Inside Adalyn's restaurant, Vivian, who had just started eating, knitted her brows when she saw that there were only four of them.
"Where's Aunt Susan? Why isn't she here?"
"Hmm?"
Laying out the cutlery, Kurt looked at her. "Didn't you inform her?"
"I didn't. Isn't she supposed to be together with Ian? Ian, didn't you tell Aunt Susan about having lunch here?"
Vivian looked at Ian, who had taken his seat opposite her.
Instead of responding, the latter's gaze shifted in Sigrun's direction.
Evidently, she was the one who arranged everything.
At that moment, she began to shirk her responsibility.
"1-1 thought that you had informed her. Since you haven't, I'll give her a call right now."
She took out her phone at once.
Nevertheless, Vivian was already annoyed. This is just Aunt Susan's first day at school, and we have already made such a careless mistake. What will she think when she finds out about it? She will definitely feel sad about it.
Getting to her feet, Vivian decided to pick Susan up herself.
The moment she left, Kurt naturally went with her, leaving Ian and Sigrun at the dining table.
"Ian, I..."
"Didn't she ask you to make reservations for lunch? Why didn't you do it?" Ian questioned with an indifferent look in his eyes.
Sigrun was surprised that he had brought up the Incident in the morning. She had assumed that he didn't care for it, just like many other things in his life.
Upon realizing he had clearly remembered the matter, her face lost all color.
"Ian, l-l'm sorry. I just thought that you had no intention of eating out, so I decided not to make reservations. After that, I assumed Vivi would have told her when she invited US here."
Subsequently, Silence ensued.
At that moment, Ian got to his feet as a grim look flashed in his eyes.
In the end, after Vivian found Susan, she and Kurt brought the latter to have lunch in the school cafeteria together.
Even though the simple dining environment wasn't as luxurious as that of Adalyn's place, the despair that Susan felt earlier eased a little at the warm gesture.
"Aunt Susan, you should come straight to me next time. Ian can't be bothered with anything and lets Sigrun run his affairs, just like a kid who hasn't grown up- Mmm..."
Before she could finish, Kurt had stuffed a piece of steak into her mouth, rendering her speechless.
Damn it, doesn't he realize that I'm speaking to Aunt Susan?
Susan continued to eat quietly.
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