After all, she was living in the Duke's Residence now and had no need to spend any money.
"Well, there's nothing else then. Just make sure you're back before New Year's. Your brother will also have a few days off then, and you two can spend some time together."
"Don't worry, I absolutely will!" Ivana Bennett immediately agreed.
"Can I hang up then?"
"Wait, hold on!" Ivana Bennett quickly stopped her, then seriously said, "Mom, I love you."
On the other end of the call, Summer Gardner was taken aback.
"You little brat, what misdeeds have you done now?"
Ivana Bennett was speechless. "I say I love you, and that's doing wrong?"
"Hmph!" Summer Gardner snorted. "Your father always says, 'Good deeds out of the blue are either deceitful or thieving.' Be honest, have you made a mess of things again?"
The girl had always been carefree with her, and for her to suddenly say 'I love you,' it was really too out of the ordinary.
