Ivy was starving, so she inhaled the pasta.


    Avery immediately served Ivy a bowl of soup and said, "Have some soup as well. Be careful not to choke."


    "Okay... Mom, I can eat a horse! I just get so hungry after work." Ivy took a sip of her soup and said, "Mom, I have two days off."


    "Let''s go shopping for things we need for New Year''s, then!" Avery had made ns.


    Ivy had been alone by herself. For over a decade, she had been away from her family, and considering how she lived in poverty, Avery knew that Ivy had not experienced a grand New Year''s celebration. "Sure! What do we need to buy?" Ivy decided to take a break from eating for a moment.


    "We usually get nts, decorations, and lights... Oh, we need to get fireworks as well. We would y with fireworks every year during New Year''s. We will have to change the time that we do it, though. You need to work at night, so we will release the firework before you go to work or after youe home."


    Ivy felt moved by her words. "Let''s do it before I go to work! You should all go to sleep after that."N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    "It''s hard to sleep during New Year''s Eve. There''s a za outside our area, right? Fireworks would go off throughout the night during New Year''s Eve."


    "Wouldn''t that bother the neighborhood?" Ivy was confused.


    "It only happens once a year, so people just let it go."


    "Oh. Are we going to y with fireworks in that za as well?"


    "We will just do it in our own yard," Avery exined with a smile. "Our neighbors'' houses are a distance from ours and they would release fireworks as well."


    "Where will La spend New Year''s?" Reminded that Hayden would be home soon, Ivy thought of La.


    Both Avery and Elliot fell silent as they had not discussed the matter with La, nor had La informed them about where she would be spending New Year''s.


    Since La was not married to Eric


    and neither did


    wedding, La was supposed to


    hoy hey organize a


    return home for New Year''s, but they simply could not apply traditional customs to the rtionship between La and Eric.


    "Ivy, why don''t you ask your sister in privateter?" Avery lowered her voice.


    "Sure! I will ask her about itter." Ivy asked for another serving of pasta.


    Ever since she had started working, she realized that her appetite had increased.


    After lunch, she returned to her room and sent a text to La, before going through the unread texts she received.


    Harry had replied to her message.


    [Okay, I won''t tell them. I will look


    into this. Even if we can''t punish the culprit because of theck of


    evidence, I won''t let this pass.]


    After reading Harry''s text, Ivy noticed that she received a friend request on her social media ount and opened it to find that it was from Anthony.


    Anthony''s show was scheduled after Ivy''s and though he left workter than she did, he woke up earlier.


    Ivy assumed that he was affected by


    the ident from the night before


    as he was one of the suspects as


    well since there was no surveince footage to prove otherwise.


    He immediately sent her a message. [Ivy, I didn''t swap your script. I swear to God.]