Chapter 568

Ivy's POV

The apartment door closed behind me with a soft, final click, sealing off another exhausting day.

I tossed my purse onto the couch, kicked off the heels that had tortured my feet for the past twelve hours, and padded barefoot into the kitchen. The apartment was quiet. Just the low hum of the refrigerator and the distant ticking of the clock on the living room wall.

The cook had left a pl