The Billionaire's Regret novel Chapter 9

When Ivy approaches Wyatt and Alice’s side, she picks the money on the ground and arches her brow as he meets Wyatt’s eyes. “This,” she raised the one-hundred-dollar bill, “are the money that you always transfer into my account every time I donated blood for your woman—”
“She is not my woman,” Wyatt interrupted and pierced his gaze on Ivy.
Ivy smirked. “Whatever. Those are the money that you gave to me for the past three years, and now,” she looked at Alice, “I gave it back.” Ivy returned her gaze to Wyatt. “This time, we don’t owe each other,” she added. Her voice is firm and cold.
Wyatt’s eyes were dark, and his mood was particularly tough at the moment.
The crowd started to grumble again. The sympathy that Alice gained earlier was thrown at Ivy. And now, they’re throwing disgusted gazes toward Alice.
“Gosh, I didn’t know that she’s a bitch.”
“How pathetic.”
“She’s stupid, and she’s even claiming that the guy wants her, huh? What a slut.”
Those are the murmurs that people throw toward Alice.
Ivy smirked and shot a glare at Alice. Then, suddenly, the crowd gasped when Ivy threw a punch into Alice’s face before she left. Even Wyatt didn’t see that coming.
Alice started to burst into tears as she covered her face. The pain that throbs into it is excruciating.
Being awed by the moment, Alice felt a warm thing dripping down from her nose. And when she placed her finger below it, she saw blood. She wiped it immediately and looked at Wyatt. “T-Take me out of here, Wyatt,” she whispered.
Wyatt’s forehead creased. “You go first and wait for me at the parking lot,” he uttered, which made Alice nod.
Wyatt then leaves her and seeks Ivy. He wants to talk to her, and he wouldn’t slip any chance this time.
He took a few turns while finding her, and when he turned to the left hall, he asked the bellboy if he saw Ivy, and the former pointed the way to the exit.
Wyatt then rushed towards the exit to the other side, and he couldn’t help but to gasped when he saw Ivy sitting in Cooper’s car, while the latter was kneeling in front of her and gently rubbing Ivy’s ankles. A sudden pulse of pain pierced into his chest when he saw their position.
Wyatt rushed towards them with his bigger steps, and the two looked up.
Cooper flashed a smile as he reached for Ivy’s hand and calmly stood beside her.
“Mr. Reed, why are you here?” Cooper asked, but a playful smile sneaked on the side of his lips. “Alice needs you now. You should comfort her,” he added as he tried to piss Wyatt off.
Wyatt’s eyebrows frowned; rage lingers inside his body. His eyes were fixed on Cooper’s hand, which holds Ivy’s.
“Ivy…” he tried to compose himself not to be eaten by rage and jealousy towards Cooper and her, “if I did something that makes you unhappy, you should settle it with me. And punching Alice’s face is too much that I think you should go and apologize to her,” he stated.
Ivy scoffed and couldn’t believe that she heard those words from Wyatt. Great! What does she expect? Ivy stood up and locked her gaze on Wyatt.
“And what if I don’t go? What if I don’t want to do it?” she asked; she let go of her grasp on Cooper and walked closer to Wyatt, “you will let her punch me back?”
Wyatt was so disappointed with Ivy’s attitude at the moment—scratch that, ever since they divorced. And seeing Ivy walk around and be at ease with another man that easily made him angrier.
“Why would I apologize to someone who just provoked me to do things? I had enough with that bitch!” Anger lingers in Ivy’s voice. “And now, you’re approaching me to teach me what’s good and bad? Do you see how she pulls a drama? Obviously, she loves you, and why don’t you just love her back so her craziness will stop?” Ivy uttered and smiled full of sarcasm.
Wyatt nodded, and suddenly the rage in his eyes turned to sorrow and regret. He pressed his lips. “All right, do whatever you want,” he asserted and left.
And unconsciously, a tear fell from his right eye. Damn it! He cursed inside his mind. He even forgets his true purpose when he approaches Ivy. He would have explained his relationship with Alice, but there’s no need now.
Seeing Wyatt turn around and walk away from them, Ivy’s smile faded.
Cooper patted her shoulder. “You still love him, do you?” he asked.
Ivy arched her brow and glared at her brother. “No.” Marrying Wyatt was a mistake, and she will not commit the same mistake again.
INSIDE Wyatt’s car, Alice was still wearing Wyatt’s jacket. She heaved a deep sigh and was about to try explaining what happened earlier when they heard Wyatt’s driver speak. “Isn’t that Miss Perez?” he asked. The driver slowly pulled over and pointed to the huge electronic screen on the side of the highway, near a hotel.
It was a video of a scene in a pool. And even though the two female’s faces are filtered by mosaic, people who attended the banquet will recognize them. It was Alice and Ivy’s scene in the pool. Wyatt’s gaze was pierced into the screen, and lines were drawn to his forehead. In the silent video replay, it could be clearly seen that Ivy didn’t even touch Alice, and it was Alice’s will to step backward and jump off the pool. That was the first scene when Wyatt dives in to lift Alice out of the pool, and now, he’s seeing that Alice did it on purpose.
Anger filled Wyatt’s eyes. The atmosphere inside the car became chilly. The tension was on. His eyes became darker and cold. And how pathetic he was when he approached Ivy a while ago and even dared her to apologize to Alice when in fact, it was Alice’s fault all along?
At that moment, Wyatt clenched his fist and wanted to hit something!
As for Alice, her face became pale, and her body started to tremble in fear and anger. How could someone take a video of them and worst put it on advertising space and it could have been seen throughout the city!
Wyatt opened the door and stepped outside. “Don’t ever dare to talk to me from now on. I don’t want to see your face,” he uttered. His tone was cold, making the person shudder in fear. His eyes that pierced into Alice were deep and stoic.
Alice was about to open her mouth, but Wyatt just slammed the car door closed, making Alice crushed in fear.