A marriage deal with billionaire stone (Ivy and Silas) novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27

“Right, Silas?”

“Huh?” Silas broke out of his thoughts and turned to his brother. “Sorry, I didn’t get that,” he said, reaching for his coffee.

His mind had been elsewhere, occupied with Ivy’s behavior this morning. Why was she acting this way? He couldn’t help but think maybe it had to do with his attitude yesterday.

He should have spoken to her about Dylan’s message instead of chosing to ignore it. Of course, she had every right to be upset.

“I was saying it’d be nice if Ivy met Uncle Mike and Theresa before the wedding,” Thomas said. “You know, to put her at ease.”

Silas nodded, grateful for Thomas’s suggestion. “Sure,” he replied.

“You’ll have interviews scheduled once the marriage hits full speed,” Wade chimed in. “Are you prepared for that?”

“Not yet.” Silas shook his head. “We’ll figure it out when the time comes.”

“Alright then,” Wade said with a shrug.

“How are you holding up?” Thomas asked, concern evident in his tone. “I mean, with Ivy. Is it strange living with a woman?”

“You still haven’t told us how you two met,” Wade added.

“It’s a long story,” Silas replied, not wanting to dive into details. He wasn’t about to admit he had slept with Ivy before marrying her. He knew Thomas would lecture him endlessly about the complications–especially with Mason Hunter involved.

His thoughts drifted to that night, to the memory of her giving him her body to explore. He would do anything to have her again.

His body reacted to the mere thought of her breasts, and he adjusted.

Thomas and Wade exchanged a knowing look before Wade said, “Alright then.”

A moment of silence passed before Thomas spoke again. “Dylan called me last night.”

Silas stiffened, angry suddenly. “Why? What did he want?”

“He just called to say hello,” Thomas said with a shrug. “And… he asked me to tell you he’s sorry.”

“He’s sorry?” Silas scoffed at the lie. He knew Dylan was far from sorry, especially after his message last night–the message that had kept him up all night.

“He claimed he realized his mistake,” Thomas said, taking a bite of his toast.

“I doubt it,” Silas muttered, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“What the hell!” Wade suddenly exclaimed.

Silas’s heart flipped. “What happened?”

Wade paused, staring at his phone, looking surprised. “An article just dropped claiming Ivy was in a relationship with you while she was still married to Mason Hunter.”

“That bastard!” Thomas exploded. “It’s him! He’s behind this!”

“We can’t jump into conclusions,” Wade said in a formal tone. “Let’s get the facts first.”

Silas leaned back in his chair, his mind racing with questions.

“Oh, it’s him,” Thomas snapped, slamming his fork onto his silver plate with a thud. “Who else would release that? He’s trying to divert the news. He’s trying to smear Ivy’s name so this marriage wouldn’t work.”

Silas had seen Thomas lose his temper many times, and it was never a good sight.

“Well, no publicity is bad publicity,” Wade said, already standing. “We just need to spin this in our favor.”

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Thomas stood as well, tossing his napkin onto his plate. “We were supposed to be celebrating. This news iss barely two hours old.”

“At least now we know he’s actively working against us. He’s working really hard to ruin our work,” Wade said. “We’ll just have to work harder.”

Just then, Rosie entered, curiosity etched on her face. “What’s going on? Are we leaving already?”

“Yup,” Wade replied. “There’s been alle

“A terrible one,” Thomas added. “Mason

Munter just released false information.”

She raised an eyebrow. “What rule?”

She didn’t deny it, which only fueled his anger. “I gave you clear rules, Ivy! Why can’t you follow them? Why didn’t you tell me?”

Silas grabbed her wrist, his grip was firm. Anger and jealousy simmering within him. “What did he say? What are you planning?”

“Nothing!” she cried, struggling to free herself. “You’re hurting me, Silas.”

He loosened his grip but didn’t let her go. “Was yesterday planned too? Did you invite him to Whitney Restaurant just so he could see you?”

Silas released her, his brows furrowed. “Why didn’t you come to me?”

“Come to you and say what?” she said, her voice breaking. “That the man who cheated on me and impregnated my best friend is now publicly humiliating me?” Her shoulders slumped as she moved to sit on the bed.