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.

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

out the menu he gave her back then and went through it from top to bottom. Now that 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

where she started preparing the 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 washed the

“No, I’m just prepping

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

“Nothing much. Your mother disdains my background, but she feels that we won’t last long, so she saved the speech.” She found it all truly intriguing. “At that time, I wanted to tell her that our relationship is fake to reassure her, but on second thought, I decided to retain some

Ian said. “In the future, stay away

glanced at him yet asked nary

at the kitchen door. “Don’t tell anyone about our relationship regardless of who the person is to me.” After saying this, Ian instinctively explained, “Because