Chapter 010
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A few minutes later, Ivy came out of her bathroom, in a white robe, with a towel on her hair to dry it up.
The warm bath had helped calm her nerves a bit.
She sat on her skin care table, in front of her mirror, ready to spend some time on her skin. Just then, Ryder came behind her.
"Hey Ivy.." he muttered, his tone seductive.
Ivy didn't look at him, her focus on her skin care routine.
"Since when did you go back to skin care?" He muttered, his tone a bit teasing, but Ivy wasn't ready to give him any attention, he didn't need her attention and she was nothing to him.
Just as she made to stand up, Ryder held her hand.
She retrieved it immediately and left for the guest room.
When she fell asleep, Ryder appeared before her bed.
"What are you doing here, Ivy? Is this where you used to sleep?" He questioned, his voice soft.
When Ivy couldn't take it anymore, she threw off her duvet, her face twisted with anger and disappointment.
"Why did you let her into our home?" she asked, her voice broken, Ryder could feel it.
His heart softens as he draws closer to her, he loves Ivy so much, and each time she gets like this, it hurts him so badly. However, she has refused to understand that Sheila was also important to him.
"She said she wanted to come with me and I just couldn't say no. I have no idea bringing her here would affect you, if you want, she'll never come here again." Ryder muttered, his eyes soft and holding enormous love towards Ivy. She wondered why he had suddenly become like this.
But he just lay with Sheila on their matrimonial bed, what was he up to? Her fist tightened and her jaw clenched harder. Ryder was trying to make her feel okay sharing him with Sheila. She'd never agree to that.
"I'm sorry." He added, and Ivy's eyes rose to look at him, and he nodded at her.
"I'm truly sorry for hurting you, you're my wife and you'll always be my priority," Ryder added, Ivy looked at him once more, anger seething from her breath. How dare he say that to her after sleeping with his ex?
"So both of us will have to share you now?" Ivy muttered, her voice detached. She was getting fed up with everything and couldn't wait to get out of Ryder's indecisive life for good.
"How can you say that, Ivy? You aren't sharing me with anyone, she's just my very good friend and I owe her family a lot." He muttered, his tone soft and defensive.
"But you lay with her on our matrimonial bed?"
"Come on Ivy don't be like that, she rested there on her own, alone.. I was in the kitchen when you came in right? With my full clothes on, I didn't do anything with her, I've never done." Ryder muttered, his eyes looking into Ivy's.
She could feel the sincerity in them, maybe they hadn't done anything together.
She knew what happened there, Sheila, that cunning b!tch had left her undies on her bed to insert doubts in her mind.
She balled her fist tightly, her mind still suspicious of Ryder.
"Is that true?" Ivy inquired, her forehead furrowing.
"Yes it's true and she already left. I told her you're not doing well, that I needed to take care of you and she had to leave on her own. You are adding weight and looking a bit pale these days what's the problem?"
Ivy had some joy stirring inside of her, her husband was finally back, and he even noticed her all this while. She knew it, her Ryder was someone who cared so much about her and noticed everything going on in her body.
"No, I like the little weight you've put on, but the pale skin, maybe we should see a doctor, don't you think?" He muttered, his tone soft cupping Ivy's face in his palms.
Her mind juggled with strings of happiness, maybe she should tell him about her pregnancy now.
"Ryder, I already visited the doctor.. I am actually.."
Just then, his phone's screen brightened and started ringing, with the ID, Sheila boldly written on it.
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