Just as Ivy reached the door of the hospital room, before she could even knock, she heard a furious roar from inside.

"If Ivy still wants to be a daughter-in-law of the Lancaster family, it'll only be over my dead body! I won't let her step one foot in this room!"

"This marriage—whether she wants it or not—will end! Our Lancaster family will never accept a marriage based on a contract!"

Ivy steadied herself, took a deep breath, and knocked calmly on ...