After a while, Susan continued to eat her food and replied, âItâs up to you. However, please
remember not to stay close to the socialites anymore. Iâd rather see you dancing with the ordinary
women in the square.â
âI wonât go!â Sigrith mumbled, expressing her unwillingness.
Susan stopped persuading Sigrith, for she knew Sigrith wouldnât listen to her.
After dinner, Susan dragged her luggage out and wanted to call a taxi to the airport.
She spotted a silver car parked outside the apartment as soon as she got downstairs. The car
windows rolled down, revealing Mark as the driver. âSusan, are you heading to the airport? Mrs.
Jadeson asked me to pick you up.
Susan expressed her gratitude and quickly hopped in.
As the car sped down the road, Mark only chatted casually with Susan. However, Susan seemed to
be deep in thought.
When they were almost at the airport, she finally said, âMr. Stewart, can you do me a favor?â
âGo ahead and say it,â Mark responded without hesitation.
Nonetheless, what Susan said next was a bolt from the blue to him.
âMr. Stewart, I donât know if my guess is correct, but something is wrong with my mom. Ever since
my dad passed away, she taught US to be nice to Mr. Hayes and the others and be grateful to
them. Also, we have to repay them after weâve grown up.â
She paused for a while and added, âHowever, I feel she holds a deep grudge against Mrs. Hayes
and the others now. Furthermore, she is displeased with how close I am to everyone at Oceanic
Estate. She will get mad whenever she finds out I go there or Mrs. Hayes drives me home. Mr.
Stewart, she wasnât like that in the past. Even if she quarreled with Mrs. Hayes before, I canât
believe her attitude toward them would upend.â
As Susan spoke, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face due to worry.
Mark quickly pulled over and comforted her, âAll right. Please donât be upset. Iâll inform Mr. Hayes
once Iâm back. Rest assured that everything will be fine once he looks into the matter.â
Susan felt relieved after she heard Markâs assurance. âOkay.â
Heâs right. After all, everything can be resolved as long as a god-like man like Mr. Hayes decides to
interfere!
Hence, she went abroad with relief.
It was already midnight when Susan arrived at the airport in Yartranâs capital and came out with her
luggage.
Although she contacted someone before boarding the plane, she couldnât help but feel slightly
anxious when she set foot in another country.
Will he come here? After all, he has to drive for three hours from Atlantius to the airport.
As she restlessly exited the airport, she saw a red Lamborghini in the parking area at the front.
At that moment, she unknowingly thought the carâs headlights were like two bright beams of light
amid the pitch-black night.
Although the lights shone on her for only a few seconds, her eyes began to feel slightly tired.
âDid you lose your intellect during your trip?â
While Susan felt emotional, someone suddenly pulled something off her ear.
As her body shivered, she quickly turned around and saw a handsome young man in a black jacket
standing behind her.
The man with a cold expression was none other than Ian. He was holding the earphones he had
taken from Susanâs ears.
Susan was at a loss for words.
No wonder I didnât see him or hear any of his movements.
Susan lowered her head in embarrassment.
âI⦠I forgot. Did you go in just now? I didnât see you when I came out from that exit.â
As Susan wanted to diffuse the awkwardness in the air, the seemingly unhappy Ian grabbed her
collar and dragged her toward the car.
Susan was startled for a while before she could hastily come up with some words.
âIan, donât do this. Iâm not Vivi. Let go of me now. Youâre stepping out of line! Iâm your aunt!â
Bang!
The next moment, Ian threw Susan onto the car and sprang upon her.
âWhat did you say? Come again?â
How terrifying!
His tall and sturdy figure was like an iron tower that entirely encapsulated Susan. Besides, his
alluring gaze, coupled with a surge of emotion, sent a chill down her spine.
At that time, Susanâs mind went blank.
Earlier, she instinctively blurted out a few words, for she was too nervous and scared.
While Ian seemingly wanted to devour her, Susan shrunk back like a fawn that was frightened.
âI⦠I said the wrong thing. Iâm not⦠your auntâ¦â
âWell, who are you to me then?â
Susan gulped when she heard the question. After a while, she finally mustered up her courage to
cautiously ask him back, âUh⦠Your girlfriend?â
Girlfriend? With a question mark?
Ian stared at Susan with his darkening gaze, exuding a growing sense of coldness. Moments later,
he grabbed her head with his slender fingers and kissed her lips ferociously.
All Susan could feel was a buzzing in her head.