NovelEnglishSage looked up and noticed Leo approaching them. Sage was aware that Leo wasn't fond of her, so she pushed
lan away, straightened up, and
greeted him politely, "Good afternoon, Father.”
Leo didn't acknowledge her and scowled at lan. "lan, there are so many elders here. This is not the tor place
for this."
"Leo, this is just how young couples are. It's no big deal!" lan's aunt spoke up before lan could respond.
"Even so, that is so unruly of you! What happened to all those etiquette lessons you had?" Leo chided.
lan frowned. "There's no rule of etiquette that says you can't hug your wife."
"lan Holcomb!" Leo's face flushed with anger.
"Oh, con, Leo. It's supposed to be a joyous occasion. There's no need to get all worked up. Let's just talk this
out calmly.” She then smacked her
head and said, "The maid brewedscoffee. I'll go check if it's ready!"
Sage also planned to excuse herself after lan's aunt left. But before she could, a gentle voice cfrom behind.
"Mr. Leo Holcomb."
Sage turned around to see Ivy. The woman was dressed in a ladylike skirt and was all dolled up. It appeared as if
the recent allergic reaction hadn't
affected her much as she still wore a gentle smile on her face.
"Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb," she greeted lan and Sage.
lan nodded at Ivy. Sage discreetly clenched her fists as she thought about what had happened in Colville. She
wished she could just strangle Ivy righ
then and there!
"lvy, why are you addressing lan so formally?" Leo's forehead creased when he heard that. "Aren't you and lan
close?"
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"Even if we're close, | need to be mindful. Mr. Holcomb is married. | can't risk upsetting Mrs. Holcomb," Ivy
responded gently.
"Would you seriously get upset over something like this? Are you honestly that narrow-minded?" Leo looked at
Sage reproachfully.
"This has nothing to do with Sage." Sage was about to speak up, but lan beat her to it. "It was my idea.”
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"What's up with her attitude?" Leo fumed. "What did | do? How could she disrespectlike this?"
"I'll go check on her," lan said.
He was about to go after Sage when Leo stopped him. "What's this about a divorce?"
lan looked at his father and said calmly, "We had a bit of a disagreement. She was just saying that because she's
angry."
"| doubt it. She didn't even showbasic respect!"
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