Robert sent Ivy a text message, and Ivy replied right away.


    [Dad and La messaged me as well. I would have gone with them if I didn''t have sses.]


    [I could have taken some days off from school, but I guess I will pass! I want to stay home with you!] Robert replied.


    [Did Dad tell you to?]


    [I''m staying because I want to and because it''s my responsibility.]


    [Haha. Thanks, Robert. You can go if you want to, though. I will be fine. I''m a grownup, and our driver drives me around every day, so I''m perfectly safe.]


    [Nah. If I go, Hayden and our parents will chase me out.]


    [Haha.]


    [Do you have any sses today? If you are free, we can go out.]


    Ivy had no sses in the evening and was going to go home to practice her breathing and pronunciation, but she did not tell Robert that. Ever since she heard about the operation, she had been in a great mood.


    [Where are we going?]


    [Where do you want to go? I can take you anywhere!]


    Ivy scratched her head, feeling lost.


    She had been with her family to Avonsville during her summer vacation but had not gone out since her term started.RêAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    [If you want to see more people, I can introduce you to my friends. If you don''t want that, the two of us can just hang out alone.]


    [Let''s just hang out alone!] Ivy replied.


    [Sure! Do you want to see a movie? There''s no movie worth seeingtely, though. Maybe a concert or a museum tour? I can search for something online.]


    [Let''s just wander around the streets!]


    [That works as well. It''s just kind of cold out there.]


    [Maybe we should just stay home, then.]


    Ivy did not have much of a tolerance


    when it came to the cold, and


    though she thought Robert to be the same as her, he rarely bundled


    himself up in thick clothes, even


    during winter.


    [It''s boring to stay home! Why don''t I take you on a tour of Dad''s office?]


    [Sure! There should be no one there at night, though!]


    [I''ming to pick you up. Let''s talk once we meet.]


    [Sure.]


    After the afternoon sses ended, Ivy ran out of the campus and saw Robert''s car parked across the street.


    She recognized the car only because Robert was standing next to it.


    Robert had driven a luxurious sports car thest time he picked Ivy up from school, and Ivy had mentioned that a lot of people had stared at her.


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    He had taken note of what she said and came in an ordinary-looking car instead.


    Ivy went into the car. "Is this your new car, Robert? I haven''t seen you driving it before."


    Robert gazed at the car. "I borrowed this from a friend. You said that my car was too shy, right? All the cars in our garage are shy, so


    love


    borrowed one from my friend."


    Ivy stared at him in shock.


    "You haven''t eaten, right? Let''s eat!"


    "Where?"