Ian was dumbfounded.

Seeing that he was not moving, Susan threw herself at him. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her head in his neck groggily.

Purring like a cat in its dream, she pleaded with him piteously, "Ian, I was wrong. D-Don't run away again, please? It was all my fault. I'll never back down again. Let's be together happily from now on, hmm?"

Ian was thunderstruck.

He was as motionless as a statue, and his mind went blank. He could neither hear nor sense anything.

What's the matter with her? What did she mean?

Why did she plead with me not to run away and to be together happily from now? I'm her nephew. Isn't it preposterous for her to say so?

Her words had stirred ten magnitude turbulence in the young man's mind. Having lost some snippets of his memory, he was utterly overwhelmed.

"Ian, you're back." Right then, a familiar voice sounded behind him.

It was none other than Sigrun, who had surprisingly stayed up late to wait for them.

Ian came to his senses in an instant. He was about to pull Susan away from his arms and push her into the car.

stifling her boiling rage. She had a hunch about the current situation from their

a loss. The next second, he tightened his

car, slammed the door shut, and headed straight

distorted the sweet smile on her dainty face.

Susan had a

Susan, you're finally awake! Breakfast is

grinning from ear to ear. She had rushed into the room excitedly when she discovered that Susan was awake.

felt refreshed after waking up from a deep

pen from the auction the day before to show Vivian.

What a unique fountain pen! I bet my great­grandpa will be overjoyed if he sees this!" Vivian

smiled and put it away carefully. "Oh yeah! Isn't it about

dreaming? It's Saturday today. Anyway, we've

Fishing?

at the moment. Apart from her studies, she had to grab the time to work and save money to pay off

moon when she

Too bad we can only proceed with our plan without her. Anyway, we can enjoy eating the fish with

your Aunt Susan busy with?"

dare to take it too lightly since she has just arrived. She's afraid that she can't submit her work

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