Chapter 31


    Simon appeared stunned. He recognized the point. “Kiss your brother?” he asked and let out a


    sarcasticugh, “quit daydreaming. Ivy is neither insane nor foolish. Therefore, why would she seek


    a womanizer?”


    Piper arched her brow, her arms crossed in front of her chest. “If you don’t believe me, just ask


    anyone here,” she stated, gritting her teeth, “everyone has seen it.”


    Piper’s friends nodded warily.


    Simon grinned. “Why should I inquire about those with whom you are teaming up? Do you believe


    I’m stupid?”


    Piper’s face flushed with rage.


    “That is true! You inform him, Ivy! And you know what, my brother is just concerned with Alice. You


    live solely to be able to give her blood. So, put an end to your wishful fantasies of marrying into our


    family. You will never be epted!” Piper stated, knowing full well that Alice Perez was a pain in


    Ivy’s side. And every time Alice’s name was uttered, Ivy’s desperation increased by a factor of two.


    On the other hand, Ivy yfully hooked her lips and chuckled in front of others. She cast a cold


    gaze behind Piper’s back towards the girls.


    “Miss Reed, the entire world is aware of your brother’s involvement with Alice Perez. Your


    statements merely verified that he cheated on me throughout our marriage. It would be best if you


    had spoken out sooner,” Ivy stated, shing a mischievous smile that caused Piper’s face to burn.


    Piper scowled angrily and pointed viciously at Ivy.


    “Do you think you don’t know who she is?” Whatever she is wearing, eating, and using at the


    moment is a gift from the men with whom she slept!” Piper yelled, chilling the air.


    Piper’s squeal rmed not just those near the second-floor railing but also many others who gazed


    over one after the other.


    On the other hand, Ivy frowned slightly and wore a frigid expression. She had no evident mood


    swings. As if she were only a spectator to this drama.


    “Ivy is a penniless wretch! While she was still married to my brother, she would approach him and


    ask for money to spend. In our house, she serves as a maid, doing housework. Whenever she goesN?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    to our house, our servants take a day off,” Piper added,ughing, “my brother married for a maid,


    not a wife! Geez, she’s even worse than a maid,” she continued.


    Piperughed uncontrobly and attempted to unveil Ivy’s most fragile and unknown side, stripping


    Ivy of her majesty to disclose her terrible and dreary history.


    “Piper Reed!”


    Unexpectedly, a chilly, gruff voice sounded from behind her.


    Piper’sughter came to a screeching halt as she stared back in surprise.


    “W-Wyatt?”


    Piper had no idea how long Wyatt had stood there. His face looked gloomy.


    Piper took a step back unintentionally, and her face was dreadfully pale.


    Eva Reed, her mother, had already told the servants at the Reed mansion not to speak about Ivy’s


    life while she resided with them.


    As a result, Wyatt would never discover since Ivy would never tell him.


    Piper was tempted to bite her tongue off at the time. She’d gone insane and blurted out their


    treatment of Ivy when she was staying with them.


    However, she reasoned that Wyatt dislikes Ivy. So, what if he finds it?


    “W-Wyatt, I’m merely attempting to teach her a lesson. This woman tried to seduce you—”


    “Oh, drop the act,” said Simon, who couldn’t help but sneer and interrupt Piper’s lies. He was


    trembling with rage and desired to punch Wyatt too. “Do you still have the courage, Miss Reed, to


    unt such unpleasant acts around as if they were such noble acts? Marrying your brother was Ivy’s


    worst nightmare,” he added as he stood securely in front of Ivy, wearing his frigid voice.


    “You… W-What’s the rtionship between the two of you? Could you inform us of the truth? Have


    you had an affair with Ivy before she divorced my brother?” Piper had not forgotten about hurling


    mud at Ivy.


    “Enough, Piper Reed!” Wyatt yelled at her and could feel the anger in his voice. His heart clenched


    so tightly that it was hard to breathe.


    Wyatt ignored Ivy’s grimace and proceeded directly to Piper. His face felt strangely frigid.


    “Was what you said true?” he asked, gritting his teeth.


    Piper appeared to be a little agitated. She bit her lower lip and was at a loss for words. She grew up


    in close vicinity to her parents and was estranged from her brother, who was raised abroad.


    When Wyatt went back to the country, he quickly established himself as a great first-ss


    businessman, multiplying the Reed family’s riches hundreds of times. Piper became intolerably


    arrogant as a result of this.


    “Answer me!” Wyatt grunted.


    Wyatt recognized Piper’s hesitancy and coerced her into speaking. A crisp, cold scoff came from


    behind him on the left. Without a doubt, he remembered Ivy’sughter.


    “Everything is true, Mr. Reed,” Ivy stated.


    As soon as Ivy confirmed it, the surrounding crowd cast a perplexed nce at these two individuals.


    They had no idea that Ivy’s bright and lovely appearance concealed such a horrible and miserable


    past.


    They felt empathetic toward Ivy after hearing Piper’s statements. Following Ivy and Wyatt’s divorce,


    the controversy that erupted online did not appear to be entirely false. And others believed that


    marrying into a wealthy and influential family was truly hard.


    Wyatt’s body tensed, and he felt as if something was squeezing his heart. Not only did his close


    friends detest Ivy, but the entire Reed family was tormenting her, and he was naive about everything


    as Ivy’s husband! Wyatt visited their residence only a handful of times over their three years of


    marriage. Each time, he spoke with Ivy about Alice’s health situation to persuade her to donate


    blood.


    He’d also be courteous to Ivy, asking whether she had enough money before leaving her a ck


    card and exiting the house.


    Wyatt had always believed that he had been sufficiently nice to Ivy. However, it turned out that he


    had been deceived not by his own lies but by those of his family.


    He owed her far too much money! He was at a loss on how to confront Ivy at the moment. His fists


    were clenched firmly, and his entire body was stiff.


    Ivy, on the other hand, chuckled gently.


    “Mr. Reed, you can return home and question any maid to obtain additional information about the


    truth, but even if you do… so, what?” Ivy’s voice sounded sweet, but it had a piercing chill. “So,


    what if you find out about it now?”


    The others hurled hatred at Ivy solely because they believed Wyatt had consented to her acts.


    Thus, what difference did it make that he discovered it now? Wyatt was the least na?ve of them all,


    as he struck her in the chest, leaving the deepest wound.


    Ivy’s dazzling smile was endearing yet menacing in the rxing illuminance, and her gorgeous eyes


    were exceedingly chilly. She was adamant.


    “If this is true, Mr. Reed, what will you do about it? Are you going to allow your sister and mother to


    apologize in front of me? Would you allow them to assist me with household chores like my maids?


    Or do you wish to get rid of your lowly ex-wife, who has not a penny to her name, by throwing


    money at her once more?” Ivy asserted, and sarcasm lingered in her voice, making everyone in


    shock.


    When that point came, everyone assumed that both sides would just cry and apologize to one


    another.


    Someone would make a sacrifice and apologize, and the situation would be resolved.


    Also, they had not anticipated Ivy speaking out so bluntly. The Reeds were wealthy enough not to


    require a dowry from Wyatt’s ex-wife. However, amid the gentry circle, equality of social standing


    was an unspokenw. It was simply that no one would discuss it honestly.


    “Apologize? Dream on!” Piper eximed, refusing to concede defeat.


    Piper would indeed not apologize to Ivy in front of such arge crowd. She locked her gaze on Ivy. “I


    will never make an apology to you. Do you really even want me to kneel and serve as your maid?


    Oh, dream on, girl,” she stated stubbornly.


    “That’s enough!” Wyatt hauled Piper back with all his might.


    Piper collided with the railing, causing her to gasp in pain and her eyes to brim with tears.


    On the other hand, Wyatt did not bother to look at his sister and instead fixed his focus on Ivy.


    Except for money, he could not meet any of the conditions Ivy had set earlier, but would she ept


    it?


    Wyatt felt helpless for the first time.


    “Ivy, I—” he didn’t finish his words when Ivy cut it off.


    “Mr. Reed, since I know that you arepletely helpless, do not act as if you have a feeling of guilt.


    Apologies are worthless. Are you attempting to win people’s sympathy? Are you being too


    shameful?”