~Uncle, love me deeper~

"Don't worry, I'll manage," Liam whispered as he touched her cheek, "but you're still my Ivy, okay?" Ivy grinned as she urged him to go. "I'm not going to cry for you."

"Yeah, why do you cry for me when you already have your Mr. Perfect?" Liam said.

Ivy gave him a wink and a grin. He gave her a flying kiss. "What's up, bro?" Liam said as he sat beside Joe.

In a single word, Joe answered, "Nothing." As Liam noticed his reaction, he chuckled. Then he said, "I warned you not to fall in love with her, brother. She's a free bird. We can only love her, not hold her. Her love is quite rare."

Joe glared fiercely at Ivy as he thought, ‘You are solely mine, Ivy. No one loves you as much as I do.’

Suddenly, a young woman entered the room. When Ivy first saw her, she was taken aback. It was the girl she met in the restroom.

"Good morning, students. I'm Arona D'Souza, your music instructor." She introduced herself. ‘What exactly is she doing here?’ Ivy gave her a perplexing glance. It was very unexpected that a teacher overheard her moans. Oh, no!

Ame poked Ivy on the shoulder and said, "She's the one and only. They compared her with you." Ivy checked her from head to toe. ‘She couldn't possibly compare to me in any way. But her name! It reminds me of someone I've seen before. But Arona was chubby, and I couldn't remember her face.’ Ivy thought as she observed that every boy was staring at Arona intently and conversing with her. Meanwhile, Ivy turned back and said, "What's so special about her?"

Ame smiled and nodded.

"You, brown-haired girl," Arona said abruptly.

Ivy turned to face her, knowing she called her by name. Ivy said, "Yes," with a smile on her face. She said, "What is your name?"

"Ivy Lebeau," Ivy replied. She smiled warmly at Ivy.

"So you're Mr. Franklin's daughter?" she asked.

"Yes, I am," Ivy replied.

"Hmm," she smiled, "Do you know how to play the violin?"

"Nope," Ivy said.

"Any kind of instruments?" She asked.

"No way," I said emphatically. "Actually, I'm not into music."

"Why did you join here then?" she asked.

"It's due to my loved one," Ivy replied. Aaron was a music fanatic. So she was there to learn how to play the violin.

When everyone heard Ivy's statement, they all glanced at her. Liam smirked as he raised his brows. Joe mumbled, "Love? Does Ivy join for me?"

"Wow, interesting," Ms. Arona replied, "so I'm going to start it right now." Arona took a seat in a chair. She was dressed in a sheath dress.

Ivy had noticed her carefully now. She had a great, attractive shape as well as a waist. When she was seated, all of the boys' gazes were fixed on her. She sat up, one leg pressing down on the other. Ivy watched everyone's jaws drop when they noticed her bare legs.

"See," Ame said softly, "she's seducing everyone."

"I don't give a damn. She can't even touch me, honey." Ivy smirked at Ame. "Let her do as she feels good."

Ivy was loving her class and trying to figure out how she was going to play her violin in front of Aaron. Gradually, time passed, and the class ended. She was ready to walk out of the room after class, but Joe dragged her into it.

"What's the matter with you?" Ivy asked.

"What's the matter with me? Ivy, what's the matter with you? Why are you acting this way?" Joe asked.

"I'm not in the mood, Joe, and I have to go home," Ivy said.

"What's wrong, Ivy? Just tell me," he said, his eyes hardening.

"Nothing; I'm just tired," Ivy replied. ‘Oh my gosh, I'm not sure why he's doing this. It's quite irritating. He's acting like my boyfriend.’ Ivy thought as she touched her head.

He said, "Are you on your period, honey?"

Ivy made an effort to smile. ‘I'm sorry, Joe; I know you care about me. But I warned you not to be so concerned about me. I don't want to offend you in any way.’

"Yes, you are right, Joe, sweetie," Ivy responded with a smile. "So, I must return home."

After saying that, Ivy bolted from the place as quickly as she could. Joe was staring down her path. ‘Ivy, are you really okay? Why do you seem to be ignoring me? Or have you found a new person?’ Joe clenched his teeth.

**

[At home]

"Aaron, didn't you go to work?" Tati said as she noticed Aaron enter the room.

"Yes, but I wasn't feeling well. So I'm back," Aaron said.

"Oh boy, what's the matter?" she asked.

"Nothing, just a headache, sister."

"Take a rest, boy; I'll make you some coffee," Tati urged as she walked into the kitchen. Aaron entered his room.

He couldn't stop thinking about Ivy all day. "You are no longer a child. It's a little weird now. I'm not sure how I'm going to face you now." Aaron murmured.

To be continued...