Female Novel
Chapter 1580
His expression had morphed back to one of calm after his initial shock.
Cindy did like Ian’s unfazed personality, but looking at how he was now was infuriating. She hadspouted so much stuff at him, but here he was, looking like he didn’t care. It made her feel a littleawkward.
She raised her voice a little. “Don’t give me that attitude. Speak if you’ve got something on your mind.Don’t make it look like I’m trying to pick a fight with you over nothing.” novelbin
At last, Ian let out a laugh. “You go first. Tell me what you have on your mind.”
Now that took Cindy by surprise.
She pressed her lips together, and after a few moments, she spoke. “You treated me badly when youhad too much to drink last time. I want to know what triggered it. What did I do to make you angry?”
Ian thought about it for a bit. Cindy hadn’t done anything to provoke him then; it was purely a problemon his end. He was the one overthinking things and getting too hung up over them. That was why hetook his temper out on her.
So, he just stated that. “It was a problem with my mental state. It’s got nothing to do with you. I was inthe wrong.”
“What about this time, then? What’s up with you just now? Why did you ignore me earlier again?” Cindythen asked.
Ian didn’t answer her question. Instead, he asked, “How was your meal?”
Cindy froze for a moment before reflexively answering, “It went quite well, actually. You didn’t want togo even when I asked you out earlier.”
Ian turned to look out of the window. With his back facing Cindy, he spoke again. “Looks like you twoare getting along well.”
Cindy’s forehead creased up. “What are you trying to say?”
Ian took a deep breath. “Nothing. I just want to remind you that in the eyes of the public, we’re acouple. There are spying eyes everywhere. Whatever you do will directly reflect on me. I don’t want youto end up causing trouble for me.”
Cindy gave it some thought and immediately understood what Ian was implying. He was telling her tobe careful in case someone discovered that she had gone for dinner with Gary. There would be newsarticles about Cindy cheating on Ian if that happened.
So he’s upset purely because I went out to eat with Gary alone?
But I did ask him to come along at first. He was the one who refused my invitation. Ian heard her phonecall with Gary, and he knew that she had already agreed to it. She couldn’t possibly renege on herword. So when he refused to go with her, she had to show up alone.
He’s clearly the reason behind all this. Why did the blame fall on me in the end? Cindy wasn’t quitehappy with this, and her voice turned a tad solemn. “What are you implying? You think that I’m havingan inappropriate relationship with Gary? That I’ll end up affecting your reputation?”
“I didn’t say that,” Ian promptly replied.
Cindy pursed her lips as she stared at Ian’s back. He certainly didn’t spell it out. But isn’t it plentyobvious?
If Ian was being petulant only because of some misunderstanding between the two of them, they couldat least sort things out through peaceful discussion. But now, there was someone else tossed into themix. Ian might not have given it to her straight, but the meaning between the lines was there: he wasreminding Cindy to keep her distance from Gary and to not cause him any trouble.
Cindy felt vaguely humiliated by this. A few moments of silence later, she suddenly strode over to Ianand reached out to grab his arm, pulling him over.
The two of them faced each other. When Cindy saw Ian’s composed expression, anger flared up withinher again. “Don’t you know how Gary and I are related? You’re trying to make your words sound moreimpressive than they really are.”
Cindy glared at him. It was the first time Ian saw her being this furious. He smiled, but it didn’t reach hiseyes. “It was just a reminder.”
But Cindy couldn’t squeeze a smile out. “Don’t you think that your reminder is humiliating? Are yousaying I can’t interact with anyone of the opposite sex now? Since even saying a word to another manmight cause problems for you, does that mean I can’t even lay eyes on another man in the future?”