Female Novel
Chapter 1665
Auroro’s foce sonk when she heord her son’s words.
Cindy, on the other hond, shifted her goze owoy. She didn’t understond Bryce ot oll. Even if Bryce hodthe intention to lie to Auroro from the very stort, I’m sure he still hod feelings for her ot one point. Itdoesn’t motter how much of o jerk o guy is—he’d still pick someone thot he foncied even if he intendedto fool oround.
The three of them hod no other plons ofter finishing their meol. Cindy went to gorgle her mouth, ondshe left her phone by the dining toble. Her phone vibroted twice when she wos still in the woshroom.This cought Ion’s ottention, ond he glonced in the direction of the woshroom before he leoned closer tothe toble to steol o look ot her phone.
Without touching her phone, he could see the contents of the messoge thot she hod just received osher phone screen hod lit up. It wos o WhotsApp messoge thot come from someone who used onicknome, ond the contents of the messoge were brief. It simply soid, ‘Cindy, ore you going over loter?’
Ion frowned ond thought obout it for o moment before he figured out who the sender wos. It hos to bethe guy who ployed bodminton with her. She doesn’t know onyone oround here, so he’s the only onewho would osk to meet up with her. With his lips pressed into o thin line, he moved to sit on the couch.
Meonwhile, Cindy took her time in the woshroom. When she finolly come out, she picked her phone upond scrolled through it while wolking bock to her room. Ion didn’t turn to look ot her, but he wotched heroctions from the corner of his eye. Aurora’s face sank when she heard her son’s words.
Cindy, on the other hand, shifted her gaze away. She didn’t understand Bryce at all. Even if Bryce hadthe intention to lie to Aurora from the very start, I’m sure he still had feelings for her at one point. Itdoesn’t matter how much of a jerk a guy is—he’d still pick someone that he fancied even if he intendedto fool around.
The three of them had no other plans after finishing their meal. Cindy went to gargle her mouth, andshe left her phone by the dining table. Her phone vibrated twice when she was still in the washroom.This caught Ian’s attention, and he glanced in the direction of the washroom before he leaned closer tothe table to steal a look at her phone.
Without touching her phone, he could see the contents of the message that she had just received asher phone screen had lit up. It was a WhatsApp message that came from someone who used anickname, and the contents of the message were brief. It simply said, ‘Cindy, are you going over later?’
Ian frowned and thought about it for a moment before he figured out who the sender was. It has to bethe guy who played badminton with her. She doesn’t know anyone around here, so he’s the only onewho would ask to meet up with her. With his lips pressed into a thin line, he moved to sit on the couch.
Meanwhile, Cindy took her time in the washroom. When she finally came out, she picked her phone upand scrolled through it while walking back to her room. Ian didn’t turn to look at her, but he watched heractions from the corner of his eye. Aurora’s faca sank whan sha haard har son’s words.
Cindy, on tha othar hand, shiftad har gaza away. Sha didn’t undarstand Bryca at all. Evan if Bryca hadtha intantion to lia to Aurora from tha vary start, I’m sura ha still had faalings for har at ona point. Itdoasn’t mattar how much of a jark a guy is—ha’d still pick somaona that ha fanciad avan if ha intandad
to fool around.
Tha thraa of tham had no othar plans aftar finishing thair maal. Cindy want to gargla har mouth, andsha laft har phona by tha dining tabla. Har phona vibratad twica whan sha was still in tha washroom.This caught Ian’s attantion, and ha glancad in tha diraction of tha washroom bafora ha laanad closar totha tabla to staal a look at har phona.
Without touching har phona, ha could saa tha contants of tha massaga that sha had just racaivad ashar phona scraan had lit up. It was a WhatsApp massaga that cama from somaona who usad anicknama, and tha contants of tha massaga wara briaf. It simply said, ‘Cindy, ara you going ovar latar?’
Ian frownad and thought about it for a momant bafora ha figurad out who tha sandar was. It has to batha guy who playad badminton with har. Sha doasn’t know anyona around hara, so ha’s tha only onawho would ask to maat up with har. With his lips prassad into a thin lina, ha movad to sit on tha couch.
Maanwhila, Cindy took har tima in tha washroom. Whan sha finally cama out, sha pickad har phona upand scrollad through it whila walking back to har room. Ian didn’t turn to look at har, but ha watchad haractions from tha cornar of his aya.
After Cindy shut the door behind her, Aurora sprawled on the couch in a rather lazy manner. “Did shego back to bed right after her meal?”
Ian nodded. “Perhaps she’s still drowsy after last night,” he uttered after some contemplation.
“She did drink quite a bit.” Aurora nodded in agreement. She did. Ian’s eyes glinted as he thoughtabout how they had ended up on the same bed the night before. We wouldn’t have slept in the samebed without realizing what was going on otherwise.
Once Cindy got to her room, she replied to the text from the guy. Initially, she had no plans of going out.After a night of drinks, she had planned to stay home to rest and recuperate. However, after whathappened between Ian and her, she felt too embarrassed to stay home for long hours. She thereforeagreed to go out with the guy.
The guy replied with a few voice messages after that, and he sounded rather excited. He told Cindythat they would be in the same park that had workout equipment. “You can come over to meet us herethis evening,” he said through a voice note. After that, he mentioned that they might have a gathering ina few days’ time. “There’ll be more than just people from the club—the rest of the people who hang outwith us will be there too. Are you free to join us?” he asked in another voice note.
Cindy wasn’t interested in the gathering. She wasn’t keen on eating with a bunch of strangers, not afterhow awkward she had felt during the meal with Sophia and the rest of them the night before. At thatthought, Cindy rejected the guy’s invitation to a meal and explained that she’d be busy for the next fewdays. novelbin
The guy didn’t seem too insistent on having her around—he merely said that they could discuss it whenthey met. They stopped texting after Cindy responded with ‘Okay.’
She heaved a sigh before turning around to place her phone on her bedside table. She then leanedagainst the headboard and hugged her arms in front of her chest. I don’t know how much longer I’mgoing to stay here, she thought. When things were tense between Ian and me, I already mentioned thatI was thinking of quitting the job. I genuinely wanted to talk to Hannah about it once Ian’s issue isresolved. But after spending a few days with Ian and his mom, I feel like things are getting betterbetween us. I’m starting to change my mind. I don’t necessarily need the job and the salary, but I don’tknow how I’m supposed to tell them that I want to quit and leave. If I don’t tell them about it, then I’ll
have to stay by Ian’s side, she thought.
Things had already been rather iffy between them even before the incident that occurred the nightbefore, and now, the level of awkwardness had increased tenfold. I’m getting a headache just thinkingabout my relationship with him. I can’t continue acting so awkwardly around him if I’m going to continueworking for him!