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Casey had done earlier and was lost in her own emotions.
He gave Casey a sideways glance. This girl didn’t know when she could be good.
Casey stuck out her tongue, indicating that she would be a good girl now.
Camdyn ignored Casey and looked at Ivy instead. “Damion said you want to go back to college. Do you have any requirements or ideas?”
Ivy heard this and turned her head towards Damion, finally understanding why he brought her here – he wanted to help with getting into school again.
In an instant, Ivy’s eyes turned red with tears of gratitude overflowing from them as she looked deeply touched.
Damion sighed helplessly. It was clear that this girl had misunderstood again.
He said, “Camdyn is asking if you have any ideas or requirements for your studies. Don’t hesitate. Tell him everything.”
Ivy nodded and replied, “Grandpa, I want to study business at Innisrial University.”
Camdyn and Casey both looked towards Damion without leaving a trace.
Staying in Innisrial was a very crucial piece of information. This information was telling them Ivy’s thoughts.
Casey winked at Damion, and the meaning couldn’t be any clearer.
“Hey, you’re quite the ladies’ man. You’ve got that girl all wrapped up,” Casey’s eyes conveyed this message crystal clear.
Damion was feeling somewhat helpless and gave Casey a glance to make her behave herself.
Fortunately, Camdyn was here to keep watch. Even though Casey had countless things she wanted to say, she still had to consider Camdyn and couldn’t act too recklessly.
Camdyn cleared his throat and said, “If you want to study business, Capital University is better than
Innisrial University. Why not go there?”
Ivy naturally didn’t dare speak her true thoughts out loud. Her carefully hidden secret made her want to find a hole in the ground when Camdyn asked about it like this.
Camdyn continued, “Damion says your grades are good and you previously got into a pretty good university. With these conditions, if you only stay in Innisrial for college, even if it’s at Innisrial
University, it would still be somewhat of a waste.”
Ivy didn’t immediately express her own thoughts but instead thought carefully about this question. She initially came to Innisrial because it was the farthest city from home that she could afford with what little money she had at that time.
If it were before then, she wouldn’t have cared which city she went to or where she lived as long as it was farther away from that place which made her feel fear and disgust.
Before, she was more of someone who didn’t understand the world beyond her own. But now, she really liked Innisrial. Because here was Damion. She wanted to stay by his side. Even if there was no other possibility between them, she still wanted to stay by his side.
This idea was actually very selfish and made Ivy hate herself even more. Maybe in the end, Damion will finally hate her and kick her out of his world. Or maybe because he found the girl he loved, Ivy can’t bear to watch them fall in love and would choose to leave.
Either way, it will be a big blow for Ivy. She didn’t even dare to think about it.
At this moment, Ivy finally had to admit her own feelings. She liked Damion and had fallen in love with him.
Even though she was insignificant and small, she still had to admit that she’d fallen in love with
Damion.
Realizing this point suddenly gave Ivy a different perspective on things. Camdyn was right – if there was a chance for her to study somewhere better, why not seize that opportunity?
What a rare opportunity this was.
Perhaps, after four years of college, she could undergo a perfect transformation. At that time, she would no longer be the timid and self-deprecating Ivy that she was now.
Maybe she would have a chance to stand by his side.
Having realized this, Ivy seemed to have made a major decision. She lifted her gaze and looked at
Camdyn with determination. “I want to go to Capital University.”
As soon as Ivy spoke these words, the entire room fell silent.
Even Casey couldn’t help but become serious as she looked back and forth between Ivy and Damion.
This was too strange.
This girl clearly seemed like she wanted nothing more than to be Damion’s personal accessory. But now she was so determined about going to Capital that it surprised everyone in the room.
Damion was also shocked and turned his head towards Ivy for the first time. For once, Ivy wasn’t looking at him directly. Instead, there was an unprecedented brightness in her eyes.
Damion’s gaze softened slightly. He could probably guess what her thoughts were. He had no objections whatsoever but would give Ivy his full support instead.
“Good,” said Camdyn. “Since you’ve made up your mind, then you should work hard.”
After a year of preparation, Ivy would be ready to take the college entrance exam again and aim to get into the top university in the country. It wasn’t an easy task.
Camdyn didn’t think Ivy was all talk and no action. On the contrary, he had high hopes for her.
From her determined eyes, Camdyn could tell that this girl would definitely achieve something great.
Damion had good taste, and Camdyn was pleased about it.
After discussing Ivy’s college plans, Camdyn treated them to lunch.
He enjoyed having company more and more these days. Whenever he got the chance, he would invite these young people over to his mansion. Even if it was just for breakfast, he felt happy seeing them all together.
Casey had gotten used to Camdyn’s recent love for company. When she heard that Damion and Ivy were having lunch with him, she immediately sent a message in their group chat, inviting everyone over to Hayden’s Mansion. She even mentioned how Damion brought a girl along with him.
Now whether they were free or not didn’t matter. They all came rushing over to the mansion together.
When Damion saw Casey’s message in the group chat, it was already too late for him to object or decline her invitation.
He could only look at Casey speechlessly and express his headache towards her mischievous behavior as always.
Ivy sat obediently by Damion’s side throughout this whole ordeal until she noticed him rubbing his forehead anxiously.
“Damion,” She asked worriedly “What’s wrong?”
“I have a headache.” He replied
Ivy thought it might be because she hadn’t discussed going Capital with him before telling Camdyn which made Damion unhappy.
She lowered her head apologetically. “Damian, I’m sorry I didn’t mean not discussing things with you.”
Upon hearing this, Damion put away his phone and looked down at Ivy. “There’s no problem with you wanting to go to the best university. Don’t apologize for it. I’m happy to see you make that choice, understand?” Ivy nodded, but she still lacked confidence.
She didn’t know how Damion would view her decision or if he would think she was just using him. Even though they had talked about it before, when a better option came along, she didn’t think twice and made the decision without considering his feelings.
Damion could tell what was on Ivy’s mind and reached out to rub her head gently. “I’ll be happy watching you soar higher and higher. Don’t limit yourself.” Ivy nodded absentmindedly before suddenly saying, “It’s like a kite, isn’t it? No matter how high I fly, the string is still in your hands.”
Damion chuckled at this unexpected analogy but realized that people usually looked at things from their own perspective first. Most people wanted to be the one holding onto the kite string themselves.
However, from Ivy’s expression, he could tell that if he were holding onto that string instead of her doing so herself, then she wouldn’t mind at all.
“But,” Damion continued seriously, “if you ever want to fly away on your own, then I’ll cut the string.”
This statement left Ivy feeling conflicted as she struggled with mixed emotions towards Damion’s generosity which made her feel unhappy rather than pleased about his offer of support for her dreams.
He was able to let her go so easily, which meant one thing: she wasn’t important to him. She could leave at any time and he wouldn’t try to stop her. Even if she did leave, he wouldn’t have any thoughts about it. This was a fatal blow for Ivy. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became.
Ivy tried hard not to show her emotions. It would be too embarrassing for her if she did. “I understand,”
she said finally, “if that day ever comes, I’ll definitely let you know.”
Despite Ivy’s efforts to suppress her emotions, they were still difficult to conceal. She felt very sad –
really very sad – about Damion’s words.
Damion’s words had hit Ivy hard and made her voice tremble with emotion.
Suddenly standing up from the couch, Ivy said abruptly, “Damion, I need to use the restroom.”
Damion frowned but before he could say anything, Casey spoke up from the opposite couch, “It’s over there.”
Casey pointed in a direction for Ivy and told her where it was so that she could go by herself.
She thanked Casey gratefully as she headed off towards the restroom without looking back once.
Damion’s gaze had been fixed on Ivy’s back until she closed the door, cutting off his view. He then turned to look at Casey.
“What do you want me to do?” Casey said. “The poor girl is about to cry. Don’t you think she deserves a chance to let it out? You’re being stingy.”
“You know that’s not what I meant,” Damion replied. “If I don’t talk to her and clear things up, she’ll be left with these emotions and who knows where her thoughts will lead her.”
Casey tossed her phone aside and leaned forward, looking seriously at Damion. “Damion, I’m asking you seriously now: Do you like this girl?”
Damion didn’t answer the question.
In fact, he couldn’t answer it himself.
He wasn’t sure what kind of feelings he had for Ivy.
Was it love?
It didn’t really feel like it.
But if he only felt sorry for her, that didn’t seem quite right either.
Seeing that Damion was silent, Casey chuckled and said, “Come on, Damion, just admit it. You like this girl.”
Damion frowned at Casey’s hasty conclusion and couldn’t agree with it.
But Casey didn’t need his agreement anyway. She continued speaking on her own accord, “Don’t tell me your sudden kindness towards this girl is purely altruistic? Although we all know that among our group of friends you’re the gentlest one around here, but still…you’re not exactly a philanthropist either!
So why are you so kind-hearted towards this girl? There must be some ulterior motive behind your actions.”
Casey’s words left Damion speechless.
