Female Novel
Chapter 1837
Work was all about coordination and as soon as things were wrapped up, everyone would return tobeing strangers. However, Ian had not expected Yulia to take particular care of him after thatphotoshoot for the magazine had ended.
He couldn’t deny that there was something odd about this and it wasn’t as if Aurora would compromiseon her dignity just to rebuild her reputation. She had seen enough in life to know that there were somethings she had to let go of to move forward.
At present, Aurora hesitated for a moment before saying, “Look, as much as I want to be part ofwhatever project she has on hand, I know I don’t have much bargaining power to take her up on heroffer.”
Cindy was truly shocked to hear Aurora make such a declaration. After all, the woman was dead set onrebuilding her reputation and making a strong comeback and it was something Cindy was aware of.Now that Yulia had resources to share, it might just be the chance Aurora needed to climb the successladder.
Cindy certainly did not think that Aurora would turn this offer down, and with such principles, too.
Ian, on the other hand, calmly nodded when he heard his mother’s answer. “I was thinking about thatas well. Yulia’s offer is tempting enough, but like you said, we don’t have any bargaining power in this.We’d only end up owing her a huge favor, and heaven knows when or how we’ll be able to repay her.”
Aurora mumbled something in agreement. She knew as well as he did how vicious the entertainmentindustry could be.
More to the point, those in the industry switched sides faster than a record changer. Yulia might be onfriendly terms with Ian now, enough to offer some of her resources, but if she didn’t get what shewanted out of him, she could turn her back on him just like that. If that ever came to pass, then Auroraand Ian would be left with a much bigger mess to deal with.
As such, they would be better off rejecting her from the get-go.
When Cindy heard their discussion, she suddenly felt as if she had been enlightened. She had to admitthat the entertainment industry was rife with schemes and competition, but as far as connections went,everyone seemed to be treading on tightropes around one another, ready to fall at the slightestmisjudgment of character.
However, as she looked at Ian and Aurora, she realized with mild surprise that not everyone waswithout principles; as it turned out, some of them had set their own boundaries and stuck to them. novelbin
When Ian and Aurora arrived at a consensus, he took his phone and gave Yulia a call. He didn’t do soin front of Cindy, and instead headed over to the balcony.
Cindy had no interest in his phone conversation either and she felt as if a weight had been lifted off hershoulders, now that Ian saved himself from what would have been a tight spot.
The phone call lasted for close to ten minutes, which honestly seemed too long to be a normal call.When he hung up and returned to the living room, she asked urgently, “That took you a while. What didshe say?”
He took the seat next to hers and replied, “She wanted to hear my reasons for rejecting her offer, but
nothing much was said after that.”
Yulia probably hadn’t expected a rejection on his part, which explained her disbelief as she questionedhim over the phone. If she had made the same offer to anyone else, she might be treated with supremegratitude instead.
Alas, Ian was not anyone else and he abided by his own set of principles. He would never sell himselfshort just so he could gain something out of Yulia.
Meanwhile, Aurora returned from the kitchen after grabbing water from the fridge. She placed thedrinks on the coffee table and asked, “Was she surprised that we turned her down?”
Ian smiled insouciantly. “Maybe she overestimated herself.”
That being said, Yulia’s confidence was justified. Nine out of ten times, the offer she made could easilywin anyone over, but he had remained the one person who could reject her without any qualms.
Cindy had one arm looped through him as she asked worriedly, “Won’t she be offended, though? Shewouldn’t resort to some underhanded way to get back at you, would she?”
Ian chuckled dismissively. “Nah, she’s not that petty.”
Yulia was, as per her namesake, a noble person. Regardless of how snubbed she felt, and even if hisrejection had offended her, she wouldn’t plot against him. She might even think of revenge as a form offlattery he did not deserve.
Ian and Aurora moved on to discuss heading to the set and filming for the upcoming show. Cindy sat
next to them and listened in, but at some point, her mind began to wander.
She was a little curious to know how Yulia had reacted after Ian turned her down. She dwelled on thatfor a moment before snapping out of her thoughts when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket,indicating a new message.
She lowered her head and fished out her phone, then looked at the screen to see that it was a text fromGary.