Staring at the face on the TV screen, Cindy finally let out a sigh after a long while. Honestly speaking, even looking at him through the screen would make her heart flutter. Just one look at his face, she would recall how he looked when he kissed her last night.
At that time when it happened, she didn’t close her eyes and had them wide open as she stared into his equally widened eyes in close range. Because her mind was in a mess, she couldn’t read the emotions in his eyes.
She had seen such drama tropes where a couple ended a fight with a kiss, but such tropes would only happen to the leading casts.
Could it also happen between an employer and an employee if they were of different sex?
What a difficult question to answer! she thought and sat up cross-legged on the bed, finishing the entire variety show.
Although she had never carefully watched any shows with Ian in it, she finally had the chance now.
What is this feeling, though? It feels… odd. Although she knew him well in reality, the person she was watching on the TV was not the one she knew.
The person Ian was in front of herself and in front of others were two completely different people.
Maybe she was overthinking it, but whatever it was, she had the feeling that Ian didn’t look happy at all on TV; all his smiles seemed forced, which was different from when he usually smiled.
Once the show ended, the commercials began. Cindy picked up her cell phone again as she leaned back against the headboard of the bed. Actually, she had the urge to send Ian a text, but she had no idea what to say.
To get past the problem between them, they had to find time to sit down and talk it over calmly. Even if they were going to part ways, they had to first make things clear.
Now, Cindy had already passed the initial stage where she was mad, and seemed to have slipped into an awkward phase, which was not knowing how to face Ian.
For a long while, she hesitated while clutching her cell phone. In the end, she placed it down. Never before had she ran away from a problem, but this time, she chose to hide.
Meanwhile, Aurora was at Ian’s place the whole time. In the evening, she made dinner for him. After some thought, she decided to check out the other bedroom.
As Cindy wouldn’t be here for the next few days, she was a little worried and thought that she should stay here. Pushing the door of the other bedroom open, she furrowed her brows slightly when she looked in.
The room was neat and tidy. Clearly, someone had lived here, but Ian and Cindy were the only occupants in this place. No matter how she thought about it, it was apparent who once owned this room.
So, Ian and Cindy have been living in separate rooms for a while now? Aurora recalled that when she first visited the place, she could actually tell that both of them weren’t too intimate in their relationship yet. Back then, she already suspected that they were sleeping in separate bedrooms. But they’ve been living under the same roof for such a long time now and they’re still sleeping separately? This is… a little too much.
While she was rooted to the entrance of the bedroom, the door to Ian’s bedroom swung open, and Ian paced out lazily.
At first, he didn’t notice that Aurora was standing there, and he paused. After that, he realized that she was standing outside of Cindy’s bedroom.
That room… Of course she’d figure it out. Trotting toward the dining table, he said, “I’m hungry. Let’s eat.”
Turning around, Aurora asked, “Did the both of you already have an argument before this? Or have you been sleeping in separate rooms this whole time?”
Frustrated, Ian took a seat at the dining table and said the first thing that came into his mind, “We’ve always been sleeping in separate rooms.” Then, he added, “There’s nothing wrong with that, right?”
Aurora pursed her lips as she stared at him. Seconds passed by and she nodded as she muttered, “No, there’s nothing wrong with that.” It seems like both of them have high self-esteem and gave a lot of thinking into the future. That’s why they don’t give themselves out easily. This is the right thing to do!
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
So what happens to Ian and Cindy. Is she/ or does she get pregnant? Do they go back to the city and Ian works with Logan? Does Aurora stay in the entertainment industry or return with Ian? Terrible ending, who cares if Aurora was drinking/drunk with colleagues. What happened with Ian and Cindy?!...
Get rid of Gary. Apparently Cindy is too dumb to figure out his motives 😡...
Why are you trying to break them up when they just got together and are a loving couple. Let them stay close and move back to their true friends, Logan, Lola, John and Sophia!...
Sure hope Ian pulls his head out of his behind and works this out with Cindy. His brother needs him at the company and neither one of them truly like the celebrity life. Sophia and Lola will love her …....
I can’t wait for John to take down the Bailey’s including Isabelle so he, Sophia, William and Matilda can live in peace. Introduce Yolanda to Richard so they are out of the picture....
Ugh, don’t break up Sophia and John… they belong together and Sophia is just stubborn for no reason...
Sophia lives John, he just needs to tell her he loves her and get on with their life and family. Too much interference from others....
Sophia is so stupid....
John needs to man up, tell his mother and Isabelle to take a flying leap and confess to Sophia that he made a horrible mistake in divorcing her. This story is taking too long and once again, the bitches are looking like they are on the right side. Awful...