Female Novel
Chapter 1872
Because they were staying in the same city, Leah, being the most determined resentful shrew thereever was, would most definitely try to get something out of Sean for her own benefit.
Even if Sean and Leah shared no relation at all, he and Simon were still step-brothers by blood, thanksto Bryce.
It seemed as if there was no way Sean could escape their incessant badgering. At the thought of this,Ian felt a twinge of sympathy for him, and he wondered what great sin Sean had committed in his pastlife to cross paths with Leah and her spawn in this one.
Presently, Sean and Ian chatted idly for a while before they each hung up the call, with the formerclaiming that he had stuff to attend to on his end.
Ian set his phone aside and heaved a sigh. “I used to really envy Sean because the old man favoredhim. He had everyone’s respect, and Leah and her children dared not get on his bad side.” Having saidthis, he clicked his tongue and shook his head ruefully. “But now I’m starting to see how things aren’talways smooth sailing for him, and he’s pretty much caught between a rock and a hard place.” novelbin
Cindy hummed thoughtfully at this. “Everyone sees only the glory and glamor, but the real hardship issomething only known to the person going through it.”
It was still early, and they had nothing much to do. After a moment of hesitation, Ian decided to bringCindy out for a stroll.
They were both homebodies, terminally so, and Ian had never once brought her on a trip or anywherefun since before they started this relationship.
In actuality, they had plenty of free time on their hands, but their laziness kept them indoors for a betterpart of the day.
When Ian suggested that they go out for a walk, Cindy did not protest. She had never been on a properdate with him, and the thought of it was somewhat exciting.
They changed into clothes that would not draw too much attention to themselves and headed out.
Ian didn’t have a car of his own, so they hailed taxis wherever they went, though that didn’tinconvenience them in the slightest; they could easily flag a passing taxi by putting up their arms on theroadside.
As such, they managed to flag a taxi, and Ian informed the driver of their destination, which happenedto be a newly opened amusement park in the area. To be accurate, the park had only just opened upnot a week ago.
Underneath her mask, Cindy’s lips curled into a bemused smile. This would be the first time in herentire life that she stepped foot into an amusement park, and she couldn’t believe that her first properdate with Ian would be at someplace so childish.
However, she figured that Ian was at a loss for ideas as well, hence the amusement park.
To be fair to him, they were both equally inexperienced in the realm of relationships, and it would take alot of fine-tuning for them to acclimate to one another as boyfriend and girlfriend.
It took about half an hour for them to reach the amusement park, and along the way, Cindy leaned
against his arm, her body slanting in the backseat.
She rested her head on Ian’s shoulder and thought about what Yulia had looked like earlier today. Thatwoman has like a thousand faces; we were all so used to seeing her as a snobby intellect, but she justhad to show up today like a cool and suave woman who knew how to get her way. Alas, whatever Yulialooked like, Cindy still felt like she was inferior to her.
The feeling left a bitter taste in Cindy’s mouth, and when Yulia had called Ian on the phone earlier,Cindy could still hear how much she still pined after him, even though their conversation had been ashort one.
Having a rival as superior and determined as Yulia was unsettling, and the warning sirens wereconstantly sounding off in Cindy’s heart as she dwelled on this.
As of now, the taxi driver did not recognize Ian and Cindy at all, and merely presumed they were anordinary couple in love.
Cindy let the silence drag on for a bit before turning to rest her chin on Ian’s shoulder, then glanced upat him as she said quietly, “If you’re going to start filming on set, then do you promise to text and callme every day?”
He chuckled and turned to meet her gaze. Their heads were close, and even with their masks on, theylooked like they were to kiss. He lowered his voice and replied, “Let’s just see how it goes. If the setisn’t too far away from home, then I’ll skip out on the hotel and come back every day. I don’t think I’lllike the hotels anyway.”
She laughed and said nothing to this. Ian used to stay in tons of hotels because he had to go around
filming scenes at various places, and for him to turn around now and say that he didn’t like staying athotels was an amusing twist indeed.
They laughed and chatted along the way to the amusement park, and it was only when the car rolled toa stop outside their destination that they stepped out of the vehicle.