Chapter 21

Clara's POV

"Your boyfriend was here yesterday, and I allowed him in because he said he had a surprise for you. It wasn't easy getting him past all those guards, so you really owe me." He clarified.

Ivy's mouth dropped open as the revelation struck both of us.

Ivy snapped, "You idiot," and smacked the back of his head. "So you are the one who let him in, how could you?" She said, She was still slugging his arm.

"Come on, did I do something wrong." He talked while deflecting all of Ivy's smacks with a single hand.

"You-shouldn't-have-let-him-in," Ivy said, smacking him in his sentences.

"I see you woke up on the wrong side of the bed today," said Jeremy. Raising from his chair, he fled from Ivy.

Marcus came in, so I didn't have much time to get over my astonishment.

Marcus said, "If not for the girl who forgot she had a job," as he walked up to our table.

The other workers became terrified of him, and as they all walked to their stations, the room gradually began to empty.

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