Chapter 169

The moment those words had left Lucien’s mouth, and before he could react, Ivory had marched straight up to him, closing the distance that had previously existed between them, and in seconds, her palm connected with his cheek, a slap that echoed throughout the entire house. His head had snapped to the side, and his cheek had reddened almost immediately. Lucien was silent, and his gaze was cast to the floor. “If you fucking lay a finger on Gadreel again,” Ivory began, her voice laced with so much anger and frustration, that Lucien, who had been silent since her slap, raised his head and turned to look at her, a deep frown, marring his face. “I’ll make sure that I fucking kill you myself.” She threatened. However, she got the opposite result from what she had been hoping. “Now tell me, why I actually, shouldn’t kill him. You’ve given me another reason, V. You’ve only ever raised your hand at me, today and it’s all because of him.” His eyes remained on hers as he spoke, and Ivory, still f