The air was thick with tension. Although Ivy didn't agree with Cato Alter's words, she remained an outsider and didn't want to take sides or comment on their discussion. As she watched the conversation between her classmates transition between financial news and gossip about elite families, she felt increasingly bored. Suddenly, she began to miss her patients at the clinic. She had hoped to get a good night's sleep tonight. The patient who had just undergone surgery would probably be in pain tonight. She wondered if the young nurse had prepared a painkiller for him. However, when she snapped out of her thoughts, she noticed that several male classmates had started smoking and were blowing out clouds of smoke. Ivy despised secondhand smoke and people who smoked, so she decided to check her phone for the time and prepare to leave. At that moment, a message from Shawn appeared. Shawn: ‘Are you getting ready to leave?’ Ivy smiled and replied: ‘How did you know I was about to leave?’ Shawn: ‘Your patience with anything other than your patients doesn't last more than an hour. Come out. The car is waiting for you outside.’ He also sent a location pin. Ivy: ‘Alright, I'll be there in ten minutes.’ She quickly closed her phone and stood up, telling her classmates, "I'll head to the restroom first. You guys continue to enjoy." After her brief statement, she didn't wait for their response and made her way out, avoiding Kevin Alter's gaze as she exited the room. "I'll go with you. Let's go together," Lilith said as she followed Ivy outside. Kevin knew Ivy well and guessed that they were planning to slip away. So, he pushed away the wine glass that Tanya offered and followed them. "I'll be stepping out for a few minutes." When Kevin came outside, he saw no sign of Ivy and Lilith, but he did see the familiar car parked there. The expression on Kevin's face was somewhat disdainful, reminiscent of someone who had just eaten feces.He couldn't help but remember that a few days ago, he had assigned a lawyer to veto the cooperation plan once again, and this whole situation was causing him great annoyance. "What are you doing here?" Kevin walked up to Shawn and asked irritably. The other person gave him a nosy look before trying to roll up the car window. But, Kevin blocked it with his body. "When will you agree to the cooperation plan? These past few days, my dad hasn't been eating or sleeping well because of your antics, and he even had a fever." Shawn stared at Kevin coldly. "What does it have to do with me if he has a fever?" "He's your dad!" "Did he ever think of being my dad when he suppressed my mom's ashes under the tower?” "You!" Kevin was speechless once again, looking at him with a frustrated expression. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't find the right words to respond. His gaze then fell on Shawn's intertwined hands. "You're married?" Without thinking, he reached into the car window, grasping Shawn's ring finger. "When did you get married?" Shawn's face darkened, and he detested boundary-less individuals. "Take your dirty hands off me!" Kevin couldn't help but smile. He looked at Shawn mockingly. "Cato Alter, if I remember correctly, your fiancée is still in the England, right? Does she know about your marriage?" Kevin seemed to have caught a hold of Shawn's vulnerability and became excited. "What if I tell her about what happened in City A?" Shawn turned back, his deep gaze fixed unwaveringly on the small-time clown in front of him for a moment. Then he said, "Tell me your conditions." "Tomorrow, I will convene another shareholders' meeting, and you must make your lackey, Jasson, sign the agreement. Otherwise, I'll tell her about your marriage. Otherwise, I want to see how you'll explain to her and her family!" "I understand." Shawn replied indifferently, then pushed Kevin's hand away and closed the car window. The assistant driver at the wheel moved the car to a corner and sent a new location pin to Ivy. "Mr. Tate, he doesn't seem to understand the situation."Shawn looked toward the entrance of the hotel, where Kevin was still entangled by Tanya. He pursed his lips slightly. "Is this the girl you mentioned earlier, the one who always bullies Ivy?" The assistant cleared his throat and replied, "Yes, she calls herself the school flower of City A Medical University. But as Mr. Tate mentioned, she's indeed a joke." Shawn squinted his eyes and curled his lips. "If she likes that fool Kevin Alter so much, then let's help fulfill her wish of marrying into a wealthy family." "Understood! We'll assist her in achieving her wish tonight." As soon as they finished speaking, Ivy got into the car. She asked, "Why did you park the car here?" Shawn saw that her face was flushed, and her forehead was sweating. He thoughtfully handed her a tissue and replied gently, "There were too many flies in the previous spot, and it was disgusting." "Oh." "Where's your best friend?" "She had something come up and left, but she wants to arrange a time to have dinner with you." Ivy asked tentatively. When they got married, they had agreed to live separate lives, so she didn't know if Shawn would find it troublesome to deal with her friend. Unexpectedly, Shawn agreed without hesitation. "Okay, my grandma is coming back this weekend, so bring your friend along, and we'll have dinner together." Ivy nodded and turned to the assistant. "Mr. Luke, would you like to join us too?" "No need, no need..." The assistant immediately wanted to refuse, but to his surprise, his boss was unexpectedly accommodating this time. "You can come as well, and bring Lawyer Brown." "Alright..." Ivy couldn't help but wonder about the relationship between these two people. Why was Mr. Luke so afraid of him? According to the norm, shouldn't Shawn be the one feeling grateful to Mr. Luke? Shawn noticed Ivy's puzzled expression and explained, "He has social anxiety. At work, he only trusts me, and at home, he only trusts his girlfriend. So he's very afraid that I might ignore him." Ivy's lips twitched. "Mr. Luke, you...""Shawn is right. I have social anxiety. At work, I only trust him, and at home, I only trust my girlfriend. So, for the foreseeable future, I'll be relying on you and Shawn a lot." Alright. He's quite a peculiar character. "Don't overthink it. In a little while, there will be the contract signing ceremony between your Clinic and DT Investments. You'll need to be busy with that. Let's go home quickly." "Okay." ***