His Eagle Eyes on Me

Ivy understood how her mother felt. "Oh. You will tell me about that ahead of time, right?"

"Of course. Be safe over there," Avery said.

"I will. Don't worry, Mom!" Ivy said.

"Alright."

After the call, Avery stepped out of the bathroom.

It was late at night in Aryadelle, and Avery had stepped into the bathroom to take Ivy's call.

She walked over to Elliot, who was asleep, and tapped him on the shoulder, worriedly.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

"Honey, wake up," Avery switched on the bedside lamp, "Ivy just called, and she told me that she will be staying there for a while."

Elliot immediately opened his eyes and sat up. "Ivy won't come back?"

"No... She won't come back, for now. She said she'll return when Hayden gets married. She realized that she has feelings for that Lucas guy," Avery explained.

Elliot furrowed his brows. "Why did she suddenly change her mind? Did that guy do something to our daughter?"

"Don't jump to conclusions! It's definitely not what you're thinking. Ivy said she found out today that Lucas helped her out with something significant three years ago. She only learned about it today," Avery said. "What did he help her with?"

"I didn't ask for specifics. Honey, we need to send someone over to check on her."

"I'll go myself!" Elliot was ready to leap into action.

"You going there will only expose our daughter's identity. Besides, we're busy preparing for Hayden's wedding. We'll go to Taronia after the wedding if Ivy still refuses to come back," Avery reasoned.

"Honey, I will never allow Ivy to move to Taronia. Even if she insists on being with that wretched guy, he will be the one to move here," Elliot declared.

"I agree," Avery replied. "I'm sure Ivy will understand us."

Meanwhile, in Taronia, Ivy and Lucas were having dinner together.

Lucas thought this might be their

last dinner together, so after thenet eating, he asked, "eet

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Ivy shook her head. "Not yet."

"Is your cousin coming to pick you up later?" Lucas inquired.

"I'll probably go back on my own. The hotel I'm staying at isn't too

from here. It's about half an hot walk." bet

"Please leave early then. It might not be safe to walk alone when it gets dark," Lucas said.

"It should be fine here. There are streetlights."

"Safety has nothing to do with streetlights."

After a moment's thought, Ivy said, "If you're worried about my safety, you can walk me home."

Lucas hesitated.

"You don't have any other plans tonight, right? Aside from working overtime or playing games?" "Are you picking a fight with me?" he asked.

"Am I wrong?" Ivy teased. "I've decided not to leave. I will stay here for now."

Lucas scowled. "Why not?"

"Because I quite like it here! You've been treating me nicely, too..." Ivy admitted.

"What do you mean? Are you thinking of staying at my house?" Lucas asked, puzzled.

"Not exactly... I know I'm not good at

cooking, but I can work at your

company. You've seen my qualifications, and I think I could be

AS

helpful."

"What are you up to?"

Ivy could not help but chuckle. "You're such a big man, yet you're afraid of a little girl like me?"