Ch. 1881..1890

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1881

"Yes, that's right. He has been addressing me as Aunt Susan for more than ten years. However, if we are unrelated, we are unrelated. You are the one who has done wrong. How dare you try to use morality on me?"

Susan sounded very calm when she said that.

Sigrun was stumped.

"Sigrun, if the war hadn't broken out back then, I would have been treated like a precious gem by the Limmer family just like you have been. As a victim, I couldn't choose my environment when I was growing up. Regardless, this cannot be your reason for attacking me. By doing so, Ian will only hate you even more once he finds out about it. He will definitely keep away from you."

After Susan calmed herself down, she did not reprimand Sigrun. Instead, she went on to analyze the situation for the younger woman and remind her that it was not to her advantage if she continued with her antics.

Sigrun was astonished.

What is she doing?

"What do you mean? You don't blame me?"

"I didn't say that. But if you really like him, then you shouldn't become such a horrible person. Your ruthlessness may get you what you want, but can you guarantee that he will never find out?" Susan reminded her once again.

This time around, Sigrun was utterly lost for words. She could only stare at Susan with her crimson face as if someone had just slapped her.

She had never met a girl who was so generous.

Or maybe this is Susan's grand scheme. Didn't she say that she likes Ian too? She has only just declared her feelings for him a while ago, so why is she telling me all these now? By trying to guide me, isn't she worried that I will win him over?

Sigrun glanced at her. It was only after a long while before she heard herself ask, "Aren't you afraid that I will win his heart?"

Susan laughed.

"It's not your call. He isn't an object; he's a person. If he likes you, I will never win him over no matter how much I cling to him and vice versa. Isn't that right?"

Sigrun was speechless, unable to formulate a response to that.

At that moment, whether Sigrun chose to admit it or not, she knew she was not as good as her rival in love.

In the end, she watched Susan walk away.

Half an hour later when she returned to her dorm, she finally managed to get some information on the two of them.

"Are you talking about Susan Jadeson and her nephew? Yes, they have a very good relationship. By the looks of it, they must be a couple now."

"A couple?"

When Sigrun heard that, she clenched her fists.

Although she told herself to be generous as well, she still could not help but feel jealous when she heard about their true relationship.

"That's right. Back then, there was a girl named Yasmin Snow who liked Ian very much. When she saw how close Susan was to her nephew, Yasmin wanted to kill her. Luckily, the police managed to apprehend her, and she surrendered herself.

Unfortunately, that incident shook the entire school. Later on, when Ian's dad found out about it, he became furious and took his son out of the school."

"How about Susan? What happened to her after that?"

"She went to a faraway village in Yeringham to do charity work. I think she was being punished too. An incestuous love relationship between an aunt and her nephew will never be accepted by the grown­ups," said her friend on the phone.

Sigrun instantly let out a sigh of relief when she heard that.

So, it seems that the Jadesons don't approve of their relationship, as it should be. Although the two of them have no blood relation, they are still aunt and nephew in everyone's eyes.

It's okay if Susan doesn't care about what others say. But, as the most powerful family in Jadeborough, the Jadesons will certainly mind what others say.

At that thought, Sigrun finally felt at ease.

Immediately, she moved back to the apartment once more and never made things difficult for Susan again. Instead, she became nicer to Ian and even looked after Susan as well.

"Aunt Susan, you're cooking? Let me help you."

"Aunt Susan, here, let me wash the dishes."

"Aunt Susan..."

Every day, she kept calling Susan in a sweet way, even changing the way she addressed Susan.

Susan was exceptionally intelligent, so she knew what was going on. As such, she decided not to expose Sigrun. Since the latter was so eager to prove herself, Susan let her be. However, she did not let her touch the dog that she had brought back.

"Lotus, shall we go for a walk?"

That day, she was about to walk the dog after washing the dishes.

The moment Sigrun saw that, she jumped up and said, "Aunt Susan, can I come with you? I also want to walk the dog."

Susan was at a loss for words.

I suppose she wants to be more familiar with the dog. After all, Ian seems to have taken more interest In it recently.

Susan turned her down. "It's fine. I will be meeting Ian. Lotus won't be comfortable if there are too many people. Just go ahead and do your own things."

After that, she went downstairs with Lotus in her arms. Tilting her head back to look up at the lit window, she yelled, "Ian, let's go. We are going to walk the dog

Sigrun also looked up and saw Ian's silhouette appearing at the window upstairs.

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He merely looked down at her and kept mum.

However, Sigrun soon heard a set of footsteps walking down the stairs.

Around ten minutes later, both of them were seen taking the dog out for a walk. From a distance, one could see both their elongated shadows under the streetlights on both sides of the road.

"Ian, where shall we go today? We went to the east side yesterday."

"Let's go to the west, then." Although Ian's tone was monotonous, there was a hint of warmth.

Susan was overjoyed when she heard that.

She then held on to the leash and patted the dog on its head. "Lotus, let's have a competition, shall we? Let's see who arrives there first."

Ian remained silent.

"Woof!" the dog barked.

With that, it lifted its legs and ran into the distance.

Left behind, Susan chased after it and shouted, "Hey, Lotus! How could you just run away? stop right there! stop!"

At that moment, the whole street could hear her shouting.

Ian was utterly perplexed, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. How silly can this woman be?

He ran after them as well, but when he finally caught up with her, the dog was nowhere to be seen. As for Susan, she was seen bending down and rubbing her knee.

"What happened? Did you fall?" Ian asked.

"What?" Susan didn't dare to raise her head. This is so humiliating!

With her head still lowered, she suddenly saw a shadow in front of her. Ian then squatted down in front of her and looked at her trousers.

Susan was stunned.

"Bear with it for a while.” Ian reached out his hands and rolled up her trousers. Right then, he saw the wound on Susan's knee.

In fact, the injury was quite serious.

As Susan was gasping in pain, she saw Ian's gaze turned gloomy.

"Are you a pig or something?"

"What?" Susan was dumbfounded, and she was at a loss. Pig? Did he just call me a pig? Am I not his aunt? How dare he call me a pig?

When Susan raised her gaze toward him, she could feel her heart pounding.

"All right. Let's head back and deal with your wound." Ian stood up and got ready to help her walk.

Susan was still in a daze. In that split second, she made a bold decision. "1-1 can't walk... It hurts."

"What?" Ian glanced at her in disbelief. In fact, he was not convinced. She can't walk? It's just a minor injury, no? I would be stupid to believe her words.

Susan immediately averted her gaze when she saw him looking at her. Under the dim lights, one could definitely see her pale face blushing. Besides, her watery and clear eyes looked rather pitiful.

Ian froze momentarily upon seeing that.

Subconsciously, he bent down in front of her and said, "Come on."

"Okay." Susan was delighted.

She reached out her fair and slender hands and wrapped them around Ian's shoulders before climbing onto his back.

That was the first time they were that close to one another.

When she got onto his back, she could feel the warmth radiating through his body. At that moment, her heart was racing, and she was blushing.

Needless to say, she loved every second of it.

"Thank you, Ian."

"Hmm."

It was as if he had blurted out his reply without even realizing it.

When he eventually regained his composure, his mind was a mess. Why did I do this? Have I gone mad?

Although he was shocked, he realized he wasn't particularly annoyed by what was happening. It seems like I've indeed gone mad!

There, both of them made their way through the empty and silent sidewalk. Since it was chilly that night, the street was rather desolate.

Hence, only both of them were seen walking down the street.

While she was on his back, Susan wanted to say something, but she couldn't find a topic to talk about. In the end, she merely wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned on his back to feel his warmth.

At the same time, she could even feel his heartbeat. In that blissful moment, she was happy and contented.

"Ian, are you guys back? You guys-" Someone had ruined the blissful moment.

When Sigrun appeared and saw what was happening, she was at a loss for words. At the same time, she kept pointing her finger at them.

Ian's expression changed instantly when he saw that. He then quickly let go of his hands and let Susan down. "She... she fell."

Susan remained silent. When she was watching Ian trying his best to distance himself from her, she was devastated.

"Even if she had fallen down, you shouldn't have piggybacked her! She's your aunt. Y-You could've called me or Kurt, no? Kurt is in the apartment as well!" Sigrun blurted emotionally.

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Upon hearing that, Ian fell into silence.

Ian's face was flushed with embarrassment and panic. In fact, he looked like he had done something shameful, and he had nothing to say to defend himself. Susan then saw Ian running back into the apartment.

Right then, disappointment crushed Susan like a boulder.

She had no idea how to describe what she was feeling at that precise moment, but if being on Ian's back was heaven, then what she had just encountered had made her feel like she was in hell.

She had never felt so devastated before in her life.

"Susan, what you did tonight was brilliant, but did you see that? You've lost. He actually cares about these things. Although you keep saying there's nothing going on between the both of you, I don't think he's on the same page as you.” Sigrun stared at her and added salt to her wound.

Hearing that, Susan felt even worse.

That night, she had no idea how she returned home, nor did she know how the night went by. All she could remember was that when the sun came up, she was still sitting in her chair and staring blankly at the window. Back then, he wasn't the slightest bit bothered. On the other hand, it was me. I was scared, and I had backed away. That was what caused US to separate in the first place. After that, Ian decided to forget all about it. Why does he care again now that I'm back? Is this karma? Is this what I get for being a coward back then?

Susan couldn't help but shiver when those thoughts ran through her mind.

"Aunt Susan, are you up yet? We're going to have breakfast before going to class." Vivian knocked on her door worriedly when she didn't see Susan coming out of her room.

Only then did Susan jolt to her senses after being in a daze all night long. "Vivi, I have something to deal with today, so I'll attend class later. You guys should just go ahead."

"A-AII right..." With that, Vivian left.

Half an hour later, Susan finally got up from her chair after everyone had left the apartment. She then dragged herself into the restroom like a mindless zombie.

What am I supposed to do? I wouldn't have a chance if he had already blocked off his memory and built a barrier between US because of our familial ties.

As she washed her face with cold water, she finally knew the pain Ian felt when she said those words to him back then.

Susan headed out after that. Instead of going to her university, she went to the embassy.

"Ms. Limmer, you’re here! I'm sorry, but I only found out you're studying here after receiving a phone call from the White House yesterday. Please look through the accommodation and transportation we've arranged for you and let US know If you're happy with the arrangements."

It turned out that the embassy had specially arranged accommodation and a car for her right after receiving a phone call from the White House.

Susan was slightly startled. So my identity has really changed, and these people had taken the initiative to attend to me.

"Mister, is it okay if I take some time to think it through?"

"Sure! However, since you're a descendant of the Limmer family, Mdm. Bennett, the wife of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, would like to see you today. Will you be available? She's eager to meet you because she's an admirer of your grandpa," the person in charge of the embassy asked.

The wife of the Minister of Foreign Affairs? Susan was confused, and she didn't know what to decide because she had never met someone of that status.

"W-Why does she want to meet me? I don't understand. I'm just a student," Susan uttered.

"It's nothing. She just wants to have a meal with you." The person in charge smiled.

Without a choice, Susan agreed.

That day, Susan spent a long time at Mdm. Bennett's house and she didn't go to the university. She didn't inform Vivian and the rest because the person in charge told her they would send her back in the afternoon.

However, in the afternoon, something came up, and Mdm. Bennett had to leave. "Ms. Limmer, would you like to visit the museum? I heard that the museum has things that belonged to your grandfather. If you do, I can get you there."

"Really?” Susan's eyes lit up.

Although she had never met her grandfather before, all she had for him was admiration. Besides, she was related to him, so she wanted to know more about him.

Susan agreed to visit the museum. Before Mdm. Bennett excused herself, she told a second lieutenant of the embassy, Vincent, to send Susan there.

"Ms. Limmer, this way, please." Vincent was around twenty-five, and he was a handsome man.

Apparently, he was also from an aristocratic family.

Despite that, he treated Susan with the utmost politeness.

After getting into the car, Susan asked, "Is the place we're going far from here? I might have to go home in a while, otherwise, my friends will get worried about me.”

As Vincent was driving, he looked at the beautiful Astorian girl through the rear-view mirror and comforted her, "It's about half an hour away. Don't worry, Ms. Limmer. After the museum, I'll send you back personally."

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Susan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that. Since he'll send me back, I have nothing to worry about.

She didn't ask anything further after that. She also didn't leave Vivian and the others a message because she thought she would be home right after her visit to the museum.

However, Vivian and the others were looking for her at noon that day because Susan didn't tell them where she went.

"This is weird. Where is Aunt Susan? Where did she go? Why isn't she here for lunch?”

Kurt was quite well-informed, so he answered, "I think someone from the embassy came to look for her.”

The embassy? Everyone was stunned upon hearing that. Ian was quite startled as well, and he looked at Kurt with a frown.

"What's with the embassy? Why did they look for her?" Vivian asked.

Vivian was worried about Susan. After all, it was rare to hear about an embassy looking for a student like them.

At the same time, Sigrun pricked up her ears.

"I think they've found out about her identity. Her grandpa, Louis Limmer, came here to study before. Perhaps, an old acquaintance wants to meet her,” Kurt explained casually.

Goodness! As soon as those words were spoken, all sorts of facial expressions were seen in the dining room.

Vivian looked surprised. Who would've thought Aunt Susan would have an acquaintance here? This is good news!

Indeed, she was genuinely happy for Susan.

Sigrun's face, on the other hand, fell instantly. She was shocked and angry at the same time. Within a few seconds, her eyes were filled with jealousy.

Since she was from a prominent family, she had always been proud of her social status.

As for Susan, her status of being a descendant of the Limmer family had never meant anything. Hence, Sigrun was surprised by the fact that Susan would be treated with respect in a foreign land.

Judging by what happened, Susan seemed to have surpassed her in terms of social status.

Sigrun was overwhelmed by jealousy.

After lunch, everyone went to rest. When Kurt saw Ian walking up the stairs, he approached Ian and asked, "Go fetch her later, okay?”

"O-Oh... Okay." Surprisingly, Ian agreed.

Upon hearing that, Kurt smiled and passed him his car keys.

When he walked toward Vivian, she looked at him confusedly. "Kurt, who did you ask Ian to fetch?"

"Your Aunt Susan."

"What?" Vivian scratched her head puzzledly. "Why does he need to fetch Aunt Susan? Wouldn't someone send her back here? Didn't you say someone from the embassy had picked her up?”

"Well, why should we trouble the others, right?" Kurt uttered patiently.

Knowing that she would ask further, he grabbed her by her shirt and brought her to the room upstairs for a nap.

Time flew by, and it was already nearing dusk.

Susan noticed the time, and she wanted to head back. "Mdm. Bennett, it's getting late. I should head home now."

"Oh?" Mdm. Bennett got up from her seat abruptly. "Are you in a rush? I thought you would stay for dinner. Do you see that fountain pen over there? That used to be your grandpa's. It caught your attention just now, didn't it? I was told that the fountain pen would be sold at an auction tonight." She pointed at the fountain pen Susan was looking at prior to that and persuaded her to stay.

Wow! Susan was intrigued right away.

Although they had already moved into the Limmer family's ancestral home, the house had been used as a tourist attraction spot before. Hence, nothing in the house belonged to the Limmer family.

Susan decided to stay because she wanted to take that fountain pen home.

When Vincent saw that, he continued his task by bringing Susan to the auction. He had even told her about the procedures there.

"Ms. Limmer, don't be nervous. The auction is basically for charity. Hence, the prices won’t be astronomical," he said.

"Is that so?" Susan was still worried.

Vincent nodded. When they arrived at the auction, he picked up a list of items for auction and showed it to Susan. At the same time, he was explaining to her the rules and regulations of the auction.

Since it was Susan's first time attending such an event, she listened to him attentively.

At six in the evening, everyone was getting ready for dinner. Upon seeing that, Mdm. Bennett wanted to take Susan to the party so that she could introduce Susan to her friends. "Susan, may I address you this way?"

"Of course,” Susan quickly answered.

Mdm. Bennett was elated, and she brought Susan to the party. Immediately, Susan arrived in a magnificently decorated ballroom, and all the men there were dressed in suits.

Besides, the ladies present were all dressed in expensive clothes. As they were all chatting over glasses of wine, they looked like people with higher social status.

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"Ms. Limmer, let's go over there." "Okay." Susan was getting more and more nervous.

Right then, a beautiful and graceful woman spotted them. With a surprised expression, she approached them with a glass of wine in her hand. "Vincent, what's this?"

Vincent was standing right beside Susan, and his expression suddenly turned awkward. "Mom..."

Susan froze momentarily before realizing that the woman was Vincent's mother.

"Wow! This Astorian girl is pretty! Are you going to introduce her to me? Where is she from?" The woman was very happy with what she saw, so she asked Vincent to introduce Susan to her.

In response, Vincent uttered awkwardly, "This is Mdm. Bennett's guest. She's from the Limmer family, and she's Mr. Louis Limmer's descendant. Mdm.

Bennett invited her here."

"Goodness!" Those words didn't only shock Vincent's mother, but everyone else in the ballroom, as well.

Suddenly, everyone turned to look at Susan. Louis Limmer?

They knew Louis because he was a powerful and influential man in the country. He's one of the most respected men in the world. Besides, his possessions can be found in the museum now!

Everyone in the ballroom started approaching Susan.

At the same time, Vincent's mother was filled with excitement. "Vincent, Mdm. Bennett has done well this time around!"

"What are you on about, Mom?" Vincent blushed at his mother's frankness. He then stopped his mother from saying anything further because he was worried that Susan could overhearthem.

In fact, Vincent was rather mesmerized by Susan the moment he laid eyes on her.

Susan wasn't aware of what was going on. Instead, she was eagerly waiting for the auction to begin.

Buzz!

Suddenly, her phone vibrated.

When she took out her phone, she saw a text from Vivian that read: Aunt Susan, are you not coming back yet? It's getting dark!

Susan replied: Vivi, I'm not done yet, so I think I'll be home late. By the way, someone will send me back. Don't worry.

Susan didn't want the others to worry about her, so she just told them someone was going to send her home.

Vivian fell silent upon reading Susan's reply.

She put her phone aside and turned toward the person behind her, who was waiting for her updates. "Aunt Susan said someone will send her back. Is Ian still going to fetch her?"

"He doesn't need to now. Most probably, the embassy had already arranged for someone to send her back. I don't think it's nice of us to go over and disrupt their arrangements," Sigrun suggested.

No one in the apartment said a word after hearing that, not even Kurt.

However, Susan still wasn't home by eight that night. Since no one had gone to fetch her, no one knew what was Susan up to because none of them had heard from her.

Prior to that, Kurt was still waiting for Ian to make his move. However, it was getting late, and Ian didn't seem like he was going to fetch Susan.

Kurt's gaze darkened, and he went up to Ian. "Ian, are you not going to fetch her?"

"What?" Ian turned around in the middle of his video game.

At that moment, Kurt had a weird feeling about Ian. Why does he not take the initiative to do anything anymore? It's as if he has lost all sense of reasoning.

"Ian, aren't you worried about her? It's getting late," Kurt said.

After keeping mum for a while, Ian frowned. At that moment, he still had his headset on.

Surprisingly, he suddenly blurted, "You can fetch her, no?"

Kurt was stunned and annoyed.

Without saying a word, he walked toward Ian and pulled his headset off. He then dragged Ian off of his chair and said, "Quick, go fetch her. I'm not even eighteen yet. If I'm caught driving on the main road, they might toll my car away."

Kurt's tone was quite commanding.

Left without a choice, Ian took the car key and headed out.

When Sigrun heard the commotion from inside the restroom, she wanted to stop Ian. However, Kurt appeared in front of her out of nowhere with a cold aura.

"K-Kurt?"

"Isn't it late already? Go to bed. You should stay out of matters that don't concern you," Kurt uttered coldly without holding back.

Sigrun was pissed after getting reprimanded.

However, she was too scared of Kurt to say anything in retaliation.

Finally, Ian drove away.

It was almost nine when he arrived at the museum. By then, the auction had ended.

"Ms. Limmer, you've finally gotten what you want. This trip is worth it now that you've gotten your hands on your grandpa's fountain pen."

When Ian arrived at the magnificently decorated ballroom, he caught sight of a familiar figure.

However, he also saw a handsome young man dressed in military uniform standing in front of the girl.

Ian's pupils began to constrict.

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“Speaking of which, I need to thank you. If you didn't help me by lending me the money, I won't be able to get my grandpa's fountain pen," Susan thanked him as she was very grateful to Vincent.

Indeed, during the auction, the price of the fountain pen eventually reached fifty thousand. The price could be even higher if Susan wasn't a descendant of the Limmer family.

However, Susan didn't have fifty thousand on her.

In the end, Vincent paid for her.

"Don't worry, Mr. Vincent, I'll pay you back the money as soon as possible," Susan uttered awkwardly, and she was determined to pay Vincent back.

In response, Vincent merely replied with a smile, "You don't have to, Ms. Limmer. You're still a student. You can pay me back when you start work in the future."

"Oh, no. I'll work and study at the same time. I'll be able to pay you back in no time," Susan quickly answered.

As soon as her words fell, Vincent's handsome face was filled with disbelief. "You're able to work and study at the same time?"

“Why not?" Susan flashed a faint smile and was about to leave.

Since it was getting late, she thought Vivian and the others would get worried about her.

Upon hearing Susan's answer, Vincent suddenly said, "If you can do that, you should come and work at the Foreign Affairs Department, Ms. Limmer. Mdm. Bennett told me you're studying accounting.

Coincidentally, the Foreign Affairs Department needs someone like you."

"Oh?" Susan was dumbstruck, and she didn't know how to react. Did Christmas come early this year?

Right then, she heard the sound of a sports car engine igniting.

Vroom!

Susan immediately turned toward the sound and saw a red Lamborghini driving away at a high speed. She didn't react in time because everything happened so quickly. What was that?

The car had disappeared from sight.

Susan was at a loss for words. Wait. Was that...

"Security, what just happened?" Vincent asked.

"Mr. Vincent, that person arrived not long ago, and it seemed like he was here to fetch someone. He had even asked me what time the auction will end.

However, he left all of a sudden." The security guard was quite perplexed as well when he saw the car speeding away.

Susan abruptly blanked out when she heard that. Ian?

She immediately dashed out of the building and ran toward the direction the car had gone.

However, the car was long gone. All that was left was the cloud of smoke left behind by the sports car.

In an instant, Susan turned pale.

She quickly whipped out her smartphone and rang him, but his number was unreachable.

Susan was at a loss for words.

Vincent went after her and saw her in a daze while standing in the middle of the road with her smartphone in her hand. Hence, he asked concernedly, "What's wrong, Ms. Limmer? Did something happen?"

To his dismay, Susan wasn't in the mood to entertain him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Vincent, but I have to go now. I'll contact you when I'm free."

With that, Susan left.

When Vincent saw her leaving, he chased after her and said, "It's late now. Let me send you back, okay? It's not safe out there."

Susan wanted to get Vincent to leave and let her be, so she pleaded, "That's not necessary. Someone's here to fetch me, and he's just right in front. Please leave me be, Mr. Vincent. Please."

That was the only thing she could do at that moment because she was on the verge of a breakdown. If that was Ian, he's going to be mad! He's the type of person who gets jealous easily. Back then, when we were in Yeringham, he wouldn't even let me talk to the men in the village.

In order to get Vincent to leave, Susan got into a taxi.

After Vincent left, Susan turned back and went to a cafe opposite the museum.

She was hoping that Ian would go back to get her.

After a few hours of waiting alone in the cafe, all the patrons had left, and the owner of the cafe was about to close the cafe. Susan swept a glance at the empty cafe. Ian was nowhere to be seen.

He's not coming back, is he? Susan lowered her head and couldn't help but sob.

Creak!

Right then, someone entered the cafe that was about to close.

"I'm sorry, mister. We're about to close-"

The rest of the sentence got stuck in the waiter's throat because he saw the handsome young man with an imposing aura walking toward the girl who had been sitting there for hours.

Clank!

The sound of a car key being thrown onto the table resonated across the empty cafe.

Susan was frightened by the sound, and she abruptly raised her gaze. With tears in her eyes, she just stared blankly at the person who approached her.

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After getting into the car, Susan could still feel Ian's imposing aura, so she didn't dare to utter a word. Instead, she just sat obediently in the back seat and looked out the window.

There was nothing but dead silence in the car.

Although Ian was driving very fast, the car was so soundproof that all Susan could hear was the sound of the air conditioning blowing.

Without even realizing it, Susan was clenching her fists when she said, "The man that sent me out was a military officer in the embassy. Mdm. Bennett assigned him to protect me.”

There was no response.

Ever since he got here to study, it has been hard to get him to talk. That attitude of his is rather terrifying. After getting no response from him, Susan continued, "Also, he sent me down b-because l-l wanted to bid for something that belonged to my grandpa. However, I don't have enough money, so h- he-"

Screech!

Suddenly, the car came to a halt by the side of the road.

I haven't even finished my sentence. Why did he suddenly stop the car?

Frightened, Susan held her chest and gazed at the driver. She was so scared that she was even conscious of how loud she was breathing.

"He lent you money?”

"Y-Yes...” Susan stuttered after hearing his frightening tone.

Right after she answered him, his aura had become even more terrifying. "Are you stupid? There are so many people at home. Why didn't you just call home?"

"1-1 wanted to, b-but he had paid for it right away. Besides, I was at the auction. When he raised the paddle, t-the money was deducted from his account instantly." Susan was terrified, and she was on the verge of crying.

As she was explaining herself in her shivering tone, she looked miserable.

Indeed, there was nothing she could've done.

She was told that the starting bid for the items was a hundred. Since it was for charity, Susan agreed to attend when Mdm. Bennett invited her.

However, she didn't expect the people there to increase the price by ten thousand every time they bid.

Ian's face was flushed red with fury.

In fact, he didn't even know why he was so angry. As he stared ahead, he felt a fit of intense anger coursing through his veins.

Ultimately, he asked, "How much?”

Susan quickly whipped out the fountain pen and stammered, "F-Fifty thousand.”

Ian went silent. He then took out his smartphone and tapped on the screen. Soon, he transferred a sum of money from his account.

Susan was watching his movements from behind.

A while later, her smartphone vibrated. When she lowered her gaze to see her smartphone, she saw a notification saying that she had received a sum of money.

"Five hundred thousand? Ian! Have you gone mad? Why did you give me so much money? I only needed fifty thousand!”

"Shut up!" Ian yelled in annoyance.

He then threw his smartphone aside and started driving again.

Susan was rendered speechless. He has gone mad. He has really gone mad. Forget about it. I shouldn't annoy him anymore tonight. I'll just return him the money when he's in a better mood tomorrow.

Susan didn't bother him anymore. Instead, she quickly transferred fifty thousand to Vincent, and she texted him: Mr. Vincent, here is the money. Thank you for helping me just now.

Vincent replied: So soon? Didn't you say you have to work to get the money? How did you come up with the money so suddenly? Are you in trouble now?

Vincent was thoughtful enough to ask if she was in any trouble after getting paid so soon.

Trouble? Oh, yes. I am scared out of my wits! However, Susan felt relieved after seeing that Ian had calmed down. At that moment, she could see him focused on the dark road ahead.

Susan replied: No. It's just that my family has arrived. I meant to call them when we were at the museum just now.

Vincent texted: Oh, okay. Will you work at the embassy?

Susan was just about to reply when she heard Ian asking, "Are you not done texting? Aren't you supposed to just return the money?"

Upon hearing that, Susan immediately put her phone away and sat quietly. Isn't he driving? How did he know I have returned the money and texted that man? Does he have eyes on the back of his head? I better not do anything anymore.

After that, Susan fell asleep in the car after being out the whole day. Besides, she didn't even sleep well the night before.

When Ian heard her slow and steady breathing, he checked on her through the rear-view mirror and saw her sleeping. He then slowed down the car immediately.

Forty minutes later, they arrived outside the apartment building.

"Ian...” Susan was awakened. When she opened her eyes and saw a familiar face, she subconsciously opened her arms.

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Ian was dumbfounded.

Seeing that he was not moving, Susan threw herself at him. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her head in his neck groggily.

Purring like a cat in its dream, she pleaded with him piteously, "Ian, I was wrong. D-Don't run away again, please? It was all my fault. I'll never back down again. Let's be together happily from now on, hmm?"

Ian was thunderstruck.

He was as motionless as a statue, and his mind went blank. He could neither hear nor sense anything.

What's the matter with her? What did she mean?

Why did she plead with me not to run away and to be together happily from now? I'm her nephew. Isn't it preposterous for her to say so?

Her words had stirred ten magnitude turbulence in the young man's mind. Having lost some snippets of his memory, he was utterly overwhelmed.

"Ian, you're back." Right then, a familiar voice sounded behind him.

It was none other than Sigrun, who had surprisingly stayed up late to wait for them.

Ian came to his senses in an instant. He was about to pull Susan away from his arms and push her into the car.

"Hmm? What is Ms. Susan doing? Is she asleep? Let me help her upstairs." Sigrun volunteered, stifling her boiling rage. She had a hunch about the current situation from their interaction a while ago.

Ian was at a loss. The next second, he tightened his arms around Susan and said to Sigrun indifferently, "It's fine!"

With that, he carried Susan down from the car, slammed the door shut, and headed straight upstairs.

Sigrun was exasperated. A grimace distorted the sweet smile on her dainty face. Susan Limmer! Have you no shame?

That night, Susan had a good night's sleep.

"Aunt Susan, you're finally awake! Breakfast is ready.

I heard you visited your grandpa's old friend yesterday and retrieved his memorable belonging at an auction!" Vivian chirped, grinning from ear to ear. She had rushed into the room excitedly when she discovered that Susan was awake. Undeniably, she was like the dazzling sun that brightened up everyone's day in the apartment.

Susan felt refreshed after waking up from a deep sleep.

She got out of bed and whipped out the fountain pen from the auction the day before to show Vivian. "This is the one."

"Wow! What a unique fountain pen! I bet my great­grandpa will be overjoyed if he sees this!" Vivian gasped admiringly, rejoicing earnestly at Susan's success in retrieving the memorable fountain pen.

Susan smiled and put it away carefully. "Oh yeah! Isn't it about time to head for class? I'd better wash up now."

Vivian giggled. "Aunt Susan, are you still dreaming? It's Saturday today. Anyway, we've decided to go fishing. Are you joining us?"

Fishing?

Susan scratched her head, astounded by her suggestion. She could barely spare time for leisure activities at the moment. Apart from her studies, she had to grab the time to work and save money to pay off her debt of fifty thousand to someone. Hence, she could only turn Vivian down nicely.

In the dining room, Sigrun was over the moon when she heard that Susan would not be joining them fishing.

However, she pretended to sound disappointed as she said, "Oh, is it? Too bad we can only proceed with our plan without her. Anyway, we can enjoy eating the fish with her later."

"Then what's your Aunt Susan busy with?" Kurt asked.

Vivian thought for a while and said, "I think she said she had some homework to do. She doesn’t dare to take it too lightly since she has just arrived. She's afraid that she can't submit her work on time."

Hearing that, Kurt did not ask further.

Just as they were ready and about to set off half an hour later, Vivian realized that Ian did not step out of his room.

"Ian, we're leaving now! What are you doing?" Vivian called out to him.

"I'm not going!" he replied curtly.

Vivian was stupefied.

Meanwhile, Sigrun, seated in the living room, stood up and advanced toward his room hastily. "Ian, why did you suddenly change your mind? Didn't we decide on the plan during breakfast just now? I've already made an appointment with the farm owner." "You guys can go ahead yourselves." Ian was sitting in front of the computer. He did not even turn around.

Sigrun clenched her fists.

"Just let him be. Even if he joins US, he won't fish. After all, he only sits aside and watches US whenever we go out and have fun," Kurt said.

"Yeah, you got a point. Sigrun, it's all right. Since Ian doesn't want to go, just let him be. The three of US can still enjoy ourselves without him." Vivian rushed over to pull her arm and drag her away.

Seeing that, Kurt left with them with the fishing equipment.

Susan was oblivious to it as she was in the bathroom. By the time she stepped out, Vivian and the others had left. She cleaned up hastily and got ready to leave with her bag.

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"Hello, is it convenient for you if I go for the interview now?" "Okay! I'll be there soon!" She was on cloud nine after confirming the slot for the interview with the person on the other end of the line. Without wasting any more time, she dashed out of her bedroom after changing into her shoes.

Little did she realize that someone else was still in the apartment.

"l-lan? D-Didn't you go fishing with them?"

She covered her nose due to the sudden pain and lifted her head, only to find Ian standing right in front of her.

My goodness! I don't even know he's at home! Oh my! I'm sure he has found out my intention to get a part-time job!

"Where are you going?"

Indeed, no words could describe the grimness on his face. He looked like a predator who was ready to feast on his prey.

Susan swallowed a lump in her throat. "I-Гт going for class..."

Ian raised an eyebrow.

"I-I'm going for an interview... I'm looking for a job!" Susan stammered, her head down. Intimidated by his imposing aura, she had no choice but to tell him the truth.

"To pay me back?"

"Y-Yeah! You lent me fifty thousand!" Susan lifted her head to look at him earnestly with crystal clear eyes.

"Are you sure it's fifty thousand?" Ian sneered. "Clearly I transferred five hundred thousand to you last night?"

Susan was at a loss for words. Even though she did not have any evidence, at that very moment, she could not help but suspect that he intended to blackmail her.

Eventually, she could only zip her mouth when he dragged her to a local securities firm.

"Remember to jot down all the important data when I speak to them later. I'll look through it once we're back in the apartment."

"O-Okay!" Susan responded at once.

Shortly after, they entered a building and were welcomed by an Epean man dressed smartly in a suit. He led them into a conference room and introduced Ian to the others, "Everyone, he's the representative from Hayes Corporation. If you have any questions about securities, you may consult him now."

"Mr. Hayes, nice to meet you!"

"Mr. Hayes, it's indeed an honor to meet you in person!"

The others in the conference room started greeting Ian formally.

The formal occasion was indeed a culture shock for Susan. She could barely take her eyes off the young man alongside her at that moment. Unequivocally, he was a chip off the old block. At the sight of Ian exuding a vibe of nonchalance even when dealing formally with the others, she was in awe of him.

Moments later, she took a seat next to Ian. She calmed herself down, and it did not take long before she was absorbed in the task assigned by him.

She was not a weak person in the first place.

When the meeting finally ended, it was already almost two hours later. Susan had jotted down nearly twenty pages of data in her notebook. On top of that, she had even labeled them.

"Did you jot down all the data?"

Susan passed him the notebook and said, "Yeah, I've made a complete record. Those underlined in red stand for the stock they hope the Hayes Corporation will acquire. And those underlined in blue refer to the ones that are unstable at the moment."

As she had stepped out of the apartment in a rush and she lacked working experience, she did not bring along her laptop and could only record the data in her notebook.

Ian arched his brows the moment he set his eyes on her notebook. Evidently, he was impressed by her beautiful handwriting.

"Ian?"

"All right, I got it. Keep it first. It's almost noon. Let's have lunch before going back," Ian said placidly and retracted his gaze from her notebook. After turning off his laptop, he rose to his feet.

Seeing that, Susan quickly followed behind him.

As they reached the lobby and were about to step out of the building, Ian's phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Ian, are you at the securities firm? I think I saw you just now”

It was none other than Sigrun.

Susan was unaware of that. She had automatically moved aside when Ian answered the call, knowing that it was impolite to stand beside someone when they were talking on the phone.

Susan only approached Ian again after he ended his phone call, and she heard him say, "Sigrun is on the way. She's joining US for lunch."

In a split second, Susan's good mood had been ruined.

She was no saint. Surely, she would be unhappy if someone were to come in the way of them spending time alone together.

Besides, she and Sigrun were well aware that they both took a fancy to Ian. Needless to say, she was sure that Sigrun was dropping by on purpose to rain on her parade.

In the end, Susan had no choice but to head to the restaurant with Ian.

She was overwhelmed with emotions when she realized that Sigrun had made a reservation in a high-end fine dining restaurant. The latter was seated next to the window, waiting for their arrival. The moment they showed up, she smiled blissfully and said, "Ian, this way! I've already ordered all your

favorite food."

Susan pretended not to see it.

After she and Ian took their seats, Sigrun finally looked at her and feigned a sincere look. "Ms. Susan, what do you feel like eating? I'm sorry I don't know what you like to eat. I only ordered for Ian."

"It's all right. Let me go through the menu." Susan took the menu on the table casually.

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Just as Susan was browsing through the menu, Sigrun, sitting opposite her, started again, "Oh yeah, Ms. Susan, how did you end up with Ian here? Ian, isn't the securities firm closed on Saturdays? What brings you here?"

Susan looked up and threw her a glance. "I’m not sure. Ian brought me here."

"Huh?" Sigrun was surprised when the quick-witted Susan threw the question back to the young man. A grimace distorted her dainty face. Pfft! How is it possible that she doesn't know anything?

Since Ian came here to study, Solomon had been continuing to train him by assigning him tasks in Hayes Corporation.

He would usually carry out the tasks when he did not need to attend classes. Some of the firms would even operate on weekends to match his timing.

Even so, he didn't say he would bring someone along. I wanted to follow him and help him, but he never gave me the chance. God, this feels awful.

"Have you made up your mind?" Ian piped up as he cast a look at Susan, who was still browsing through the menu with his obsidian eyes, paying no heed to Sigrun's questions.

Susan did not reply. In actuality, she had not decided.

Since she was young, she had been used to simple home-cooked food and had never dined extravagantly in such a luxurious restaurant before. Thus, she was unfamiliar with most of the fine dining dishes on the menu.

"Hmm... I'll go for a steak and a glass of juice." In the end, she chose something common.

The server took her orders and headed straight to the kitchen.

Sigrun gazed at Ian and asked, "Ian, do you still need to continue with your tasks after lunch?"

Ian cocked an eyebrow and finally replied, "No."

No?

Sigrun's unhappiness from a moment ago vanished in an instant. She was delighted when she suddenly remembered that one of her friends had invited her to a gathering that afternoon.

"How about we go somewhere after this? Hannah has invited me to a gathering at her house this afternoon. I bet we'll have a lot of fun apart from savoring the delicious food there. Ian, let's go together, please?" She kept her eyes glued to him in anticipation.

Ian used to accompany her to attend similar gatherings whenever he had the time. However, at that moment, he remained silent.

Caught off guard by his indifference, Sigrun could only turn to look at Susan again. "Ms. Susan, how about you?"

Susan looked up from her phone and replied, "Huh? Your friend? I don't think it's appropriate for me to go;

I don't know any of them. Besides, I still need to attend classes this afternoon. You guys go ahead."

"But-"

"What class can you possibly have? You're only an exchange student. Why would the lecturers give you private lessons?" Ian cut Sigrun off, bombarding Susan with oppressive mockery as he glowered at her.

Susan's mind went blank. Good lord! Does he have to be so harsh? So what if I'm an exchange student? Does an exchange student not deserve any special arrangement from the lecturers?

Susan felt offended by his mockery, but she did not have the courage to refute him.

Unavoidably, she was overcome by a sense of guilt for telling lies after catching a glimpse of her phone earlier. The company she contacted in the morning for an interview had sent her a message asking if she could make it. She wanted to give it a try.

Susan pursed her lips and said, "Anyway, I have plans. Just go ahead without me."

Sensing the unmissable hint of anger in her tone, Ian finally held his tongue. The sheer frigidness in his eyes sent a shiver down her spine.

After finishing her food, Susan stepped out of the restaurant with her bag. Hmph! Since they're attending a gathering, what's the point of me tagging along with them? To be the third wheel?

She hailed a cab and left right away, heading toward the said company for an interview.

It was a trading company she had come across online earlier. Even though it was not a typical big­scale corporation, it offered short-term jobs for students like her, and she was more than happy with that.

Not long after, she arrived at the trading company named MR.T. She stopped at the front desk and introduced herself, "Good afternoon. I'm Susan Limmer from Atlantius University. I'm here for an interview. I got in touch with you at noon."

"Oh, it's you. This way, please." The staff at the front desk led her to the interview at once.

Susan was well prepared for it, and she performed well during the session.

Half an hour later, just as she was waiting in the lounge and was confident that she would be hired, the owner of the company suddenly came out and gave her an odd look.

"Ms. Limmer, I'm sorry to inform you that my boss said you don't quite meet our requirements."

"Huh?"

Susan's hopes were dashed at once.

"May I know why? Is it because I didn't pass my interview just now?"

"No, it's not because of that. Ms. Limmer, you're undoubtedly an outstanding candidate. But our company needs someone who can come to work every day on weekdays. Since you're still a student, we can't take you into consideration. We're sorry about that," the clerk hurriedly explained.