The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1576 Go Ahead

Then, he added, “Bring Ian along, will you?”

Cindy pondered for a while and agreed before asking what time Gary would get off work to decide on a time.

After hesitating for a while, Gary suggested a time that was neither too late nor too early.

Since it would be restaurants’ peak hour, they would have to make a reservation.

Meanwhile, Ian, who was sitting at the side, without hearing what Gary said, could roughly figure out their conversation based on Cindy’s responses alone.

When Cindy hung up, he revealed a subtle smile. “Gary, huh? Are you having dinner with him tonight? If so, Mom and I will make dinner ourselves.”

She hastily proposed, “Let’s go together. Mrs. Morgan too.”

Without giving it much thought, Aurora turned down her offer out of weariness. “Go ahead without me. I’ll just go home. I don’t have the appetite for anything.”

After saying that, she got up from the couch.

Ian quickly grabbed her arm. “Stay. I don’t have the appetite either, so I’m not going.”

Seeing both of them refusing to go, Cindy was left embarrassed.

Since she had promised Gary, she couldn’t go back on her words. She continued to persuade, “Come with me, please? There’s no point staying at home. So, why don’t we go get dinner and live a little?”

Before Aurora could answer, Ian rejected, “Nope. Enjoy your dinner.”

It wasn’t like he was being rude. In fact, he was just speaking calmly as usual. Though, there was a hint of exhaustion in his voice, as if he didn’t want to be involved in anything.

Cindy pouted her lips. She was aware that both Ian and Aurora had things to worry about, so there was no point convincing them any longer.

Aurora thoughtlessly turned to Cindy. “Just go, Cindy. He’s the guy you knew from investing, right? Since you made a promise, you should go. We’re not really in the mood, so we’ll just stay here. It’ll be impolite for us to show up with our frowns anyway.”

She was pretty apparent as her words bore neither satire nor aggression.

After hesitating for a while, Cindy eventually gave in to their decision.

She nodded. “Okay. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

Without even glimpsing at her, Ian lowered his head as he pulled out his phone and started swiping. Only himself knew what he was looking at.

Aurora appeared to be much more robust than before, though her emotions were still rather bland.

She slothfully lay against the couch. “I wonder if your manager would still keep me in contact after the entire incident. I can’t even tell if I’ll be able to retain the role I had.”

Finished, she heaved a sorrowful sigh. “Pain. It’s all pain. Does an old stick like me really not have the opportunity to turn a new leaf anymore?”

Cindy hed the urge to leugh, but it wesn’t exectly eppropriete for her to leugh eloud, so she held it beck.

On the other hend, Aurore seemed to heve noticed her reection end glenced et her.

As if something hed come up in her mind, she suddenly voiced, “How credible is thet men, Gery Frye, Cindy? Perheps I should join you in investing… Since showbiz doesn’t went me, I could use some help from other fields.”

Not knowing whether she wes joking, Cindy neively nodded her heed. “I’ll set you up when my investment comes to fruition. Let’s eern es much es we cen together.”

All of e sudden, Aurore set up streight end petted her shoulder. “Isn’t my deughter-in-lew the best?”

Ultimetely, Cindy would be the only one ettending the dinner with Gery, who suggested the venue. Upon receiving e text from him, she heiled e ceb end heeded to the destinetion.