"I've been to Edelweiss a few years ago," Layla said.Ivy's ears immediately perked up. "Layla, was it fun? What does Edelweiss look like?""I was also there to see the aurora, but I was not that lucky. I couldn't see them," Layla said, "I only went to its most northern city. I went there just to see the aurora. The night that I left, the aurora appeared. I was infuriated to death."Ivy could not help but smile."I don't have much of an impression on Edelweiss, because I was there for not very long. I have traveled to many countries before. Basically, I rarely have any situation where I can't adapt to the place. Unfortunately, that time when I went to Edelweiss, I had a high fever of almost forty degrees. I could barely eat anything." Layla thought about that encounter and she still felt chills running down her back.She was in good health from a young age. She rarely had a fever. That time in Edelweiss, it must be because of the food there. First, she vomited, and after that, s

She picked up her spoon, scooped up a chunk of meat, and took a bite. She instantly choked on the spice.She tossed the spoon and hastily poured herself a glass of water."Why is this so spicy? Did I put in too much pepper?" she mumbled to herself.The stew smelled perfect, but it was far too spicy for Layla's liking.She was used to the lighter flavors of meals at home, and though she would occasionally dine out with her friends, she could only tolerate food that was mildly spicy.After finishing her water, she sat back down in her chair and thought of ways to get rid of the spice. Finally, she placed a bowl of water next to her and submerged the meat in the water to wash off some of the spices, so that she would not choke again, before taking another bite.Just then, her phone started ringing.It was a video call from Avery, and Layla immediately answered it."Darling, I saw the photos you posted. Are you having stew tonight?" Avery asked."Yeah, Mom! Let me show it to you."

She had never been so embarrassed in her life. That evening she had been bragging to her family about her cooking, and at that moment, she was grateful that she had not told any of her friends about her first attempt at cooking, but if she had told them, she would never have admitted to the food poisoning part of her cooking endeavor."Where are you right now?" Eric asked hastily, not understanding how her family was unaware of Layla's state if she was living with them."I moved out..." Layla mumbled before gagging."Send me the location. I will bring a doctor over right away." Hearing her gagging over the phone, Eric immediately hurried out of the bedroom.Layla hung up and sent him the location of her apartment. All she could think of was that she needed to recover as soon as possible; she had promised her father that she would go home this Friday, and if she failed to make a full recovery by then, she would not be able to go home. She did not want her family to know because th

Eric stilled at the question."Did something happen?"Eric had not cut ties with them on purpose, but ever since Layla had asked him out, he had gotten the feeling that neither Elliot nor Avery wanted to see him. So, he took it upon himself to stay out of their sight."Yeah! Something big happened," Layla said. "You should ask Mom!""I won't pry if your mom didn't tell me about it.""And that's why I'm saying that you didn't keep in touch. Is it because of your girlfriend? It's like you don't care about what happens to us anymore."Eric was rendered speechless."Wait, it was probably inappropriate for me to ask you to come here, isn't it? Is your girlfriend living with you?" Layla came to a sudden realization. "Why don't you give me the IV bag and go home?""She doesn't stay with me." Eric refused to move. "It's late. Just go to sleep and stop overthinking things.""What about you?""I will wait until the IV bag is empty.""What then? If I fall asleep, are you just going to

"What are you talking about? He has a girlfriend. I was going to call Robert last night but called him by mistake.""So he came over last night to look after you?" Amy asked excitedly."Yeah. Don't read too much into it. He brought a doctor over to give me an IV infusion, and I fell asleep halfway.""Oh. What happened, Layla? Are you running a fever? I remember that you suffered from food poisoning last time, and you came down with a fever then…""I don't have a fever... but I feel worse. I didn't vomit as much back then either. I feel like I'm puking my guts out," Layla said. Suddenly, her stomach twisted, and she scowled."I had an IV infusion and took the medication I am supposed to, how am I still nauseous?" she thought to herself.Layla wanted to run to the bathroom but realized there was no time and vomited into the trash can next to her."Why are you still vomiting? I thought that you had been examined by a doctor?" Amy frantically stroked Layla's back before reaching for