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Chapter 2137 Everything Would Fall into Place
Cindy couldn't join in the conversation now that it had taken such a technical dive into investments, so she sat there
in a daze. She should have made up an excuse earlier and declined the lunch invitation, but any excuse would
come off as her being unwilling to have a meal with them. Nonetheless, that much was true.
Her mind was beginning to draw a blank when she suddenly heard her phone beep twice with a new message.
Seeing as Gary and Otis were still discussing investment plans in earnest, she turned to fish her phone out of her
purse and glanced at the message.
It was from Ian, who had presumably just gotten off the set and seen her status on social media where she
announced to no one in particular that she was having a hard time sleeping. Ian texted her to ask if she managed
to get some sleep after all and if she had any work lined up today. If not, perhaps she should take a nap during
lunchtime.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA smile touched her lips as she replied to him. She didn't tell him that she was out with Otis and Gary, and she only
mentioned that she would try to take a nap after lunch at the office.
Then, she began to scroll through her social media and found that Ian had left a kissing emoji under her status
before he added, 'Sorry for keeping you up.'
Upon reading this, she visibly cheered up and told him to take good care of himself. She also told Ian that he should
make sure his door was locked when he returned to the hotel at night.
Perhaps Ian was held up by more work, for she did not receive a reply from him after sending that text.
She set her phone down and turned to see that Gary had glanced over in her direction. There was an almost
indifferent look in his eyes, but she froze and returned his stare like she was daring him to question her. He stared
at her for a couple of seconds before he retracted his gaze and went back to talking to Otis. It wasn't until after the
waiter had served their orders that the two men took a break from their conversation and asked Cindy to take her
share of food.
As he ate, Gary finally addressed Cindy somewhat courteously and said, "I heard you took a break from work the
other day."
Cindy nodded and answered solemnly, "That's right, I did. My boyfriend and I had a couple of errands to run."
Otis was taking a bite of food when he heard this and piped up curiously, "Oh, I heard about that. You and Ian had
to go back and settle that whole will thing, right? I follow the news, you know. That stepmother of his is one hell of a
character."
Cindy pursed her lips in thought and said, "The whole situation was pretty much every man for himself."
Otis raised a brow. "Indeed, but she wasn't smart enough. She could have used other ways to get what she wanted,
but she settled for the dumbest of them all."
Businessmen like Otis were often sharp-minded, and he added as an afterthought, "Life must have been too easy
for her if she thought her little antics would work. Honestly speaking, her moves were not at all farsighted."
Cindy pointed out, "Thankfully, her lack of smarts worked out great for our Ian's benefit. Otherwise, he might have
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhad more trouble to deal with."
The way she had said 'our Ian' made Gary frown, but he quickly recomposed himself.
Otis, on the other hand, did not think much of her statement and merely guffawed as he remarked, "I must say, it's
an endearing sight to see you so protective of Ian." After that, he brought up his wife with no small amount of
affection. "My missus nags at me all the time, and I do find her irritating, but I love how unreasonable and
aggressive she is when she defends me. She's a force to be reckoned with, and sometimes even I can't figure her
out."
Cindy sputtered. "That just goes to show that the both of you have something real. Some get annoyed with their
partner's flaws, but you see your wife's imperfections and choose to love her all the same, so that must be true
love."
Otis took a sip of water and waved his hand dismissively. "Young people like you are always going on about love and
all that, but my wife and I have been married for long enough to know that we want to do life together. We don't
think about true love all that often; at the end of the day, we know everything in this world will fall into place, our
relationship included."
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