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47: A Proper Relaxing Ritual

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47.

Ivy's POV.

Brandon stayed true to his word.

It was unexpected, but he actually made an effort. He showed up to our tutorial sessions on time, brought study materials, and even wrote study notes that significantly lessened my workload.

If I was being honest, he was incredibly efficient, probably even more than me, and I was surprised.

But no matter how hard I tried to concentrate, my mind kept circling back to that first day. To what we did.

Brandon, however, acted like it never happened. He never made any reference to it, never tried to touch me again, never even looked at me in a way that suggested he remembered.

Our relationship was now cordial and what was supposed to be normal.

I was supposed to be grateful for that. But every time he sat next to me, completely unfazed, a frustrating part of me wished he would.

It was annoying.

The day before we were supposed to leave for the competition, I decided to spend the evening with my mom. She was recuperating well after losing the
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