Cindy did this every single time, informing Ian of all the possible problems so that he could brace himself.
Ian murmured in acknowledgment. “It’s okay. I’m not easily offended. If I’m truly admonished, you don’t need to say anything at the side. You don’t have to go over and apologize to them, for some people merely want to put on airs.”
Surprise gripped Cindy. After all, when she talked to him about all this in the past, he mostly listened and seldom responded, even wearing a slightly impatient look on his face sometimes. Today, however, he picked up where she left off and even consoled her instead. This was an unprecedented situation that had never happened before. She nodded. “Okay, got it.”
bedroom and a living room, so even while she was watching television here, she could still hear the sound of running water
closed now that he’d filled his
that her photos with Ian were already posted, ones that were taken when they left in the morning. This time, many people
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