Stirring trouble

In the Nina mansion, Stevenson was feeling suspicious about Nikolai's sudden visit and his pretty little designer. He is sitting behind his desk in his study under a dim light. The masked side of his face is bathed in the darkness. His good eye has a cunning gleam shining in it as if he is about to stir trouble.

"Dad, Nikolai's designer is weird and a freak, don't you think so?" Richard asked his father, shattering the calmness in the study.

Stevenson gave his son a curious look.

"What do you mean?" he inquired casually.

Richard remembered how pale Ivy was when it was her turn walking on the ramp until Nikolai showed up. And then she ran away when he tried to talk to her. Today she was clinging to Nikolai until passed out suddenly.

"Looks like she is extremely shy. She cannot handle public attention. Despite her extreme talent as a designer, she cannot handle if she became famous and had to be among public for longer" he misunderstood the whole situation.

Stevenson drummed his fingers