"It's still in the original bag. But, for safety reasons, I've placed that bag in my personal assistant's room," Ivy explained."Got it. What did Aurum say to you today?" Shawn responded with a nod."He confessed. He was very sincere and serious. He said he likes me, he doesn't mind my past with Paul, he admires me and is attracted to him. He also said he hopes I won't look down on him because of what happened between him and Gale..." Ivy paused."That's enough," Shawn interrupted.Aurum was disgusting. He dared bring up the matters of that night while confessing his feelings to Ivy.Ivy tightened her grip on her phone. "Mr. Wood, even though both you and I know nothing happened between Aurum and Gale that night, we still can't find any evidence. Aurum won't admit it. He even insisted in front of Paul that he had sex with Gale. What more in front of me.""Be patient. There will be opportunities," Shawn reassured her.Now, Ivy was Aurum's girlfriend. She could openly enter Aurum'

Shawn was teaching her to be tough. He wanted her to not be soft-hearted, or emotional, and definitely not to fall in love. Finally, Shawn added, "Think about how Aurum didn't hesitate to hand you over to Paul. That should calm you down."Ivy's heart tightened. The call ended. Ivy still held the phone to her ear, lost in thought for a long time. Shawn's words were sharper than a sword. Remembering how Aurum used her and Gale to set her up, then pushed her into Paul's arms to have her raped filled Ivy's heart with hatred again.Aurum treated her as a pawn he could manipulate at will. He never considered her when he passed her to Paul. So, she would not forgive him. Why did she have to fall in love with such scum?"Aurum, Aurum..." Ivy gritted her teeth. "Even if I love you, I will make you pay for what you've done! You're not worthy of my love, you're not worthy of me! My body may be dirty, but my heart..."Is a hundred times cleaner than yours!"She curled up on the ground, hugg

The detective pulled out a call record and handed it to Aurum. Aurum glanced at it. His sharp eyes caught Shawn's phone number. Ivy called Shawn? He then looked at the date of the call, and it happened to be the same day Ivy touched up her makeup in his office restroom. In other words, after Aurum sent Ivy home, her first action upon arriving home was to call Shawn. Aurum glanced at the duration of the call. It lasted a full half-hour.Aurum slammed the call record onto the table, his expression changing abruptly. "Did she hear anything? She seemed clueless and in love with me."But why? Why did she talk to Shawn for so long? And why was it on that particular evening?"I placed a bug in Ivy's bag, but I didn't hear anything."Could it be that she found the bug? Does she know everything? Has she been pretending all along?"This realization filled Aurum instantly with rage. If it was true, then Ivy could not be allowed to stay! A woman who could be duplicitous was a woman to fea

The butler thought to himself, a household needs both a master and a mistress to truly come alive."Just tidy up this bit, there are still water stains."The flowers aren't fresh enough, go get another bouquet."Aurum sat on the sofa, observing it all, but his mind was elsewhere. Today, he had invited Ivy to his house. Shawn and Gale would also bring Joshua and Nicole over.It seemed like an ordinary gathering, but he had long made arrangements in his mind."Mr. Lefting, is there anything else that doesn't meet your satisfaction? Since Ms. Park hasn't arrived yet, we still have time to tidy up!" the butler asked.Aurum replied lightly, "Is it necessary to welcome Ivy with such grandeur?""She's your girlfriend, and who knows, she might be the future mistress of this household," the butler said emphatically.Aurum chuckled.Seeing his indifferent demeanor, the butler could not help but wonder. Did Mr. Lefting not like Ms. Park? But then, why were they together? Of course, the b