120 Date (1/2)

”You look great, daddy.”, Jane exclaimed and rushed towards him.

The others nodded, reassuring him.

”You are going out?”, Celine asked.

”Yes. I'm just waiting for Lara.”

”So you are going on a date?”, Celine asked with a slight smirk, teasing him.

Sadly this nuance was completely lost on Ivan. He just nodded.

”That's good. The two of you should cherish each other more. The world out there is dangerous, especially since I don't think you will be staying in this realm forever. So one should really enjoy these peaceful times.”

When Jane heard Celine's words she looked at Ivan with a pitiful look.

”You are leaving daddy?”

”What are you talking about? I won't leave anytime soon.”

”So you are planning to leave.”, Jane said reproachfully.

Ivan smiled at her antics and squatted down in front of her. ”How can I bear to leave my little darling? But sometimes there will be a time for us to separate. When you have grown up, don't you want to live your own life? Find your own happiness?”

Jane didn't look convinced but since he had already said, that he wouldn't leave, for the time being, she chooses to stay quiet.

”So where are you going?”

”I don't know. Lara said to just follow her.”

Both Celine and Lucia laughed when they heard that. It seemed so typical of him. As long as it wasn't about his training or fighting, he seemed to be content to just follow the decisions of others, mainly his wife.

They were just thinking about how to best make fun of him, because of this, when Lara walked down the staircase. She looked stunning in her burgundy colored high-necked long dress, that showed off her figure while not showing much skin. Her hair was bound in a simple ponytail and she wore next to no makeup. But this only managed to highlight her natural beauty.

When he first looked at her, Ivan was stunned. Until now, he had only seen her in either office clothes or comfortable home wear. Seeing her in a dress was a completely different view, making him be absolutely charmed by it.

Seeing his stunned look Lara smiled proudly. It had been a long time since she had worn a dress, so it had been a long time since she had seen a look like this. Her usual clothing was professional to dissuade others from looking at her. She just didn't want any guys to look at her like this. But now that Ivan was doing it she felt proud, which was a clear sign for the change in her heart.

”Let's get going.”, her words broke Ivan out of his reverie.

”Jane, be good and don't annoy your sister too much.”, she then warmly warned their daughter, directly calling Lucia her sister.

”I won't!”, Jane protested, making the others laugh.

”She won't be a problem, so be relaxed and have fun.”, Lucia assured them.

”Mm.” Lara grabbed Ivan's arm and then pulled him out, leading to another series of laughter by the ones left behind.

”So where are we going?”, Ivan asked once again.

This time Lara didn't hide it and instead explained, ”Today is a business dinner gala. Usually, I won't go but instead, only send the vice president. But my mother has asked me to show with you in the public, so I thought this was a great opportunity.”

When he heard that it was because of her mother, that she had asked him out, Ivan felt a bit disappointed.

”So it's because of your mother.”, he mumbled quietly. Still, Lara heard his words and replied hurriedly, ”That's not it. It's just that I wanted to wait a bit longer. I wanted to wait until our marriage was real, before appearing together in the public.”

”So you think our marriage isn't real?”, Ivan asked with slight anger in his voice.

Lara slowly got flustered. She felt it hard to voice out her feelings. ”You know to have sex and such things. Aren't they required in a marriage?”

Hearing her flustered reply Ivan had to laugh. Never before had he seen her like this and he just found it cute.