Ivy smiled, removing her headphones and placing them casually aside. Aurum gazed at her, saying nothing.

"Your secretary asked me to wait for you in the office. I sat for a while and then came to the restroom, thinking of touching up my makeup. I was listening to music, and I couldn't hear someone coming in, so I didn't know you had returned," Ivy explained, setting down her lipstick.

Ivy maintained a casual expression. Aurum's gaze shifted from her face to the countertop, where scattered cosm