Next One Is a Babe

Chapter 1699

Ian shrugged off his coat and proceeded to rummage through his closet for loungewear. “He didn’t seem particularly angry. I think he isn’t as uptight as he used to be.”

“Ah...” Aurora paused before she muttered, “That means he’s changed a lot. I can’t imagine how he’d tolerate this whole media thing back in the day; knowing him, he would have blown the entire house in a fit of rage.”

He chuckled and walked out of the room after changing into a fresh set of clothes. “Give the guy some credit. The decades have really smoothen out some of his rough edges.”

“Talk about a miracle,” she grumbled with a scoff.

Meanwhile, Cindy was letting out a yawn as she leaned into the couch. She wasn’t particularly exhausted, but the events of the day were catching up with her, and if she were to lay down now, she would be in dreamland in no time.

At the sight of this, Ian stepped out of his bedroom and commented, “Why don’t you go in and take a nap? I’ll be out here watching television for a bit.”

She hesitated for a moment before she stood up and took him on his offer. “I guess that works. Thanks for letting me have the bed.”

At this moment, Aurora interjected as she eyed Ian meaningfully, “Why don’t you go in and take a nap too? You guys have had quite the day. It’s only normal if you feel worn out.”

He knew what his mother was trying to say and grinned at her. “I’m not worn out at all. Here, why don’t you sit down with me and we’ll talk about our day?”

Aurora had no intention to engage in idle conversation with her own son. “Well, I’m worn out, even if you aren’t,” she said pointedly. “I’ve been sitting around the house for half a day and I would like to retreat into my bedroom.”

As she stood at the doorway of Ian’s bedroom, Cindy heard Aurora and picked up on the hidden meaning of her words. She understood that Aurora was only trying to give her and Ian some privacy. As such, she pretended as if she never heard anything and merely walked into the room, although she left the door ajar instead of closing it all the way.

Outside, Aurora was still trying to get Ian to move into the bedroom. “Just go and take a nap. You don’t have to wait until I get into the room and end up sleeping on the couch. What’s wrong with the both of you? Is there some grudge I don’t know about? Bury the hatchet and make up in the bedroom, why won’t you?”

Okay, that’s enough. Not wanting to hear where Aurora was leading with this, Cindy called out to Ian, “Hey, just come in here and take a nap. You must be tired.”

It wouldn’t be the first time that they were in the same bed together and they had survived last night just fine.

As Ian couldn’t stand Aurora’s nagging either, he quickly agreed to Cindy’s offer as he padded down the hallway and into the bedroom. It wasn’t until after he had disappeared through the doorway that Aurora turned to head into her own bedroom.

The awkwardness that had shrouded Ian and Cindy before was no longer there. They were used to each other after last night and knew what to expect. She lay on the same spot that she had the night before and turned to face the wall on her side of the bed as she pulled the covers over her.
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