Chapter 1975

"Just a warning," Aurum replied coldly. "Ivy, you've deceived me, yet you can still stand here unharmed. That's already me showing you mercy." "I deceived you? What about you? What did you do? You handed me over to that filthy man, Paul!" Ivy shot back, her voice trembling with anger. Ivy had pieced together the whole incident, understanding clearly what had happened. She and Gale had been drugged while Aurum and Paul remained sober. Aurum took Gale away, and Paul took her. Would Paul have dared to take her without Aurum's approval? "Does it matter to you?" Aurum suddenly laughed. "Ivy, let me tell you something. I don't care. You were unconscious and unaware; you don't even remember what Paul did to you. When you woke up, it was all over." "You didn't lose your purity, so of course, you can say such heartless things!" "I'm just stating facts. Do you know how much I don't care?" Aurum looked at her, his eyes suddenly filled with a strange tenderness. "Ivy, I can marry you." She