Ivy never expected Archer to say such things.
"Are you trying to eavesdrop on us?" Ivy asked in a hushed voice.
"What are you thinking? It's late, and you're out here alone with a guy. I must protect you!" he protested.
"Don't you think Lucas can protect me? He is a man, too," Ivy retorted.
"What if he does something bad to you?" Archer asked.
"He's not that kind of person. Now, hurry back! I'm going out with him to buy some things and then heading back to the hotel," Ivy urged, pushing Archer aside.
Seeing that they were done with their conversation, Lucas strode over. "Since your companion has some free time now, let him accompany you," he said.
"My companion is busy! He came to tell me that he'll be busy for the next few days and not to disturb him!" she said.
Lucas glanced at Archer.
Archer looked shocked as he watched Ivy, who was usually obedient and well-behaved, effortlessly lie. If Elliot and Avery saw this side of their daughter, they would be extremely surprised as well.
"Well, I'm busy, too. If you want to go shopping, go by yourself!" Detecting Ivy's lie, Lucas turned to leave.
Ivy watched him go, her cheeks puffing up with frustration.
Archer immediately pulled her arm. "Ivy, don't stand there daydreaming! There are a lot of mosquitoes outside. Let's go back to the hotel!"
"Archer, why did you have to wait for me at the entrance of the building? If you waited outside the housing area, things wouldn't be this awkward," she said.
However, besides the university Ivy attended and her internship experience, he could not find any other information about her.
There were only two explanations for this.
Ivy was either from an extremely powerful family or no one could get any information on her or her family that they did not want the outside world to see. The other possibility was that Ivy did not live in Aryadelle before she entered college.
Both scenarios were possible, and Lucas stayed up late thinking about them.
It was late when he finally drifted off to sleep. He dreamt that Irene had come back to him, and she told him with a serene smile that she had not died and that she had returned now that she was done with college.
In his dream, he asked her if she was Ivy, and just as she was about to give him her answer, Lucas awoke from his dream.
The sky was growing bright, and as he touched his forehead, he realized his face was covered in sweat.
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