Next One Is a Babe

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Truth be told, Ian’s recent behavior toward her suggested an intimacy that was beyond a usual relationship.

Although the two of them were pretending to be lovers, they both knew the truth behind this pretense, so certain actions between them would be inappropriate.

However, Cindy, who was bashful in nature, was shy to remind him although she knew that it wasn’t right.

Presently, Ian moved and stepped out of the room. “Let’s go and eat.”

While Cindy was following him from behind with her lips pursed, she was actually thinking about Ian’s explanation earlier. Turns out that Ian was chatting with Sean. I wondered why the two men chose to talk about those in the middle of the night, though. Instead of having a chat like that during the day, they furtively texted each other at night and caused me to think that Ian might be keeping in touch with Yulia in private.

Come to think of it, from the way he explained the situation to me earlier, did he think that I felt jealous? Cindy felt frustrated at herself at the thought. Although I indeed felt a little uncomfortable when I suspected his relationship with Yulia, I wouldn’t consider it as being jealous.

On the other hand, Aurora, who had finished preparing their meal, was going to ask them to come over to eat when she saw the two of them. “Come here! I’ve just finished preparing a meal and the two of you are here. Let’s dig in.” She smiled and waved at them as she spoke, then turned to Cindy. “Are you alright? Do you feel better now?”

Ian turned to look at Cindy and responded on her behalf, “She should be fine now since I’ve talked things out with her.”

Aurora cast him a glare from one side. “I knew it was you who provoked her. I reckoned that a girl with a temper as gentle as Cindy’s would never reveal that kind of an expression if it weren’t because of your fault.”

Ian nodded. “Yes, yes, yes. It was my fault. I promise to explain everything clearly to prevent any future misunderstandings.”

Argh! I can’t bear to continue listening to their nonsense. What kind of an expression did I reveal this morning? And what did he mean by preventing future misunderstandings? However, Cindy couldn’t find any words to refute their statements at all. So, she turned on her heels and took a seat at the dining table.

Upon seeing that, Aurora raised her hand and tapped on Ian’s shoulder twice. “You’d better behave yourself after this. Do you think that she is on her own? No, she and I are a team. You have to go through me before you even think about bullying her.”

Ian sat down next to her and responded, “Sometimes, I wonder if you are my biological mother. When I see the old man again, I have to ask him what happened with you two back then.”

Aurora snorted. “You should also ask him if he is sure that the youngest son of his is really his. That little brat seems to not inherit his cunning character at all—getting himself involved in the mess now is no different from having a death wish.”

At the mention of Simon, Cindy recalled about the incident in which Leah purposely called Ian to give him a scolding. Hence, she suddenly chimed in from the side, “Perhaps Simon really isn’t his son.”



Aurora turned to look at Cindy. Feeling satisfied with her performance, she grabbed the latter’s arm. “Cindy, you know me the best. To be honest, I hope that the brat isn’t the old man’s son; I wonder what will be his reaction when he finds out. After toying around with women outside for so many years, he was tricked by one of them. I can’t wait to see that happen,” Aurora commented in a wicked tone. Upon seeing her reaction, an initially enraged Cindy was unable to resist her laughter.