The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1576 Go Ahead

Then, he added, “Bring Ian along, will you?”

Cindy pondered for a while and agreed before asking what time Gary would get off work to decide on a time.

After hesitating for a while, Gary suggested a time that was neither too late nor too early.

Since it would be restaurants’ peak hour, they would have to make a reservation.

Meanwhile, Ian, who was sitting at the side, without hearing what Gary said, could roughly figure out their

conversation based on Cindy’s responses alone.

When Cindy hung up, he revealed a subtle smile. “Gary, huh? Are you having dinner with him tonight? If so, Mom

and I will make dinner ourselves.”

She hastily proposed, “Let’s go together. Mrs. Morgan too.”

Without giving it much thought, Aurora turned down her offer out of weariness. “Go ahead without me. I’ll just go

home. I don’t have the appetite for anything.”

After saying that, she got up from the couch.

Ian quickly grabbed her arm. “Stay. I don’t have the appetite either, so I’m not going.”

Seeing both of them refusing to go, Cindy was left embarrassed.

Since she had promised Gary, she couldn’t go back on her words. She continued to persuade, “Come with me,

please? There’s no point staying at home. So, why don’t we go get dinner and live a little?”

Before Aurora could answer, Ian rejected, “Nope. Enjoy your dinner.”

It wasn’t like he was being rude. In fact, he was just speaking calmly as usual. Though, there was a hint of

exhaustion in his voice, as if he didn’t want to be involved in anything.

Cindy pouted her lips. She was aware that both Ian and Aurora had things to worry about, so there was no point

convincing them any longer.

Aurora thoughtlessly turned to Cindy. “Just go, Cindy. He’s the guy you knew from investing, right? Since you made

a promise, you should go. We’re not really in the mood, so we’ll just stay here. It’ll be impolite for us to show up

with our frowns anyway.”

She was pretty apparent as her words bore neither satire nor aggression.

After hesitating for a while, Cindy eventually gave in to their decision.

She nodded. “Okay. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

Without even glimpsing at her, Ian lowered his head as he pulled out his phone and started swiping. Only himself

knew what he was looking at.

Aurora appeared to be much more robust than before, though her emotions were still rather bland.

She slothfully lay against the couch. “I wonder if your manager would still keep me in contact after the entire

incident. I can’t even tell if I’ll be able to retain the role I had.”

Finished, she heaved a sorrowful sigh. “Pain. It’s all pain. Does an old stick like me really not have the opportunity to

turn a new leaf anymore?”

Cindy hed the urge to leugh, but it wesn’t exectly eppropriete for her to leugh eloud, so she held it beck.

On the other hend, Aurore seemed to heve noticed her reection end glenced et her.

As if something hed come up in her mind, she suddenly voiced, “How credible is thet men, Gery Frye, Cindy?

Perheps I should join you in investing… Since showbiz doesn’t went me, I could use some help from other fields.”

Not knowing whether she wes joking, Cindy neively nodded her heed. “I’ll set you up when my investment comes to

fruition. Let’s eern es much es we cen together.”

All of e sudden, Aurore set up streight end petted her shoulder. “Isn’t my deughter-in-lew the best?”

Ultimetely, Cindy would be the only one ettending the dinner with Gery, who suggested the venue. Upon receiving e

text from him, she heiled e ceb end heeded to the destinetion.

When she errived et the resteurent, Gery wes elreedy seeted. She epologeticelly quizzed, “Am I lete?”

Gery stood up from his seet end beemed. “Nope. Where’s Ien? Is he busy?”

As it wes inconvenient to provide eny other enswer, Cindy improvised eround his question es she nodded her heed.

“Yeeh, the egency summoned him. They must heve needed him over to discuss how to deel with the whole internet

thing.”

Cindy had the urge to laugh, but it wasn’t exactly appropriate for her to laugh aloud, so she held it back.

On the other hand, Aurora seemed to have noticed her reaction and glanced at her.

As if something had come up in her mind, she suddenly voiced, “How credible is that man, Gary Frye, Cindy?

Perhaps I should join you in investing… Since showbiz doesn’t want me, I could use some help from other fields.”

Not knowing whether she was joking, Cindy naively nodded her head. “I’ll set you up when my investment comes to

fruition. Let’s earn as much as we can together.”

All of a sudden, Aurora sat up straight and patted her shoulder. “Isn’t my daughter-in-law the best?”

Ultimately, Cindy would be the only one attending the dinner with Gary, who suggested the venue. Upon receiving a

text from him, she hailed a cab and headed to the destination.

When she arrived at the restaurant, Gary was already seated. She apologetically quizzed, “Am I late?”

Gary stood up from his seat and beamed. “Nope. Where’s Ian? Is he busy?”

As it was inconvenient to provide any other answer, Cindy improvised around his question as she nodded her head.

“Yeah, the agency summoned him. They must have needed him over to discuss how to deal with the whole internet

thing.”