로그인Fifteen minutes later, the kitchen was filled with the rich scent of butter and Grace’s excited giggles. Ivy poured the batter carefully while Grace stood on a chair, clutching a spatula far too big for her tiny hands.“Slowly, sweetheart,” Ivy said patiently. “If you rush, it’ll get messy.”Josh st
Ivy clicked her tongue and playfully smacked his arm. “That’s because you were the one who dragged me into that ridiculous plan to take back my house from Rico.”“And you agreed to it,” Josh shot back.“Because I thought you were just some crazy guy looking for entertainment,” Ivy said honestly.Jos
Ivy, who had been busy tossing salad at the dining table, could only laugh. “You two are like kids fighting over Grace’s attention.”Natasha chuckled softly. “She’s right, Ivy. At home, whenever Nathan sees a cute toy, the first thing he says isn’t about me—it’s always, ‘Grace would love this.’”Nat
FOUR YEARS LATER“Grace! Don’t run in the hallway!”Ivy’s voice echoed through the living room, which was now a battlefield of toys, stuffed animals, and a sticky spill of apple juice on the glass table.The little girl with golden-brown hair looked back for half a second before bursting into laught
Josh leaned back on the living room sofa, his gaze fixed on Alena, who was cradling the tiny baby in her arms with the gentlest smile he had ever seen. Grace looked utterly peaceful, occasionally letting out a small yawn and stretching like a kitten in her grandmother’s embrace.“Mom, it’s been almo
The first few days after Ivy came home from the hospital felt like the beginning of an entirely new chapter in their lives.The once-quiet house was now a world of baby cries, Ivy’s soft lullabies, and Josh’s panicked voice every time their little girl so much as twitched.“Josh, please… it’s only t
"You're really lucky," Jimmy, one of Rico’s colleagues, said right after the introduction with the new CEO of MaC wrapped up. “I think your performance over the past year has made our new CEO place a lot of hope in you, Mr. Rico.”Rico let out a small chuckle, careful not to look too self-satisfied.
"You’ll be staying here for a while," Josh said as he tapped a series of numbers into the smart lock on the door."Make sure you remember the passcode—696969."Ivy blinked in disbelief. "Seriously? Was there no other number combination you could’ve used?"Josh shot her a sideways grin and chuckled.
Ivy hadn’t forgotten the deal between them. It had only been three days, but how could she forget a single detail? Especially when that conversation happened right after what they'd done all night at the hotel.Ugh. Ivy had always prided herself on never regretting her decisions. But that night... t
"I won’t let this slide," Ivy muttered under her breath, striding purposefully through the front yard of her house."Why am I the one being thrown out?"Her fists clenched tightly at her sides, the memory of that night—the night she caught her husband in bed with another woman—flashing back with cru







