that word when she about to check on Ivy. Suddenly, her arm was seized with force. Lucas saw the reddened patch on the back of Katherine’s hand, his expression instantly darkening as he shot a sharp look at Rachel.

Rachel looked like the one who’d been frightened. Her face went pale, shoulders hunched. She reacted and hurriedly asked, “Katherine, are you okay?”

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