Lydia shot him a look that basically screamed, Yeah, right. Iceblade could only sigh. Was he really that untrustworthy in her eyes?
“So, what’s your reason for coming back this time?” she asked.
Iceblade grinned. “I just missed you.”
Lydia didn’t bother to respond. Instead, she warned him again, “Don’t mess with anyone you shouldn’t. If you do, don’t blame me for what happens next.”
“You’re really just worried I’ll hurt your fiancé, aren’t you? But he’s not even in town anymore, right?”
His words made Lydia feel uneasy. She hadn’t forgotten what Iceblade once said about putting a kill order on Connor.
“How about we work together?” she offered.
Lydia looked up at him. Iceblade’s smile widened, his eyes glinting with interest. “Now that’s interesting. I’m all ears.”
Meanwhile, Connor’s private jet was already in the air. Garrett sat across from him, looking confused. “Why didn’t you tell Lydia?”
He’d left the Norwood estate before sunrise, but hadn’t managed to get to the airport. Connor’s people had intercepted him, saying Connor would be joining him on the trip to Country D.
“I don’t want her to worry. Plus, I actually have business to handle in Country D. It just works out this way. Don’t tell her for now.”
Garrett smiled. “Alright.”
After checking up on Mrs. Smith at the hospital, Lydia left. She was planning to head back to campus, but then Juna called, inviting her to a trendy restaurant nearby.
It had been a whole break since they last saw each other, and Lydia had definitely lost some weight. As soon as Juna spotted her, she pulled her into a big hug. “Babe, I’m treating you to something amazing today. You need to cheer up.”
Juna had already heard about the whole Luke situation from her own sources. She hadn’t expected things to turn out like this. Poor guy.
They headed up to a private room on the second floor and grabbed a table by the window.
“Lydia, did you hear? Lucinda totally bombed at the academic competition. She’s lost her top student reputation.”
“Yeah.”
“And now she’s trying to keep up the whole rich-girl image. She’s inviting everyone to karaoke tonight.”

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