Chapter 593

Ivy's POV

Freya and Bastian left my office about twenty minutes later, carrying the empty Thai takeout containers and leaving behind the heavy silence that always followed difficult conversations.

I stayed at my desk for a long moment, staring at my phone.

I knew what I had to do. I had put it off long enough.

I took a deep breath and dialed.

Gideon answered on the second ring.

"What's wrong?" was