26.

Lexi’s POV

It’s been months already and things still haven't changed between Ivan and I. He has made my life more miserable in months than my stepfather has in years.

I’d contemplated running away but there was nowhere I could go to that Ivan won’t catch up with me. I also can’t beg for mercy to leave the marriage because the term years for our contract marriage hasn’t even gotten to the stage where I could ask him to change his mind.

Sniffling after getting another share of Ivan’s anger at the office today, I tried to concentrate on the work I was doing when the door to our office flung open.

Ivan walked in with Ansel and it has also been months but he still hasn’t gotten to like me yet. Reece was the only one who liked and tried to put me into consideration.

Smiling at him, I tried to be friendly but he only ignored me as he walked with Ivan to his table. Placing the papers on the table for Ivan to go through, Ansel told him about the investor that he would be meeting later today an