A Marriage Deal 165
Chapter 165 “Are you okay?” Ivy asked, her hand squeezing Silas’s hand gently. Silas squeezed her hand back, his heart softened. “Yes baby, I am” He was far from okay but he couldn’t trouble Ivy. His eyes moved to Uncle Mike, lying motionless on the hospital bed. The sight was terrifying, but that wasn’t what unsettled him most. It was Thomas. The way Thomas had left the room was alarming and Silas wished he could just crawl into Thomas’s mind and know exactly what his brother was thinking. Ivy rubbed his arms, and he smiled at her. “Thank you for being here,” he said, turning to look at her. Her green eyes shone with love. “Anything for you, baby.” They chuckled softly before facing Uncle Mike again. The door opened and Thomas returned to the room. “Hey, guys,” he greeted, forcing a small smile. But Silas could tell something was definitely wrong. His heart tightened at the thought, and even though he knew Thomas wouldn’t say the complete truth, he asked anyways. “What happened?” As expected, Thomas said nothing. “Is it the house? Or your staff?” Silas pestered, unwilling to let it go. Thomas’s eyes widened briefly, but he shook his head. “No, but I should definitely check up with the progress of my injured staff.” With that he left the room again. Pain squeezed Silas’s heart and Ivy noticed. “Give him time,” she said softly. “He’ll come around.” He nodded, pulling her into a side hug. Her presence made everything a thousand times better, and he was grateful. “Let’s go out, and hope Uncle Mike gets better,” she suggested. He took one quick glance at Uncle Mike before they left the room. In the corridor, they returned to the seat they had left, their arms locking. They sat in silence until Silas’s phone rang. He took it out of his pocket and frowned when he saw the caller. “What is it?” Ivy asked, her hand resting on his thighs. “It’s Aaliyah,” he replied. Pick it. Heard she came to my office today,” Ivy said. Though he was a bit curious, he answered. “Hey Aaliyah.” “Hey Silas, how are you?” Aaliyah’s voice was calm, like normal. “I’m good. What’s up?” 1/4 13:55 Thu, 22 May MG0. Chapter 165 “My relationship is ruined, Silas. I can feed it,” the exid, her voice cracking His brow furrowed. “What are you talking about?” Aaliyah hesitated before speaking. “Bailey is in Californis and would be draying longer but I haven’t told.” “Ah,” he said, understanding her plight. Beside him, toy lifted her brow. “You know you have to tell them. Aaliyah: Unless you want to end things with Bailey.” “Oh no, no,” she replied quickly. For a moment, he didn’t know what the wat denying until the clarified it. “I can’t end things with Bailey, which is why I need Ivy’s help” “Ny?” Silas’s voice rose with surprise. “What does my wife have to do with this “I need her to help me with my coming out” “How exactly?” “I saw what she did when Theresa announced her divorce. A photo album and then the public statement. I want something like that. That way when my parents see it publicly, they’ll have no choice but to accept me? Silas sighed. It seemed like Aaliyah had already planned everything. “I sent Ivy an email, but she hasn’t responded,” Aaliyah continued. “Can you please help me talk to her? I am willing to pay any amount. It’s urgent, please Silas.” He looked at Ivy, who was clearly intrigued by the conversation. “We’ve had a long day,” he told Aaliyah. “That’s probably why she hasn’t responded. But I’m sure she’ll get to it when she’s free.” “Oh, Silas…” Her voice broke again. “She’s your wife. Please help me. I need this. I can’t lose Bailey.” Silas’s heart ached at the pain in her voice. “Aaliyah,” he said softly. “I understand, but I’m not Ivy. You’ll have to speak with her and figure it out together.” He wanted to explain that he didn’t even know how Ivy had orchestrated Theresa’s announcement, but Aaliyah didn’t seem to understand or want to. “Silas, please,” she begged, her voice shaking like she was crying. “This is the only way I can do it. If I go public, I can manage the rejection publicly too. I can’t do this alone.” He shut his eyes to the pain in Aaliyah’s voice and handed Ivy the phone. “Hey, Aaliyah,” Ivy said softly. “I’ll check the email once I have a moment.” She paused, listening to whatever Aaliyah was saying. “Sure, definitely.” Then she ended the call. … Read more