The Returning Ex

Chapter 1440 Learning to Bake

Cindy was much more relaxed since Ian’s workload had been reduced for the month. After watching TV for a while, Cindy’s phone began to ring. She took a glance at the screen before picking it up. “What is it?”

Hazel’s voice came from the other end of the line. “Are you busy now, Cindy?” Hazel asked before letting out an awkward chuckle.

“No. What is it?” Cindy’s response was rather cold. Hazel let out another laugh before she got to her point. “Well, it’s about your brother. The school just offered to put them into teams and organize a charity performance for them. This is a much better opportunity than just learning theories in school, but we might need some money for the expenses since these performances don’t pay much…”

There was no need for Hazel to continue. The reason she called was always the same—she just wanted money from Cindy. “How much?” Cindy asked.

“How much… I don’t have an exact number. You can give us more if you have the money to spare. I know things aren’t easy for you either, so you can just give us an amount that you’re comfortable with,” Hazel uttered after giving it some thought.

my mother understands that things aren’t easy for me. How rare! “I only have a total of 2,000 left with me. Will that

line. She had probably guessed that Cindy wouldn’t have a lot of money to spare. Eventually, Hazel

after that, Cindy transferred the money to her mother before she glanced at the leftover sum in her bank account. She had more money in the past, but it had lessened since she had used

her that Hazel actually had money in her bank account. Hazel would certainly be able to pay for

for a while more, Cindy got up and headed to the kitchen. Ian had purchased a dishwasher and an oven when he moved over this time. Since Cindy didn’t have much else to do, she decided that she would bake a cake. She

she didn’t have much experience with baking, she only had to

He was a grown man, and he had

coming from outside. He froze for a moment before he walked out of his room. Cindy was moving around in the kitchen with an

and she wore a blank expression while preparing the cake. For some reason, Ian felt calm and soothed just looking at her. He quietly walked over and sat down on the couch. He leaned against the armrest while fixing his gaze in the direction