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 his

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

the bed for a while, she left her room and went to the kitchen 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

“No, I’m just prepping the

gleaned from Ian’s face, and he didn’t appear sad either. As Cindy carried on with her chore, he sauntered over to the kitchen door. “What did the

all truly

“In the future, stay away from

She turned and glanced at him yet asked nary a

saying this, Ian instinctively explained,