"Ms. Tate! Why would you climb a mountain at this time? I'll send you back to the hotel! Be a good girl!" The assistant grabbed Layla by the arm and attempted to drag her back, but Layla dodged her hand.After drinking, Layla was exceptionally strong, and her assistant had never seen Layla behave this way before. In her mind, Layla had always been elegant and brilliant, like a princess in a fairy tale. Though Layla was adorable when she acted normal, her assistant found it hard to deal with her. She panted in exhaustion and watched as Layla made a call, wondering who she was calling.The assistant hesitated and contemplated if she should get the bodyguard to carry Layla back to the hotel despite Layla's protests. She was worried that Layla might really climb a mountain. Though Layla was her supervisor, she could not allow Layla to do anything dangerous because she would be held responsible if something happened to Layla.The phone was answered shortly after and Eric's voice came

The assistant felt sorry for her but understood her decision. "Ms. Tate, you are a wonderful woman. I'm sure you will find someone who loves you more than life itself.""I don't want to think about relationships for now," Layla said casually. "I was rushing into things because I wanted to be with Eric."Since that was no longer possible, she saw no point in rushing anymore."Ms. Tate, if even people like you have troubles in life, I guess I shouldn't be complaining about my life at all," her assistant said. "Maybe we are all alive to suffer."Layla forced a smile. "Don't say that. There are still plenty of things to be happy about. I've gained some level of clarity after getting here. I guess the pain does ease as time passes. Time is a wonderful thing.""Ms. Tate, you said you wanted to climb the mountain last night, so I checked online. Climbing all the way up is really tiring, so let's not do that! There's a spot on the mountain that we can get to by cable car. We can get there

When Ivy returned home, she saw that someone had tagged her in a message telling her that her photo had been posted on the university forum.Meeting with a foreigner meant nothing, and since they were not doing anything inappropriate, Ivy did not understand why someone would take a photo of them and post it onto the university forum.A majority of students were appalled by this action and were all speaking on Ivy's behalf.When Ivy finally opened the group chat, the other students in her major were discussing the picture amongst themselves. [This is definitely the work of someone in our department, right? I don't think students from other majors would do such a thing!][I hate these stalkers! They should go to a psychiatrist if they are going mad! Why would they take a photo of someone having coffee? Have they not seen coffee or a foreigner in their lives?! Pathetic!][I think this stalker is likely one of Ivy's pursuers! He was probably rejected and got jealous when he saw her

After the call, Ivy turned to look at Avery."Why did your lecturer call you at this time?" Avery had wanted to wait for Ivy to finish her phone call in the dining room, but she was still concerned."It's fine... It's that boy whose family runs a factory for canned food. He saw me meeting with Andrew in a cafe and took a photo of us to post on the university forum..." Ivy had not intended to tell Avery about this, but she did not want Avery to contact her lecturer in private."You met with Andrew today?" Avery asked. "Why?""He likes Layla, but she has been ignoring him. He was kind of upset and wanted someone to talk to," Ivy explained. "I gave him a few words of advice, and he probably won't come looking for Layla or me from now on.""Why did your classmate post that photo onto the university forum?""He wanted to mislead people into believing that I'm the kind of girl who plays around." Ivy pulled Avery back to the dining room. "The university has already deleted the photos an

Eric had arrived the night before and rested the night at a hotel, so he had recovered from the jetlag."Go buy a thicker jacket later!" Layla glanced at the jacket he was wearing and noticed that it was a brand from Aryadelle.The temperature in Cambrode was much lower than that of Aryadelle, and jackets from Aryadelle would not be enough to fend off the Cambrode's freezing cold. The temperature on the mountain would be lower than where they were, and Eric would fall sick if he went outside wearing just a thin jacket."Yeah," he said."There's a store near this hotel. I bought my jacket there." Layla arrived a few days earlier than he did and already knew her way around."Sure. Are you done with work?" he asked."All done. I would have stayed a few more days even if you hadn't come. The view here is great." She glanced out the window as she spoke.It was white as far as the eyes could see. The glittering snow seemed the contain a magic that washed away all the unwanted thoughts