Next One Is a Babe

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It seems like the discussion between Ian and Cindy didn’t go too well, Aurora thought. Well, I believe that something good will eventually come out of this. They’ve known each other for years. I don’t think they’ll cut ties with each other just because they didn’t have a good talk after this fight. Maybe they’re just throwing tantrums because neither one of them wants to be the loser. That’s normal—they’re a young couple, after all.

Eventually, Aurora drafted a text message and sent it to Cindy to ask what had happened during their talk. Aurora even exaggerated the situation—she claimed that Ian hadn’t spoken, eaten, or drank anything ever since he returned home. She added that he looked like he was deeply affected.

However, Aurora didn’t receive any response after she sent the text. She felt a little frustrated as she sat by the edge of the bed. Things haven’t been going well recently. New issues are surfacing before my old problems are resolved!

Ian didn’t leave his room that night. Aurora couldn’t sleep well as she felt rather uneasy, and she woke up a few times throughout the night to check her phone for Cindy’s text. But Aurora didn’t receive any notification at all.

The next morning, she woke up during sunrise. She could hear noises coming from outside her room, so she hastily put on a robe before she walked to the door. She didn’t go out immediately, but opened the door a little to take a peek outside instead. From the spot where she was standing, she had a perfect view of the kitchen entrance.

She saw Ian walking toward the refrigerator before opening it. The refrigerator door covered half his body, and she couldn’t tell what he was doing. She guessed that he came out to get a drink because he was thirsty.

Ian stood in front of the refrigerator for a long while before he finally shut it and walked out of the kitchen. Aurora immediately closed her door. She knew that he wasn’t happy, so she didn’t want to bother him right then. She simply stood next to her door for a while more until she heard him going back to his room. She then let out a long sigh before she returned to her bed.

Ian is pretty similar to me. Both of our love lives haven’t been smooth at all. He should be getting married and preparing to be a father now. Even though he debuted a little later than the usual celebrity, his role as a celebrity isn’t the reason that he’s still single. He just faced a lot of obstacles in his love life, like his mother did. The more Aurora thought about this, the more uneasy she felt. She tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

She thought about Bryce and how she hadn’t seen him for nearly 20 years. She hadn’t paid any attention to Bryce’s news, either. He was a rather flamboyant man during his earlier days, but his fame eventually died down once his reputation was ruined. Aurora turned to the other side of the bed before she hesitatingly pulled her phone out to read up the news about the Morgan Family.

Thanks to Ian, the Morgan Family’s matters were covered in the news more often than it was in the past. Aurora tapped into one of the articles that spoke of Bryce being hospitalized. However, the article itself seemed rather manipulative because it was written as if Bryce’s hospitalization was Ian’s fault. It sounded as if Bryce was hospitalized after he lost his temper at Ian.

There were a few pictures in the article—some were shots taken in the hospital, while others were pictures of Morgan Residence. There were only two pictures with faces in them—both were shots of Sean heading to the hospital. Aurora hadn’t seen Sean in a long while, and she felt a surge of emotions within her as she saw his picture. I didn’t realize how fast time flew by.

Eventually, Aurora left the article’s website and looked around for another article. However, none of the articles showed any pictures of Bryce. I wonder how that old man is doing. He’s older than me, and I’m already pretty old myself. His health should be deteriorating.