Chapter 1907


    Chapter 1907


    Finn stormed out of the house without giving Tessa a chance to exin herself.


    Tessa looked utterly flustered until ra stepped forward, took her hand with a sly smile, and said,


    “Don’t you worry, Tessa. I’ll talk to Dad. Ivy going off the rails is her own doing; it’s got nothing to do


    with you.”


    ra’s words were a relief, and Tessa, feeling touched, responded, “ra, you’re such a sweetheart. I


    knew there was a reason I always liked you!”


    After the call ended abruptly, Ivy felt utterly helpless. She hadn’t expected ra to not only fail in her


    schemes but to also spread such nasty rumors about her at home.


    Home was no sanctuary for Ivy, and with the turmoil there, she didn’t know where she could turn for


    shelter.


    Even without any proof, ra’s words were enough to convince their parents of Ivy’s guilt, rendering


    her exnations useless.


    It was just like when they were in grade school; ra would start a fight, but as soon as she cried and


    imed Ivy was the bully, their parents would take her side without question.


    She had never had a ce in that house, no one to rely on.


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    If she went back now, she’d face her parents’ scolding, as well as ra’s schadenfreude and insults.


    For some reason, after dealing with this for over two decades, Ivy suddenly felt exhausted, just so tired.


    She turned back to look at the vi for a long time before gathering her courage to return and knock on


    the door.


    The door opened once again, with Balfour standing on the other side.


    “About that agreement from earlier… can I still sign it?” Ivy asked.


    Balfour was somewhat surprised by her return, but it wasn’t unwee.


    He nodded subtly and let Ivy back in.


    Sitting on the couch again, Ivy seemed ufortable. “I’m sorry for being indecisive. It’s just that I


    have


    my


    reasons.”


    *Just read the agreement, Balfour said, not interested in her reasons.


    Why Ivy returned or what made her do it didn’t matter to Balfour.


    All he wanted was a wife who could appease his grandparents and help him avoid unnecessary


    complications.


    “Alright,” Ivy sighed, feeling her previous exnations were redundant. She took the agreement and


    read it very carefully this time.


    The marriage contract was clear. They would need to register their marriage legally and live together.


    To the outside world, they would appear as a real couple.


    Balfour needed Ivy to y the part of an ideal wife in public to satisfy his family’s elders.


    And Ivy would receive a fair amount of money, though that wasn’t her main concern; she just didn’t


    want to go home and needed somewhere to stay for the time being.


    After reading the contract, Ivy ced it back on the table. “I’m willing to sign this and marry you, but I


    have one condition.”


    Balfour had braced himself for her demands from the start, knowing that a woman agreeing to such an


    arrangement would surely have her terms. “Let’s hear it.”