Chapter 42

"What? You want to stay here? Okay Gina let's go."

Ivy frowned at his choice of name. She looked between Drex and the man who looked like he would cry any moment from then.

"Gina?"

She asked him and he akwardly scratched the back of his head

"I don't know how but Dad found out about you and ordered for the return of his grand daughter be grand. So you're free and your secret is out. Shall we?"

"–_–" Gina

Drex pulled both of them out and the man breathed a sigh of relief.

"There she is!"

"Ivy can you tell us more on your identity as the lost princess?"

"Did you have a hard time with the Da Vinci family so you finally decided to accept your identity?"

"These rumors about you and Donald are they true?"

"Ivy have you been going out with two boys?"

"Ivy_"

"Enough! Mind your own business and stay away from me! I understand you're doing your job but you don't have to exaggerate it. Go question whosoever gave you that information and let me be."

Ivy glared at the reporters that immediately surrounded them when they reached the hallway. They immediately backed away but one kept insisting

"Do you feel guilty so you're trying to push us away?"

Ivy looked at the reporter and approached her. The reporter stepped back till she hit the wall then smiled and sent a knife into Ivy.

"Ivy!"

"Gina!"

"You don't belong here."

Ivy fell to the ground and everything turned dark. She only heard the voice of Drex and Donald calling her but Drex's voice gradually faded.

"Ivy. Ivy wake up."

Ivy slowly opened her eyes and saw that she was still in the LTL room.

"You were having a nightmare."

"Nightmare? We didn't get out?"

"We haven't been here for up to a day. Behave they're watching us."

"What?"

"The monitors. They've started. They cut off all our access to outside. If we fight we won't leave. The room camera is currently off."

"Okay then."

Ivy said and smiled. Donald blinked a few times and left then Ivy followed.

"I'm sorry."

Donald stared at her with a confused look.

"I'm sorry I over reacted. It's just that, I always prefer acting alone."

Ivy said and put more emphasis on the acting. Donald understood that she was acting and decided to make the best of it.

"But you're not alone."

"I know. I'm sorry."

"Fine. You're too cute I won't stay mad at you. Better?"

Donald rubbed her head and lifted her chin up and smiled. Ivy blushed and turned her head away. Donald pulled her into his arms and lightly bit her ear.

Ivy really wanted to punch him but she also wanted to get out of there.

"Stop it~"

Her conquitish voice made Donald's heart skip a beat and his ears turned red and he happened to have tied his hair up in a ponytail. Ivy turned to look at him and give him a warning look but ended up laughing when she saw his ears. Donald looked at her and walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water and loosen his hair.

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MEANWHILE

"Awn they're so cute. I vote for them to be released."

"Me too."

"Wait but isn't Ivy in a relationship with Albert?"

"It seems like it was fake. With Donald they look like a real couple."

"Yeah. Hurry up and vote I want to know where they'll end."

"Ivy... what are they doing?"

"Poor Albert."

"What? It was fake. I just hope she has a good explanation for the media when they're out."

It turns out the punishment is actually a live show and everyone was watching them. Sarah just shook her head and turned off her phone.

"You're shy?"

"I'm not."

"But your ears."

"Ivy!"

"Okay okay I'll stop."

Ivy quit teasing Donald and tried to go online but it wasn't working.

"How long would we be here?"

"Are you in love with me?"

"Eww barf. Quit dreaming."

Donald walked to her side on the counter

"Are you sure?"

"Definitely."

Ivy said without looking at him and still staring at her phone. Donald pulled her phone and stood between her legs.

"Give it back Almundo."

"You don't admire me even a little bit?"

"No."

Ivy said and tried to push him away to get down. Donald pulled her arms and placed round his neck and pulled her closer.

"Sure?"

"Donald stop this."

"Stop what?"

"Stop_"

Ivy paused as Donald kissed her. The school forum was exploding with comments.

"O my goodness he kissed her and she didn't refuse. Why wouldn't I think they're a couple?!"

"I can't believe this. So all this while they've been deceiving us?!"

"I'm so jealous. Ivy actually got Donald. We have just George left."

"They're just acting."

"This previous commenter knows nothing. Ivy Donald are my number one couple now."

"Me too."

"#Dovy."

"Look she's reacting."

Ivy pulled his hair and Donald forcefully stopped.

"Ouch ouch ouch Ivy. I thought by now you get me."

"Ofcourse I do. You're obsessed with my lips."

"Is that all you think?"

"What else is there to think? Avoid me."

"I'm sorry but I won't."

"You_"

/Ivy Donald you're free to go now./

"Finally."

They both exclaimed and left.