Susan peered at Ian a few times with confusion. Why is he suddenly helping me? Did his mother nag at him to help me before she left?

Crack!

A sudden sharp sound cut through the silence.

Susan looked over to Ian and saw that he had snapped the scallions into two parts.

There was a silence that hung in the air for a while before Susan finally broke it.

"You have to do it this way. Come, I'll show you how."

Her fair fingers reached for the scallions in his grasp and patiently showed him how to prepare them.

Ian lowered his head and watched intently.

He was surprised that she didn't chase him out of the kitchen. With the stalk gone from his fingers, he let out a relieved sigh and shifted his gaze to the tiny beads of sweat on the tip of Susan's nose.

Each bead was clear and shiny, like the morning dew bathing under the soft morning sun.

"Okay."

Susan finally finished preparing the scallions and passed them over to Ian.

As she looked up at him, a hint of uneasiness flashed across his face swiftly, and he turned his face to the other side.

Susan didn't comment anything about his weird expression.

After that, none of them spoke until they finished preparing the dishes.

the reason Sigrun didn't come back that night-she had flown back to her

even saying goodbye," Vivian complained,

the room over to her, patting her head to

I'll take you out to have fun

are we

she would be having fun later, Vivian Immediately

her a card about the new Esports room that opened nearby. He bought

beamed with excitement looking at the

the stairs to change into something

do you guys want to

door, she didn't forget about the other two in

instruction to stop addressing Susan as

Ian didn't answer her.

have to take Lotus out for

asked as she glanced

this time. "I am busy. I have something

doing? Isn't

around and walked out the

apartment became silent. Susan went to the kitchen to wash the dishes while Ian

"Lotus?"

barking, Susan raced to Lotus' side to see some kids were throwing stones at

stones at it!” Infuriated, Susan strode over to Lotus and picked up

ugly face at her before running off. Susan almost cussed at the

of children are

the dog In

her eyes glistened with tears when she noticed

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