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Meanwhile, at the Jones family home.
After Sylvia and Claudia arrived, the both of them retired to Sylvia's room to wash up and change.
Claudia asked, "Would your parents be mad if I stay over with you?"
"Are you really afraid of what others say?" Sylvia asked cheekily.
She was ecstatic, and her previous sadness was gone. She was her energetic and lively self again.
Claudia shrugged her shoulders and burst out laughing when she saw the quick-witted Sylvia tilting her head and looking at her.
"No way. I was merely asking." Claudia's eyes lit up with a sly glint. "Let's talk for a bit before we go to bed. Seeing how excited you are, I don't think you're sleepy at all. Hence, I shall make the huge sacrifice of forgoing my sleep to talk."
"Am I excited, or are you?" Sylvia asked.