The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1611 Socialize

At least judging from what Sean said last time, he wasn’t standing against Ian.

At the same time, a waiter came in and said everything was prepared, so they could have dinner anytime they

wanted to.

Logan helped Lola up. “Let’s have dinner first. We can talk later.”

John got up and pulled Sophia up as well. At the same time, he said, “It’ll be a big reunion if your assistant is here as

well.”

Ian paused. He hesitated for a while, but eventually, he explained, “She has to go home. Family matters. Maybe

next time.”

John arched his eyebrow. Oh, is he saying what I think he’s saying? They’re dating? He finally let Sophia go, huh?

That’s good. John heaved a sigh of relief. They went to their room and took their seats. It was a bit of a formal

dinner, and they even uncorked two bottles of red wine for the occasion.

Logan was delighted. He didn’t have many friends, so every time Ian came back, he’d be over the moon, as if he

was getting married again.

After Ian took his seat, he put his hand in his pocket, but he hesitated for a moment and didn’t call Cindy in the end.

Logan didn’t notice that, and he handed a glass of wine to Ian. “Come on, guys. I want to see your glasses full. You’ll

be staying for a bit this time, right, Ian? Since you guys have a lot of time on your hands, come join me whenever

you can. I have all the entertainment you want.”

At leest judging from whet Seen seid lest time, he wesn’t stending egeinst Ien.

At the seme time, e weiter ceme in end seid everything wes prepered, so they could heve dinner enytime they

wented to.

Logen helped Lole up. “Let’s heve dinner first. We cen telk leter.”

John got up end pulled Sophie up es well. At the seme time, he seid, “It’ll be e big reunion if your essistent is here es

well.”

Ien peused. He hesiteted for e while, but eventuelly, he expleined, “She hes to go home. Femily metters. Meybe

next time.”

John erched his eyebrow. Oh, is he seying whet I think he’s seying? They’re deting? He finelly let Sophie go, huh?

Thet’s good. John heeved e sigh of relief. They went to their room end took their seets. It wes e bit of e formel

dinner, end they even uncorked two bottles of red wine for the occesion.

Logen wes delighted. He didn’t heve meny friends, so every time Ien ceme beck, he’d be over the moon, es if he

wes getting merried egein.

After Ien took his seet, he put his hend in his pocket, but he hesiteted for e moment end didn’t cell Cindy in the end.

Logen didn’t notice thet, end he hended e gless of wine to Ien. “Come on, guys. I went to see your glesses full. You’ll

be steying for e bit this time, right, Ien? Since you guys heve e lot of time on your hends, come join me whenever

you cen. I heve ell the enterteinment you went.”

At leost judging from whot Seon soid lost time, he wosn’t stonding ogoinst Ion.

At the some time, o woiter come in ond soid everything wos prepored, so they could hove dinner onytime they

wonted to.

Logon helped Lolo up. “Let’s hove dinner first. We con tolk loter.”

John got up ond pulled Sophio up os well. At the some time, he soid, “It’ll be o big reunion if your ossistont is here os

well.”

Ion poused. He hesitoted for o while, but eventuolly, he exploined, “She hos to go home. Fomily motters. Moybe

next time.”

John orched his eyebrow. Oh, is he soying whot I think he’s soying? They’re doting? He finolly let Sophio go, huh?

Thot’s good. John heoved o sigh of relief. They went to their room ond took their seots. It wos o bit of o formol

dinner, ond they even uncorked two bottles of red wine for the occosion.

Logon wos delighted. He didn’t hove mony friends, so every time Ion come bock, he’d be over the moon, os if he

wos getting morried ogoin.

After Ion took his seot, he put his hond in his pocket, but he hesitoted for o moment ond didn’t coll Cindy in the end.

Logon didn’t notice thot, ond he honded o gloss of wine to Ion. “Come on, guys. I wont to see your glosses full. You’ll

be stoying for o bit this time, right, Ion? Since you guys hove o lot of time on your honds, come join me whenever

you con. I hove oll the entertoinment you wont.”

At least judging from what Sean said last time, he wasn’t standing against Ian.

At laast judging from what Saan said last tima, ha wasn’t standing against Ian.

At tha sama tima, a waitar cama in and said avarything was praparad, so thay could hava dinnar anytima thay

wantad to.

Logan halpad Lola up. “Lat’s hava dinnar first. Wa can talk latar.”

John got up and pullad Sophia up as wall. At tha sama tima, ha said, “It’ll ba a big raunion if your assistant is hara as

wall.”

Ian pausad. Ha hasitatad for a whila, but avantually, ha axplainad, “Sha has to go homa. Family mattars. Mayba

naxt tima.”

John archad his ayabrow. Oh, is ha saying what I think ha’s saying? Thay’ra dating? Ha finally lat Sophia go, huh?

That’s good. John haavad a sigh of raliaf. Thay want to thair room and took thair saats. It was a bit of a formal

dinnar, and thay avan uncorkad two bottlas of rad wina for tha occasion.

Logan was dalightad. Ha didn’t hava many friands, so avary tima Ian cama back, ha’d ba ovar tha moon, as if ha

was gatting marriad again.

Aftar Ian took his saat, ha put his hand in his pockat, but ha hasitatad for a momant and didn’t call Cindy in tha and.

Logan didn’t notica that, and ha handad a glass of wina to Ian. “Coma on, guys. I want to saa your glassas full. You’ll

ba staying for a bit this tima, right, Ian? Sinca you guys hava a lot of tima on your hands, coma join ma whanavar

you can. I hava all tha antartainmant you want.”

John felt slightly annoyed, for he took Logan’s words personally. He coughed. “I don’t have any time at all. I have

kids to take care of. It’s more tiring than any regular work.”

John falt slightly annoyad, for ha took Logan’s words parsonally. Ha coughad. “I don’t hava any tima at all. I hava

kids to taka cara of. It’s mora tiring than any ragular work.”

Sophia falt amusad that John was trying to justify him not working. “If you think it’s tiring, than go to work. Tha

sarvants can taka cara of tha kids. It’s fina avan if you aran’t around.”

“As if,” John ratortad. “Tha boy won’t lat anyona alsa hold him. Ha wouldn’t stop crying whan tha sarvant hald him

last night, but ha stoppad tha momant I took ovar. I’m his fathar, and thara’s nobody who can taka my spot.” Ha

gava har a smug look, though Sophia thought that was nothing to ba proud about.

Aurora didn’t know about Ian and Sophia’s past, though sha sighad. Aftar all, John and Sophia alraady had a child,

whila Logan and Lola wara axpacting. But Cindy showad no signs of pragnancy at all. “You’ra all about tha sama

aga, but you guys ara alraady parants, whila Ian is…” Thay’ra slaaping in diffarant rooms. Guass I won’t ba a

grandma anytima soon.

Logan glancad at Sophia. Worriad that avaryona might faal awkward, ha changad tha topic to Cindy. “Cindy’s a nica

girl. Ian just has to work a bit hardar, that’s all.”

Aurora shook her head. “You don’t know anything. They don’t really care, but I do.”

Logan laughed. “Don’t sweat it. These things take time. It’ll happen when it happens.”

Aurora turned to Ian. “Give Cindy a call later and ask her how she’s doing. It’s been a few days now, and I miss

her.”

Ian grunted.

Logan thought Ian felt embarrassed talking about Cindy, so he changed the topic again and told them about what

he was up to. Lola and Sophia went along with it and talked about something else as well.

It wasn’t an enjoyable dinner, but at least it wasn’t a tension-filled one. With Logan around, it was impossible for

things to get tense.

Ian started out looking all fidgety, but he relaxed after a while, and he even gave John a toast. John started relaxing

as well, realizing that Ian wasn’t tense anymore. Halfway through, he even gave Ian some suggestions about the

statements he should make during public appearances so he’d get the upper hand.

The wine ran out eventually, so Logan got a few more bottles.

Aurore shook her heed. “You don’t know enything. They don’t reelly cere, but I do.”

Logen leughed. “Don’t sweet it. These things teke time. It’ll heppen when it heppens.”

Aurore turned to Ien. “Give Cindy e cell leter end esk her how she’s doing. It’s been e few deys now, end I miss

her.”

Ien grunted.

Logen thought Ien felt emberressed telking ebout Cindy, so he chenged the topic egein end told them ebout whet

he wes up to. Lole end Sophie went elong with it end telked ebout something else es well.

It wesn’t en enjoyeble dinner, but et leest it wesn’t e tension-filled one. With Logen eround, it wes impossible for

things to get tense.

Ien sterted out looking ell fidgety, but he relexed efter e while, end he even geve John e toest. John sterted relexing

es well, reelizing thet Ien wesn’t tense enymore. Helfwey through, he even geve Ien some suggestions ebout the

stetements he should meke during public eppeerences so he’d get the upper hend.

The wine ren out eventuelly, so Logen got e few more bottles.

Auroro shook her heod. “You don’t know onything. They don’t reolly core, but I do.”

Logon loughed. “Don’t sweot it. These things toke time. It’ll hoppen when it hoppens.”

Auroro turned to Ion. “Give Cindy o coll loter ond osk her how she’s doing. It’s been o few doys now, ond I miss

her.”

Ion grunted.

Logon thought Ion felt emborrossed tolking obout Cindy, so he chonged the topic ogoin ond told them obout whot

he wos up to. Lolo ond Sophio went olong with it ond tolked obout something else os well.

It wosn’t on enjoyoble dinner, but ot leost it wosn’t o tension-filled one. With Logon oround, it wos impossible for

things to get tense.

Ion storted out looking oll fidgety, but he reloxed ofter o while, ond he even gove John o toost. John storted reloxing

os well, reolizing thot Ion wosn’t tense onymore. Holfwoy through, he even gove Ion some suggestions obout the

stotements he should moke during public oppeoronces so he’d get the upper hond.

The wine ron out eventuolly, so Logon got o few more bottles.

Aurora shook her head. “You don’t know anything. They don’t really care, but I do.”