The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 1695 Card Sharks

As Logan talked about bringing Lola to the clubhouse, he rose from his seat and rushed out the door. Along the

way, he added, “I don’t trust anyone else to drop her off here. I’ll have to drive her myself.” It was obvious that he

was a man who worshiped the ground his wife walked on, judging from how similar his behavior was to John’s the

other day.

When the door closed behind him, Ian and Cindy were once again left on their own.

She dipped her head to take a few more bites of food, but when she sensed Ian’s amused gaze lingering on her,

she slammed her utensils down on the table. “Can’t you just eat your food or go play another round of that stupid

game? Stop staring at me!”

Ian pressed his lips to keep himself from laughing. She’s getting sassier every day. He remembered a time when

Cindy had been so easily intimidated that one look from him was all it took to shut her up; back in those days, she

would never have retaliated against him with such vigor.

Since when did all of that change? Look at her now, talking back to me.

He left the gaming machine and crossed over to the dining table, deliberately choosing a seat close to her without

trying to irk her any further.

Without taking up his utensils, he merely leaned back into his chair and crossed his arms, eyeing Cindy steadily as

he asked, “What were you and Logan talking about upstairs earlier?”

Freezing for a split second, she indeed didn’t think Ian would bring this up again, but she answered innocently,

“Nothing. He was just showing me the projection device, that’s all.”

Ian smirked. “Think twice before lying to me. You know I can needle Logan into telling me the truth.”

She put her utensils down slowly and countered, “What do you think we were talking about, then?”

Frankly, Ian had no idea what Cindy and Logan could possibly have to talk about that would result in their

unreadable expressions when they came downstairs just now. However, he was sure that they must have gone

through some somber topic, and chances were that they had been talking about him,

Blinking thoughtfully, Ian kept his eyes on Cindy for a few more minutes before pointing out, “I hope that you could

come to me with any questions you might have.”

She pressed her lips into a thin line and took up her utensils again, then resumed her meal. “I don’t have any

questions for you.”

More like I don’t have the right to ask you anything about your relationship with Sophia, she thought begrudgingly to

herself. As things were, she meant nothing to Ian, much less Sophia. If they had been madly in love before this,

Cindy was the last person to have anything to do with them.

The smile on Ian’s face began to slip when he heard this, but instead of growing angry, he kept his temper in check.

Cindy was no longer as indulgent toward him as she had been, and she wouldn’t let him have his way just because

he was furious.

After Logan had left, Cindy and Ian didn’t have much of the food, and they asked that the kitchen hold on to the

rest of the dishes while they waited.

It didn’t take long for Logan to return to the clubhouse, and he brought Lola over with plenty of time to spare.

Although Lola was very much pregnant, she looked to be in good spirits as she beamed and said, “So, I hear we’re

playing a round of poker.”

Ian turned in his seat to give her a look of mock disapproval. “I can’t believe you picked up your husband’s worst

habit.”

She laughed good-naturedly. “Well, you know how bad habits can be infectious, don’t you?”

Since neither she nor Logan had had any food, she sat down and joined in the meal.

Logan had the kitchen send up several more dishes. Soon, the table was filled with laughter and pleasantries. An

hour later, they switched to another private room and immediately settled down around the poker table.

One might assume that Lola wouldn’t be comfortable sitting at the poker table while pregnant, but she appeared to

be at ease as she went about dealing cards.

Much like how she was with video games, Cindy was a novice when it came to poker as well. In other words, she

was completely hopeless when it came to fun and games.

She could barely get through video games without becoming the laughingstock for everyone else, and with

strategic games like poker, she had as good as lost before the game even started. Sure enough, she didn’t win in

any of the rounds.

Sitting across from her, Ian didn’t once look up to see how she was doing. He was focused on his own cards. While

Cindy had been calm during the start of the game, she was growing nervous after seeing Ian take the winnings for

two consecutive rounds. She couldn’t even help the cold sweat that broke out over her palms.

The more cautious she was, the more her expression cracked. Ian could practically guess her hand right away. She

gritted her teeth and wished she could win the next round just to nurse her pride.

Alas, one couldn’t become a card shark just by will and prayers. At some point, even Logan found it a little difficult

to breathe through the tension. “Hey, Ian, think you could lay off the intimidation for a bit? Your girlfriend’s half

scared to death!”