The Returning Ex

Sitting up from the sofa, Ian checked on the throw that was draped on him. He took some time to chill before walking up to Cindy. “Wake up. We need to go now.”

Cindy wasn’t deep in sleep, so she shot up as soon as he called out to her. Nodding, her eyes were still blurry from sleep. “Okay. Let’s go.” She stumbled a little when she stood, but managed to head toward the luggage briskly.

On the other hand, Ian was picking up his own luggage. “I can do this myself.”

Cindy quickly shook her hands. “It’s fine. Let me carry them.” As she said so, she took the two suitcases from him. Ian always knew that despite her small stature, she was in fact extremely strong. He had seen her navigate herself without a problem while carrying two large suitcases before. Even his manager, Ms. Hannah Jones, commented that Cindy was far more competent compared to the others.

Therefore, Ian didn’t fight her over the luggage, leaving the lounge in strides, whereas she followed behind him closely with both suitcases in her hand. Meanwhile, the driver had taken a nap himself when they finally got to the car. Upon seeing them, the driver took the luggage before placing them into the car trunk. “Mr. Morgan, what took you so long? Did something happen to you?”

adding, “We

fell asleep when I should’ve

being a celebrity. You hardly ever have any downtime.” When Cindy yawned while sitting in the passenger seat, the driver turned to

more refreshed after the nap. Leaning back in his seat, he turned to watch the view outside the window. Nightlife had just begun, and that was when the

message from Logan that inquired when he would be free to meet up. However, Ian didn’t have an answer to that, as he already informed Ms. Jones early on that he wanted a full schedule, which was a deliberate move on his part to make sure he wouldn’t have time to dwell on the

didn’t know what to say, Ian decided to not reply to Logan’s message. The car pulled

the keys to their rooms, then helped carry Ian’s suitcases. All the while, Ian followed behind her, watching her leave the suitcases in the corner of the room upon entering it. She knew Ian didn’t like people touching