Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 197

Watching Ivy race up the stairs and listening to her blatant flattery, Alaric's lips curled into a rare, genuinely attractive smile.

What an infuriating woman.

Yell at her once, and she calls him old and ugly.

Throw money at her, and she showers him in praise like he's a naive fool.

What exactly was he doing?

Why was he letting a woman's mood dictate his own?

Alaric honestly couldn't understand himself anymore.

He didn't even fully know why he had insisted Ivy come on this business trip in the first place.

Everyone around him knew he kept his distance from women; he wouldn't even hire a female assistant.

So why was he dragging Ivy along with him?

Alaric felt slightly ridiculous.

Ivy finished packing in record time. As she struggled to drag the heavy luggage down the stairs, she ran right into Alaric, who was on his way up.

Seeing her struggling, he reached out effortlessly and took the suitcase from her.

He carried it down the stairs like it weighed nothing.

Following right behind him, Ivy suddenly felt that this man possessed an undeniable charm—especially the way he casually transferred fortunes into her account without blinking an eye.

With that money, she never had to worry about her sister's tuition or medical bills again.

She didn't have to live in constant fear of losing her job.

Her life seemed to finally be heading in a beautiful direction.

Ivy felt a deep sense of contentment.

As she settled into Leo's car next to Alaric, she gently suggested, "Should we stop by the hospital to check on Stella first?"

She couldn't stop worrying about how the little girl was doing.

Would Stella cry for her like before? Did she need her right now?

Alaric shut the idea down. "There's no time. Dr. Sinclair gave me a video update this morning. She's fine."

Hearing him mention Elena, Ivy pursed her lips in a tiny pout and fell silent.

Meanwhile, at Metropolitan General.

Elena noticed Mrs. Gable had brought breakfast from outside and asked, "Wasn't Ivy supposed to deliver the food today?"

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