Upon hearing Yanis' words, Ryan also furrowed his brows, "Ivan... he's not the same as you."
Yanis looked at Ryan, about to ask what was different, but hesitated and held back the question.
"I need to think about it."
After a moment of silence, Yanis finally responded to Ryan's statement.
Ryan didn't want to rush things, so he nodded, "Alright, take your time to think."
Yanis acknowledged with a soft "Hmm" and had Aunt Gloria see Ryan out.
When Aunt Alice returned, she happened to see Ryan driving away.
Walking up to Aunt Gloria, Aunt Alice asked, "What was that person here for just now?"
Aunt Gloria hadn't heard the conversation between the two, so she shook her head honestly, "I don't know."
Aunt Alice frowned slightly as she watched Ryan's car leaving, "Is Mrs. Lawrence doing alright?"
Aunt Gloria thought for a moment, "She seems okay."
Aunt Alice didn't press further and entered the house with her belongings, "Let's prepare lunch."
Aunt Gloria took the bags from Aunt Alice's hands and turned to go inside.
As Aunt Alice entered the house, she walked over to Yanis, "Mrs. Lawrence, are you alright?"
Yanis leaned back on the couch and shook her head gently, "I'm fine."
After responding, Yanis checked the time and said, "You don't need to prepare lunch for me. I'm going to the company to see Zane later."
Aunt Alice looked at Yanis and asked, "What about the shrimp dumplings?"
"Let's have them for dinner or maybe tomorrow."
With that, Yanis got up and said, "I'll get ready to go out."
Aunt Alice wanted to say something more, but Yanis had already headed upstairs, so her words remained unsaid.
Yanis quickly tidied up upstairs, then called Zane to let him know she would be coming to the company to see him. Zane suggested sending Albi to pick her up, but Yanis declined, saying she would drive herself and meet him downstairs for lunch.
After their conversation, Yanis hung up and grabbed her car keys before leaving the house. While driving halfway, her phone began to ring.
It was a call from Ivan.
Seeing Ivan's name on the screen, Yanis furrowed her brows slightly. She answered the call, "Ivan."
"My dad went to see you?"
As soon as the call connected, Ivan's voice came through the line.
After Ivan's straightforward question, Yanis hesitated for a few seconds before responding, "He came, but he didn't say much."
"Yanis, no matter what he says, you don't have to pay attention. Okay?" Ivan's voice carried a gentle tone.
Thinking of what Ryan had said earlier that day, Yanis hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice, "Ivan, are you really not planning to come back?"
"Why should I come back?"
"She... seems to be in bad shape."
Both of them knew who the "she" referred to. So after Yanis spoke, there was a moment of silence before Ivan finally replied, "I'll come back when the time is right."
Yanis understood the implications of Ivan's words when he mentioned the "right time."
The right time... Perhaps that would be a time when they might not even have the chance to meet again?
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