The Returning Ex

Cindy combed her hair to the side. “You should go wash up.”

With that, Ian left for the washroom in strides, whereas Cindy laid the food out on the table before sitting down. She glanced at the entrance of the washroom while letting out a breath of air that she was holding in. I only caught a glimpse of his body, so why does he look so wary? He looks alright, but I don’t believe that he was never unclothed in front of someone else.

Meanwhile, Ian changed into a new set of clothes after washing up, and he was once again the gentleman whom she was used to seeing. With the utensils laid out, Cindy lowered her gaze. “Let’s eat.”

Instead of digging in, Ian asked, “Did you not run into any paparazzis?”

Cindy shook her head. “I found it odd too that there was nobody outside.”

answered the call at the balcony, so Cindy

only gave a light grunt as his response at the end of the call before hanging up. Putting his phone aside,

there was a commotion going on online. This time, it wasn’t a revelation from a third party, but Ian’s agency posted a short message using Ian’s social media account, admitting that Ian was in a relationship with her. In order to spend more time together, his girlfriend was arranged to work as his assistant, taking charge of things regarding his work and personal

feeling a little uneasy about it. Sure, it was a lie, and the two of them were only faking a relationship, but Cindy had a hard time keeping her cool. Putting her phone away, she was at a loss of words. Meanwhile, Ian was just chill about it. Turning on the TV,

else to do, she curled up on the sofa. After a

his sudden confession, Cindy replied, “I know you broke up

smiled before repeating himself. “I

to that as she wasn’t sure what

that girl, my feelings aren’t reciprocated. What I said on the talent show was a means to pressure her into choosing me, as I assumed she might feel concerned. I was hoping that