The Returning Ex

Ian didn’t see Aurora off. Rather, it was Cindy who saw her downstairs. Aurora looked at Cindy, her expression placid. “I heard that your background isn’t that great.”

Cindy remained calm and unruffled. “It’s indeed not great.”

Aurora smiled. “Alright, then. I don’t think the two of you will last long, so I’ll save the speech.”

How direct! She’s saying whatever she pleases. Fortunately, Cindy wasn’t really dating Ian, so she wasn’t bothered. She merely mused, If Ian truly dates a girl whose background isn’t all that great in the future, she’ll really have a tough time dealing with such a mother-in-law!

After Aurora had said this, she put on her sunglasses and strutted away.

turning around and returning upstairs. Meanwhile, Ian had already gone back to his room, so she stood in the living room and mulled the matter over. No, I just can’t bring myself to ask him what had happened. Thus, she then went back to her own room after a while. He took a day off today to entertain his mother, but from the

she was familiar with his tastes, she knew that while he wasn’t a picky eater, he still had his likes and dislikes. Although I couldn’t see anything amiss from his expression earlier, he must be aggrieved after having a row with his mother. So, I’ll just cook a few nice dishes for lunch as consolation. She couldn’t think of anything else she could do. This is the only thing I

ingredients. She’d thought that Ian would hide away in his room to lick his wounds, so she planned to call him when she was done cooking. Unexpectedly, Ian came out just after she’d

“No, I’m just

face, and he didn’t appear sad either. As Cindy carried on with her chore, he sauntered over to the kitchen

found it all truly intriguing. “At that time, I

“In the future, stay

and glanced at him yet asked

our relationship regardless of who the person is to me.” After saying this, Ian instinctively explained, “Because even those who are related to me