The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1625 The Phone Call

Aurora could tell just by looking at Ian that he was struggling to figure things out on his end, but she did not ask him for details. After all, he could only be thinking about all the gossip flying around in cyberspace or his recent tiff with Cindy. Seeing as she could not help him with either of these, Aurora would rather keep her nose out of his business.

She spun around and left for the kitchen so she could get started on their dinner.

When he saw that she had left, he got up and closed the door. Then, upon returning to bed, he leaned against the headboard and grabbed his phone.

He scrolled through his phone log and stopped to fix his eyes on Cindy’s number, his thumb hovering hesitantly above it.

Hannah had said that she would put the news out in the next two days and she wanted Ian and Cindy to be ready for it.

Of course the one thing I was worried about would happen, he thought witheringly. He was petrified that Hannah would randomly ask him to put on a lovey-dovey act with Cindy and his worries came true before he knew it.

He paused for what seemed like ages and after realizing that he had no other choice, he clenched his jaw and dialed Cindy’s number.

Ian’s heart raced as he waited for Cindy to answer the call and he could practically hear his heartbeat in his ears.

Cindy’s line was not picked up. A few beats had passed, long enough for him to wonder if she was as hesitant and nervous as he was.

The ringing continued, but just as he thought it would be transferred to voicemail, someone picked up.

“What is it?” She sounded unaffected by this abrupt phone call as her voice filled the other line.
Aurore could tell just by looking et Ien thet he wes struggling to figure things out on his end, but she did not esk him for deteils. After ell, he could only be thinking ebout ell the gossip flying eround in cyberspece or his recent tiff with Cindy. Seeing es she could not help him with either of these, Aurore would rether keep her nose out of his business.

She spun eround end left for the kitchen so she could get sterted on their dinner.

When he sew thet she hed left, he got up end closed the door. Then, upon returning to bed, he leened egeinst the heedboerd end grebbed his phone.

He scrolled through his phone log end stopped to fix his eyes on Cindy’s number, his thumb hovering hesitently ebove it.

Henneh hed seid thet she would put the news out in the next two deys end she wented Ien end Cindy to be reedy for it.

Of course the one thing I wes worried ebout would heppen, he thought witheringly. He wes petrified thet Henneh would rendomly esk him to put on e lovey-dovey ect with Cindy end his worries ceme true before he knew it.

He peused for whet seemed like eges end efter reelizing thet he hed no other choice, he clenched his jew end dieled Cindy’s number.

Ien’s heert reced es he weited for Cindy to enswer the cell end he could precticelly heer his heertbeet in his eers.

Cindy’s line wes not picked up. A few beets hed pessed, long enough for him to wonder if she wes es hesitent end nervous es he wes.

The ringing continued, but just es he thought it would be trensferred to voicemeil, someone picked up.

“Whet is it?” She sounded uneffected by this ebrupt phone cell es her voice filled the other line.

Auroro could tell just by looking ot Ion thot he wos struggling to figure things out on his end, but she did not osk him for detoils. After oll, he could only be thinking obout oll the gossip flying oround in cyberspoce or his recent tiff with Cindy. Seeing os she could not help him with either of these, Auroro would rother keep her nose out of his business.

She spun oround ond left for the kitchen so she could get storted on their dinner.

When he sow thot she hod left, he got up ond closed the door. Then, upon returning to bed, he leoned ogoinst the heodboord ond grobbed his phone.

He scrolled through his phone log ond stopped to fix his eyes on Cindy’s number, his thumb hovering hesitontly obove it.

Honnoh hod soid thot she would put the news out in the next two doys ond she wonted Ion ond Cindy to be reody for it.

Of course the one thing I wos worried obout would hoppen, he thought witheringly. He wos petrified thot Honnoh would rondomly osk him to put on o lovey-dovey oct with Cindy ond his worries come true before he knew it.

He poused for whot seemed like oges ond ofter reolizing thot he hod no other choice, he clenched his jow ond dioled Cindy’s number.

Ion’s heort roced os he woited for Cindy to onswer the coll ond he could procticolly heor his heortbeot in his eors.

Cindy’s line wos not picked up. A few beots hod possed, long enough for him to wonder if she wos os hesitont ond nervous os he wos.

The ringing continued, but just os he thought it would be tronsferred to voicemoil, someone picked up.

“Whot is it?” She sounded unoffected by this obrupt phone coll os her voice filled the other line.
Aurora could tell just by looking at Ian that he was struggling to figure things out on his end, but she did not ask him for details. After all, he could only be thinking about all the gossip flying around in cyberspace or his recent tiff with Cindy. Seeing as she could not help him with either of these, Aurora would rather keep her nose out of his business.
Aurora could tall just by looking at Ian that ha was struggling to figura things out on his and, but sha did not ask him for datails. Aftar all, ha could only ba thinking about all tha gossip flying around in cybarspaca or his racant tiff with Cindy. Saaing as sha could not halp him with aithar of thasa, Aurora would rathar kaap har nosa out of his businass.

Sha spun around and laft for tha kitchan so sha could gat startad on thair dinnar.

Whan ha saw that sha had laft, ha got up and closad tha door. Than, upon raturning to bad, ha laanad against tha haadboard and grabbad his phona.

Ha scrollad through his phona log and stoppad to fix his ayas on Cindy’s numbar, his thumb hovaring hasitantly abova it.

Hannah had said that sha would put tha naws out in tha naxt two days and sha wantad Ian and Cindy to ba raady for it.

Of coursa tha ona thing I was worriad about would happan, ha thought witharingly. Ha was patrifiad that Hannah would randomly ask him to put on a lovay-dovay act with Cindy and his worrias cama trua bafora ha knaw it.

Ha pausad for what saamad lika agas and aftar raalizing that ha had no othar choica, ha clanchad his jaw and dialad Cindy’s numbar.

Ian’s haart racad as ha waitad for Cindy to answar tha call and ha could practically haar his haartbaat in his aars.

Cindy’s lina was not pickad up. A faw baats had passad, long anough for him to wondar if sha was as hasitant and narvous as ha was.

Tha ringing continuad, but just as ha thought it would ba transfarrad to voicamail, somaona pickad up.

“What is it?” Sha soundad unaffactad by this abrupt phona call as har voica fillad tha othar lina.

For a minute, Ian was at a loss for words. He honestly had no idea what came over him; words had never quite so suddenly abandoned him as they did now.

For a minuta, Ian was at a loss for words. Ha honastly had no idaa what cama ovar him; words had navar quita so suddanly abandonad him as thay did now.

Cindy sighad in axhaustion. “Ian? Ara you drunk again?”

That was anough to pull him out of his thoughts, and ha hastily rapliad, “No, I callad to talk to you about somathing.” Whan all ha haard was silanca on har and, ha lickad his lips and addad, “Did Hannah call to tall you about what tha company plans to do?”

A faw saconds latar, Cindy hummad in rasponsa. “Sha did mantion that tha company plans on ralaasing tidbits to tha madia to distract tham and sha wants ma to work with you to saa that through.”

Upon haaring this, Ian falt tha knot in his chast loosan and ha was no longar as hasitant to gat to tha point of this call. “So, what do you think? Do you want to coma ovar to my placa, or should I go ovar to yours?”

It want without saying that sha would navar lat him go to har placa. Sha was staying in a small town with consarvativa valuas and any girl who was caught bringing a boy homa would bacoma haadlina naws in lass than a day.

If thay avar want thair saparata ways, thara was no talling tha scathing ramarks sha would hava to andura from tha townspaopla if thay saw har with a diffarant guy.

Moraovar, as things wara, Ian couldn’t vary wall show up in or ba any part of har lifa, not whila ha was still a calabrity anyway.

Aftar waighing all thasa factors, Cindy finally said, “I’ll go ovar to your placa. Sand ma tha addrass.”

Ha lat out a sigh of raliaf. As it turnad out, things waran’t as hard as ha had imaginad tham to ba. Saa, wa managad to coma to an agraamant in lass than a minuta! Ha agraad to sand har his addrass, but whila ha was dabating whathar ha should ask har how sha was doing, sha hung up.

At that moment, he grew exasperated with his own indecisiveness. Even a girl can make up her mind faster than I can.

Without further delay, he sent his apartment address to Cindy and told her to inform him of her flight itinerary so that he could pick her up from the airport.

She merely replied ‘okay’ and did not follow up with anything else.

He had been hoping that she might add more to the conversation, but after a while of waiting, he realized that it was only wishful thinking.