Next One Is a Babe

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After all, the capitalists' means were not something common people like them could fathom. They could lift one into the heavens when one was useful to them but also throw one into hell when they were done.

It was all about interests and gains. Furthermore, it wasn't just showbiz but society as a whole; this was the cold, harsh truth of reality.

The house was empty when Cindy arrived home, for Aurora wasn't around.

At that, she sat on the couch for a moment before grabbing some instant noodles in the kitchen.

Now that she was alone, she quickly became demotivated to cook or even eat. Plus, she didn't want to make a hassle either. Instant noodles would do just fine.

Just as the noodles were cooking, her phone buzzed a couple of times. She checked it to find a message from Gary, asking her why she wouldn't join them for lunch. But before Cindy could reply to it, his second message came in.

'I wouldn't have to deal with this pill alone if you joined us.'

A chuckle escaped Cindy as she read the message. In the past, she thought Gary was all sober, but she had come to realize the man actually had a pretty good sense of humor.

Anyway, she wasn't sure if Lucy was annoying to others, but in her book, the woman was pretty annoying.

Either way, she couldn't possibly tell Gary the truth. Thus, she just told him she had indeed promised Ian's mother that she'd be home for lunch.

After replying to his text, she looked at the bowl of instant noodles before her, then chuckled in resignation.

Gary didn't send any more messages after that, and Cindy lay on the couch after eating her noodles, deliberating for a moment before finally grabbing her phone to check for any updates on Ian's scandal. His management company didn't provide any explanations whatsoever, and it seemed like they decided to shrug the matter off as they had in the past.

She thought it was good that they shrugged it off as well. After all, even the public could tell the tabloids were only bullsh*tting.

Still, she couldn't help feeling annoyed every time the issue came to her mind. Ian was riddled with many similar issues, yet he couldn't deal with them directly most of the time.

At this point, she was like a protective mother, believing Ian had been bullied.

Can't everyone just compete fairly and squarely?! She gritted her teeth. Why must they pull such nasty tricks in the shadows?!

It wasn't until it was time for Cindy to head back to the office that she got up from the couch and headed out.

Lo and behold, Gary was dropping off Lucy when her cab arrived at the office as well.

Just like that, the trio ran into each other at the entrance again, and Lucy behaved enthusiastically. "My, Cindy! Come on, let's go inside together."

While Cindy pressed her lips together and made no comments, Lucy turned to Gary and waved. "We'll meet some other time again."

To that, Gary hummed a response, then gazed toward Cindy.

His gaze at her was one of great gentleness. He hadn't deliberately done so in front of Lucy; it was just a genuine emotion he wanted to convey to Cindy.