"No," she abruptly denied. "It's a misunderstanding, I'm not his girlfriend."
She then rushed towards Romeo when Ivaan grabbed her right wrist and pulled her back into his embrace. "No need to hide anything, baby. Father can understand since it's natural for young adults to get into a relationship."
"Ivaan," she groaned annoyingly. "Stop calling me baby and since when did we get into a relationship? Are you crazy?"
"Father Romeo, this guy is lying. I came here because—"
Beg she could complete her sentence, Ivaan kissed her and his friends who he had texted walked inside the library and clicked the pictures. Infuriated by all this, Romeo pulled Karenina back from him and slapped Ivaan.
"How dare you kiss her without consent?" He thundered, sending shivers down the boys and stopping them from clicking any further pictures. Grabbing Ivaan by his collar, Romeo growled angrily, "And this is a library for theology students. What are you doing here?"