Chapter 596

Ivy's POV

Lily ran out of the gelato shop before I could even decide what to do.

The glass door swung open with a chiming bell, and she came straight toward me, her quick little steps tapping against the cobblestone sidewalk.

"Ivy! Ivy!" she shouted, her arms already reaching out.

I instinctively bent down and opened my arms to catch her. She threw herself against me hard enough to almost knock me