Chapter 1601


    Chapter 1601 News Articles


    “You can have some food before taking your medicine. You’ll feel worse if you take this without eating


    something. I’m almost done with cooking—I just need to prepare some vegetables,” Hazel uttered after


    cing the medicine down.


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    “Okay,” Cindy replied while picking two types of medicine and cing them aside. Hazel hurried into


    the kitchen to continue cooking while Cindy turned the TV on after contemting for a moment.


    Despite having the TV on, she couldn’t seem to process whatever she was watching at all. All she


    could think of was the fight with Ian that night.


    She went through all of the usations that Ian had made about her. Aurora imed that he only said


    those words because he was jealous, and Cindy held the same suspicions at one point. However, after


    going through the whole situation once more, Cindy felt like it wasn’t likely for Ian to have done so out


    of jealousy. It’s not that I’m not confident about myself; it’s just that there are way too many better


    women in Ian’s life. All of the women around him could easily capture half of the poption’s hearts


    without even trying. As much as I would like to be confident about myself, I can’tpete with women


    like them!


    People in the vige often went to bed early. On top of that, Cindy and Hazel didn’t have a lot to talk


    about, so after having a meal and watching some TV, both of them retired to their respective rooms.


    Although Cindy only slept for an hour in the afternoon, she felt extremely awake that night.


    Shey in bed and hesitated for a long while before she unlocked her phone. This time, she went


    online to scroll through the news rted to Ian’s matters. It had been a while since she kept herself


    updated on the news, so there were some developments that she hadn’t seen previously.


    There were some people talking about Bryce’s hospitalization, and it sounded like Bryce was really ill.


    His heart was reported to be extremely weak as he had stayed in the hospital for a long time without


    being discharged. It was unclear if he would spend the rest of his days there. Some media sites linked


    Bryce’s hospitalization to Ian, iming that Bryce was hospitalized after Ian made him angry. These


    ims sounded legitimate—they discussed how Bryce used to be against the idea of Ian being a


    celebrity and how Ian insisted on his own decisions because of money and fame.


    The websites imed that Bryce was already infuriated by his son’s decision and that he got even


    angrier each time he saw the gossip and scandals rted to his son on the Inte. Bryce’s health was


    said to have deteriorated after all of this. Apparently, Bryce had to be hospitalized because he got too


    mad after a recent fight with Ian.


    They’re really trying to put all of the me on Ian, huh. Cindy threw her phone aside angrily. This was


    the first time she felt so disappointed in thepany’s immediate responses to the public. The Inte


    was filled with simr articles making the same ims, and Cindy no longer wanted to use her phone


    after scrolling for a short while. She felt like she would lose her temper if she saw any more of the same


    reports.


    Cindy wasn’t sleepy to begin with, and she felt even more awake after seeing all the news articles. All


    the lights at home were turned off, and it sounded like Hazel was fast asleep. Cindy sat up in bed and


    crossed her legs before staring at the night scenery outside her window. Mom probably went out to y


    poker earlier this afternoon. I don’t think there’s much else she can do here. I used to hate it when she


    gambled because I thought that she was wasting her time doing unimportant things. But now, I feel like


    I’m starting to understand why she does it. There isn’t much else she can do here, after all. Poker is


    just her way of passing her time.


    After some time, Cindy took her phone, sneaked out of her room and made her way to the living room.


    She nced in the direction of Hazel’s room. The door was closed, but it wasn’t clear if her mother was


    asleep. Then, she tiptoed out to the front porch. The wind outside was cooling, and Cindy wrapped her


    jacket tightly around herself. After some hesitation, she decided to send a few texts to Aurora.


    Previously, Aurora told Cindy to update her when Cindy arrived home safely. Cindy therefore drafted a


    simple text to exin that she had got home and that she had only woken up after spending the


    evening resting because of a cold. A few minutes after Cindy sent the text, she received a call from


    Aurora.


    This time, Cindy picked the call up and spoke in a calm voice as she greeted the other woman. Aurora


    sighed on the other end of the line. “I thought you were going to ignore us for the rest of our lives,


    Cindy.”


    “I’d never do that. It’ste. Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Cindy asked.


    “I can’t sleep. Too many bad things have been happening around us recently,” Aurora exined in an


    exasperated tone.


    Cindy bit on her lip and hesitated for a moment before she replied. “I saw the news. Things are going to


    get worse if they keep exposing Ian that way.”