"Stop right there. Please."
Ivy stopped her steps without turning to face Jayde. She still didn't really dare to face Jayde when her heart wasn't fully prepared. She still felt guilty for the man and his lover, but she also couldn't do anything because Jayde himself had rejected the idea of having a contract marriage that she proposed. In the end, there really wasn't any solution offered from their relationship other than continuing with the marriage, and accepting it wholeheartedly.
"Why are you avoiding me? Are you mad at me?"
"I know you are stupid, but can't you be a little smarter? I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at myself. Are you happy now? I hate my life because I have made other people suffer because of my selfishness. I don't want to force you to leave Rachel and marry me. If you are starting to doubt now, I will tell dad the truth, and marry Axel as originally planned"
