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Stephen looked in Ian's direction. He was indeed staring at Ava. He did not know what was wrong with Ian. Over the past few days, he had started to behave strangely.

What stunned him were Ian’s dark eyes. They were calm. He was silent as well.

Was it silent before the storm?

After diverting his attention away from Ian, he responded to Ava by saying,

"Don't worry. I told him to stay away from you."

Ava sighed with relief. She did not want to see Ian. Talking with him was like asking for her own humiliation.

"Let us have a conversation about it with our parents directly and see what outcome they come up with," Ava told Stephen to change the topic.

"Sure. What about the day after tomorrow? Let's have a family dinner," Stephen said with excitement.

"Family dinner?" Ava mumbled while looking at the floor.

The experience of having a family was completely foreign to her. She only had her mother, whom she called her family. She was unable to have the opportunity to spend the rest of her life