Just as Susan was browsing through the menu, Sigrun, sitting opposite her, started again, "Oh yeah, Ms. Susan, how did you end up with Ian here? Ian, isn't the securities firm closed on Saturdays? What brings you here?"

Susan looked up and threw her a glance. "I’m not sure. Ian brought me here."

"Huh?" Sigrun was surprised when the quick-witted Susan threw the question back to the young man. A grimace distorted her dainty face. Pfft! How is it possible that she doesn't know anything?

Since Ian came here to study, Solomon had been continuing to train him by assigning him tasks in Hayes Corporation.

He would usually carry out the tasks when he did not need to attend classes. Some of the firms would even operate on weekends to match his timing.

Even so, he didn't say he would bring someone along. I wanted to follow him and help him, but he never gave me the chance. God, this feels awful.

"Have you made up your mind?" Ian piped up as he cast a look at Susan, who was still browsing through the menu with his obsidian eyes, paying no heed to Sigrun's questions.

Susan did not reply. In actuality, she had not decided.

Since she was young, she had been used to simple home-cooked food and had never dined extravagantly in such a luxurious restaurant before. Thus, she was unfamiliar with most of the fine dining dishes on the menu.

"Hmm... I'll go for a steak and a glass of juice." In the end, she chose something common.

took her orders and headed straight to

do you still

cocked an eyebrow and finally

No?

from a moment ago vanished in an instant. She was delighted when she suddenly remembered that one of her friends had invited her to

have a

to attend similar gatherings whenever he had

turn to

phone and replied, "Huh? Your friend? I don't think it's appropriate for me

still need to attend

"But-"

the lecturers give you private lessons?"

to be so harsh? So what if I'm an exchange student? Does an exchange student not deserve any special arrangement from

but she did not have the courage

she was overcome by a sense of guilt for telling lies after catching a glimpse of her phone earlier. The company she contacted in the morning

lips and said, "Anyway, I have plans. Just go

in her tone, Ian finally held his tongue. The sheer frigidness in his eyes sent a shiver down her

they're attending a gathering, what's the point of me tagging

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