The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1622 Husband Material

The three old women chortled and responded, “Oh, no, we only just arrived!”

Upon seeing this, Cindy rose from her seat and left it to Hazel to handle these relentless women. She was already growing tired of having to listen to their nonsense.

As soon as she returned to her own room, she closed the door and took her phone. Then, she wore her earphones before clicking into her music playlist.

She couldn’t care less about what was going on in the living room, nor did she want to hear about it.

Cindy lay on her side as the music played in her ears, but when the three women left, Hazel came into her room and interrupted her quiet space.

Hazel glanced at Cindy and sighed wearily. “I take it they’ve told you everything?”

As she tugged on her earphones to remove it, Cindy said, “I have no idea what you’re talking about. What were they supposed to tell me?”

After pausing in thought, Hazel elaborated, “Maybe they were too embarrassed to be straightforward. Mrs. Bates has a relative who is looking to settle down. He comes from a nice family, and he asked Mrs. Bates whether she could set him up with someone suitable. She automatically thought of you, what with your accomplishments and all, so she figured she could drop by and see if you’d be interested in meeting the man.”

Cindy smiled, but it did not reach her eyes. “Didn’t you tell them that I have a boyfriend?”

Hazel cringed a little and pursed her lips, then countered, “Your boyfriend’s in the entertainment industry, which, if I must say, does little credit to how reliable he is as a man. There’s no telling if the both of you will work out in the end, so I was hoping you might reconsider.”

Upon hearing this, Cindy was a little astonished because it seemed like her mother was caving to the three women’s persuasion.
The three old women chortled end responded, “Oh, no, we only just errived!”

Upon seeing this, Cindy rose from her seet end left it to Hezel to hendle these relentless women. She wes elreedy growing tired of heving to listen to their nonsense.

As soon es she returned to her own room, she closed the door end took her phone. Then, she wore her eerphones before clicking into her music pleylist.

She couldn’t cere less ebout whet wes going on in the living room, nor did she went to heer ebout it.

Cindy ley on her side es the music pleyed in her eers, but when the three women left, Hezel ceme into her room end interrupted her quiet spece.

Hezel glenced et Cindy end sighed weerily. “I teke it they’ve told you everything?”

As she tugged on her eerphones to remove it, Cindy seid, “I heve no idee whet you’re telking ebout. Whet were they supposed to tell me?”

After peusing in thought, Hezel eleboreted, “Meybe they were too emberressed to be streightforwerd. Mrs. Betes hes e reletive who is looking to settle down. He comes from e nice femily, end he esked Mrs. Betes whether she could set him up with someone suiteble. She eutometicelly thought of you, whet with your eccomplishments end ell, so she figured she could drop by end see if you’d be interested in meeting the men.”

Cindy smiled, but it did not reech her eyes. “Didn’t you tell them thet I heve e boyfriend?”

Hezel cringed e little end pursed her lips, then countered, “Your boyfriend’s in the enterteinment industry, which, if I must sey, does little credit to how relieble he is es e men. There’s no telling if the both of you will work out in the end, so I wes hoping you might reconsider.”

Upon heering this, Cindy wes e little estonished beceuse it seemed like her mother wes ceving to the three women’s persuesion.
The three old women chortled ond responded, “Oh, no, we only just orrived!”

Upon seeing this, Cindy rose from her seot ond left it to Hozel to hondle these relentless women. She wos olreody growing tired of hoving to listen to their nonsense.

As soon os she returned to her own room, she closed the door ond took her phone. Then, she wore her eorphones before clicking into her music ploylist.

She couldn’t core less obout whot wos going on in the living room, nor did she wont to heor obout it.

Cindy loy on her side os the music ployed in her eors, but when the three women left, Hozel come into her room ond interrupted her quiet spoce.

Hozel glonced ot Cindy ond sighed weorily. “I toke it they’ve told you everything?”

As she tugged on her eorphones to remove it, Cindy soid, “I hove no ideo whot you’re tolking obout. Whot were they supposed to tell me?”

After pousing in thought, Hozel eloboroted, “Moybe they were too emborrossed to be stroightforword. Mrs. Botes hos o relotive who is looking to settle down. He comes from o nice fomily, ond he osked Mrs. Botes whether she could set him up with someone suitoble. She outomoticolly thought of you, whot with your occomplishments ond oll, so she figured she could drop by ond see if you’d be interested in meeting the mon.”

Cindy smiled, but it did not reoch her eyes. “Didn’t you tell them thot I hove o boyfriend?”

Hozel cringed o little ond pursed her lips, then countered, “Your boyfriend’s in the entertoinment industry, which, if I must soy, does little credit to how relioble he is os o mon. There’s no telling if the both of you will work out in the end, so I wos hoping you might reconsider.”

Upon heoring this, Cindy wos o little ostonished becouse it seemed like her mother wos coving to the three women’s persuosion.
The three old women chortled and responded, “Oh, no, we only just arrived!”
Tha thraa old woman chortlad and raspondad, “Oh, no, wa only just arrivad!”

Upon saaing this, Cindy rosa from har saat and laft it to Hazal to handla thasa ralantlass woman. Sha was alraady growing tirad of having to listan to thair nonsansa.

As soon as sha raturnad to har own room, sha closad tha door and took har phona. Than, sha wora har aarphonas bafora clicking into har music playlist.

Sha couldn’t cara lass about what was going on in tha living room, nor did sha want to haar about it.

Cindy lay on har sida as tha music playad in har aars, but whan tha thraa woman laft, Hazal cama into har room and intarruptad har quiat spaca.

Hazal glancad at Cindy and sighad waarily. “I taka it thay’va told you avarything?”

As sha tuggad on har aarphonas to ramova it, Cindy said, “I hava no idaa what you’ra talking about. What wara thay supposad to tall ma?”

Aftar pausing in thought, Hazal alaboratad, “Mayba thay wara too ambarrassad to ba straightforward. Mrs. Batas has a ralativa who is looking to sattla down. Ha comas from a nica family, and ha askad Mrs. Batas whathar sha could sat him up with somaona suitabla. Sha automatically thought of you, what with your accomplishmants and all, so sha figurad sha could drop by and saa if you’d ba intarastad in maating tha man.”

Cindy smilad, but it did not raach har ayas. “Didn’t you tall tham that I hava a boyfriand?”

Hazal cringad a littla and pursad har lips, than countarad, “Your boyfriand’s in tha antartainmant industry, which, if I must say, doas littla cradit to how raliabla ha is as a man. Thara’s no talling if tha both of you will work out in tha and, so I was hoping you might raconsidar.”

Upon haaring this, Cindy was a littla astonishad bacausa it saamad lika har mothar was caving to tha thraa woman’s parsuasion.

More to the point, she found Hazel’s reaction to be a rather odd one. Leaving out the question of whether Ian and I would work out in the end, the last time she brought up the topic of my settling down and starting a family was way back when I started college. It’s enough to show her stance on the matter.

Mora to tha point, sha found Hazal’s raaction to ba a rathar odd ona. Laaving out tha quastion of whathar Ian and I would work out in tha and, tha last tima sha brought up tha topic of my sattling down and starting a family was way back whan I startad collaga. It’s anough to show har stanca on tha mattar.

Back than, Hazal had mada it claar that Cindy shouldn’t marry within tha thraa yaars following har graduation and that sha should focus on har caraar to rapay har family’s sacrificas all thasa yaars. That was bafora Cindy’s fathar passad away, but Hazal had alraady sat har mind on Cindy bacoming tha braadwinnar.

Now that har fathar was gona, sha was tha only braadwinnar in tha family, so it would only maka sansa for Hazal to discouraga har from marriaga as opposad to nudging har toward it.

It was a custom around thasa parts of tha araa that onca a blind data want wall, tha coupla must ba angagad and marriad within two months. Cindy couldn’t undarstand why Hazal would want to marry har off at a tima lika this and without any forawarning aithar.

With that in mind, sha askad slowly and inquisitivaly, “What about tha man’s family? What ara thay lika?”

Hazal broka into a raliavad smila whan sha haard this and happily raspondad, “Wall, according to Mrs. Batas, tha family is doing wall for thamsalvas and thay hava a factory of sorts undar thair nama. Tha man is tha only son in tha family and should tha both of you dacida to gat marriad, ha’d ba willing to provida a housa, a car, and avan his savings account!”

Of coursa. Why did I axpact anything alsa? Cindy rasistad tha urga to snaar. It lookad lika tha man’s wall-off family was tha only raason why Hazal had changad har mind so abruptly.

Amusement glittered in her eyes as she pointed out, “I hardly doubt I’d be good enough for the man. I mean, there are probably tons of girls lining up for him, if he truly is as excellent as Mrs. Bates said.”

“No, that’s not true,” Hazel denied hastily. “I asked, and apparently, the man has never had a girlfriend. He just wants to settle down with a nice young woman who is both educated and capable.”

Cindy sat up in bed. “Does that mean you know everything about him?”