It appeared that the fan posted the photo, and it made it to the Trending list.
It appeared that the fan posted the photo, and it made it to the Trending list.
What they feared most actually happened. Hannah had previously reminded them repeatedly to maintain a low profile, and this happened. Though this wasn't a major issue, it did cause some commotion.
They were uncertain whether Hannah would be angry.
After hesitating for a while, Cindy went closer to Ian and looked at his phone.
Hannah's message was via WhatsApp, and Ian had replied to it. From their conversation, it wasn't apparent whether Hannah was mad.
She merely asked whether they were back and requested that he drop by the company if he had the time.
To that, Ian agreed. He then kept his phone after seeing that there was no reply from Hannah.
Cindy couldn't get this off her mind. "If this became a major problem, would it have a significant impact on the company?"
Logically speaking, it should have no negative impact. Ian merely took a photo with his fans. It wasn't a big deal.
Ian paused for a moment with his lips pursed. "I believe she intends to discuss the contract with me and not on this particular issue."
Cindy nodded. There was nothing for her to say further if it was about the contract.
It was her wish that Ian could handle his contract issues by himself.
However, Cindy was slightly curious. "I heard about it from Hannah when I was still in the company. She mentioned that your contract with the company was only for a short term and she wondered why the company insisted on signing it. If you jumped ship after they had made you famous, they would suffer losses."
In response, Ian laughed. He then said while leading them to their luggage, "At that time, I was already considered popular. Even if the contract was short, they could still earn money from it, and if they treated me well, I might consider renewing my contract with them."
Then, he continued, "We have argued for a long time during that period about the duration of the contract. They, of course, desired a longer-term, but I did not want it. Hence, we found a middleman to negotiate the final term."
The Third Young Lady Jefferson helped him a lot back then. Hence, he would always remember his indebtedness to her.
She was the one who brought him into the talent show at first, and she had certainly done a lot to boost his popularity. Furthermore, she assisted in obtaining a contract for him and even negotiated the terms on his behalf.
Ian was well aware that without her support, he would not be who he was today.
All this while, Cindy had no idea who was behind Ian's success. She merely felt that the company had been very accommodating to him previously.
Regardless of how popular a celebrity was, the agency company which they worked for would always find a way to exploit them, whether it was in other aspects of the contract or its duration.
In response, Ian laughed. He then said while leading them to their luggage, "At that time, I was already considered popular. Even if the contract was short, they could still earn money from it, and if they treated me well, I might consider renewing my contract with them."
After all, they had invested so much in the celebrity. Naturally, they would try to prevent anyone else from reaping what they had sown.
Despite that, she had never heard of a contract like Ian's before.
After the three of them collected their luggage, they grabbed a taxi and went home.
Aurora naturally went back to her place, whereas Ian and Cindy walked to theirs.
Before they reached their house, Cindy stretched her arms and took a deep breath. "Home is the most comfortable place of all."
Ian smiled when he heard that. "This isn't our home yet. I'll give you a home that's truly ours in the future."
Hugging his arms, she replied, "Sure, I'll wait for it."
When they both arrived home, Cindy brought her luggage into the room and began hanging the clothes one by one.
She also brought back the two gowns that Logan had custom-made for her. Even though she wouldn't have many opportunities to wear them, they remained her souvenirs.
After hanging them in the wardrobe, she stared at the gowns again.
Wealthy families were indeed different; even their gowns were custom-made. A cheapskate like her felt heartache just by renting them and would most probably buy a cheap one from some online stores and make do with it.
Besides that, Ian's suit was also brought back and hung up.
Comments
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...