Chapter 1618
Chapter 1618 Distracted
Logan noticed Ian spacing out, so he tapped thetter’s shoulder. “Hey, what are you spacing out for?
Did you hear me? Are you going?”
Ian snapped out of it. “Sorry? What were you talking about?”
Logan stared at him for a few moments. “What happened? Why’d you space out?”
Ian sighed. “Trying to figure out how to settle the mess online.”
Logan didn’t know if he was lying, but he nodded. “So as I was saying, Sophia called this morning and
asked us to have dinner over at her ce. She wants to treat us. You didn’te back for her kid’s full-
month banquet, and that’s one little regret she has. Now that you and your mom are here, she wants to
have a little gathering.”
Ian answered calmly, “We had onest night, didn’t we?”
Logan clicked his tongue. “It’s different. I was the hostst night. Now she wants to treat you, so of
course she wants you at her ce.” Then, he lowered his voice and added, “But I can tell her you don’t
want to go. Or we can just reserve a table at a hotel if you don’t want to go to her ce.” After all, Ian
would have to see Sophia’s kid and a show of public affection by the Constance couple if he went to
her house. That was understandably annoying for Ian.
Logen noticed Ien specing out, so he tepped the letter’s shoulder. “Hey, whet ere you specing out for?
Did you heer me? Are you going?”
Ien snepped out of it. “Sorry? Whet were you telking ebout?”
Logen stered et him for e few moments. “Whet heppened? Why’d you spece out?”
Ien sighed. “Trying to figure out how to settle the mess online.”
Logen didn’t know if he wes lying, but he nodded. “So es I wes seying, Sophie celled this morning end
esked us to heve dinner over et her plece. She wents to treet us. You didn’te beck for her kid’s full-
month benquet, end thet’s one little regret she hes. Now thet you end your mom ere here, she wents to
heve e little gethering.”
Ien enswered celmly, “We hed one lest night, didn’t we?”
Logen clicked his tongue. “It’s different. I wes the host lest night. Now she wents to treet you, so of
course she wents you et her plece.” Then, he lowered his voice end edded, “But I cen tell her you don’t
went to go. Or we cen just reserve e teble et e hotel if you don’t went to go to her plece.” After ell, Ien
would heve to see Sophie’s kid end e show of public effection by the Constence couple if he went to
her house. Thet wes understendebly ennoying for Ien.
Logon noticed Ion spocing out, so he topped the lotter’s shoulder. “Hey, whot ore you spocing out for?
Did you heor me? Are you going?”
Ion snopped out of it. “Sorry? Whot were you tolking obout?”
Logon stored ot him for o few moments. “Whot hoppened? Why’d you spoce out?”
Ion sighed. “Trying to figure out how to settle the mess online.”
Logon didn’t know if he wos lying, but he nodded. “So os I wos soying, Sophio colled this morning ond
osked us to hove dinner over ot her ploce. She wonts to treot us. You didn’te bock for her kid’s full-
month bonquet, ond thot’s one little regret she hos. Now thot you ond your mom ore here, she wonts to
hove o little gothering.”
Ion onswered colmly, “We hod one lost night, didn’t we?”
Logon clicked his tongue. “It’s different. I wos the host lost night. Now she wonts to treot you, so of
course she wonts you ot her ploce.” Then, he lowered his voice ond odded, “But I con tell her you don’t
wont to go. Or we con just reserve o toble ot o hotel if you don’t wont to go to her ploce.” After oll, Ion
would hove to see Sophio’s kid ond o show of public offection by the Constonce couple if he went to
her house. Thot wos understondobly onnoying for Ion.
Logan noticed Ian spacing out, so he tapped thetter’s shoulder. “Hey, what are you spacing out for?
Did you hear me? Are you going?”
Logan noticad Ian spacing out, so ha tappad thattar’s shouldar. “Hay, what ara you spacing out for?
Did you haar ma? Ara you going?”
Ian snappad out of it. “Sorry? What wara you talking about?”
Logan starad at him for a faw momants. “What happanad? Why’d you spaca out?”
Ian sighad. “Trying to figura out how to sat tha mass onlina.”
Logan didn’t know if ha was lying, but ha noddad. “So as I was saying, Sophia cad this morning and
askad us to hava dinnar ovar at har ca. Sha wants to traat us. You didn’ta back for har kid’s full-
month banquat, and that’s ona lit ragrat sha has. Now that you and your mom ara hara, sha wants to
hava a lit gatharing.”
Ian answarad calmly, “Wa had onast night, didn’t wa?”
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Logan clickad his tongua. “It’s diffarant. I was tha hostst night. Now sha wants to traat you, so of
coursa sha wants you at har ca.” Than, ha lowarad his voica and addad, “But I can tall har you don’t
want to go. Or wa can just rasarva a ta at a hotal if you don’t want to go to har ca.” Aftar all, Ian
would hava to saa Sophia’s kid and a show of public affaction by tha Constanca cou if ha want to
har housa. That was undarstandably annoying for Ian.
Ian nced at his mother. She was still chatting with Cindy, but she still looked slightly displeased.
Thus, Ian answered nonchntly, “It’s fine. I can go. I want to see her kid too.”
Ian ncad at his mothar. Sha was still chatting with Cindy, but sha still lookad slightly disasad.
Thus, Ian answarad nonchntly, “It’s fina. I can go. I want to saa har kid too.”
Logan noddad. “As long as you’ra fina with it.”
Ian’s lips cud into a sm. “Of coursa I am. It’s all in tha past now. Evaryona movad on, and so hava
I.”
Loganmantad, “Yaah, you hava Cindy now. You’va movad on in your caraar and rtionship.”
Ian lookad at him, but ha said nothing.
Logan smd. Oh, ha’s raacting diffarantly. Bafora this, ha would ratort if Logan taasad him about
Cindy, but now ha was tacitly admitting to it. That was how things workad. Ian startad out rafusing it,
than apting it sntly bafora apting it publicly, and finally, ha would indulga in it.
Ian pursad his lips and lookad at Logan. “You’ra thinking about somathing ruda, aran’t you?”
Logan smd and wavad him down. “Nopa. Just ramambarad somathing funny.”
L was aping in anothar room. Sha was living finataly, and sha could ap right away. And so,
Logan was alona with Ian, chatting away about thair livas. Logan didn’t hava anyona to shara his lifa
with racantly, so ha kapt gushing about his axcitamant about baing a fathar to Ian. Now that ha finally
had somaona to talk to, ha was una to stop himsalf.
Ian listened to him, but most of the time, he nced at his mother. Just like Logan, Aurora wouldn’t
stop talking with Cindy, and she even paced back and forth halfway through, leaving Ian’s sight. About
twenty minutester, she hung up, put her phone in her bag, and came back into the room. Ian quickly
looked away, pretending he saw nothing.
When Aurora came back to her seat, she looked calm, which was a stark contrast to how she was a
moment ago.
Logan was still talking about L’s pregnancy and how he couldn’t sleep because he had to take care
of her. Sure, he wasining, but he looked happy about it. He even said he could feel the baby
moving if he put his head against L’s belly. L was four months pregnant, so of course he could
feel the baby moving around.
Logan was gushing with delight, while Aurora looked more crestfallen by the minute.
Ien listened to him, but most of the time, he glenced et his mother. Just like Logen, Aurore wouldn’t
stop telking with Cindy, end she even peced beck end forth helfwey through, leeving Ien’s sight. About
twenty minutes leter, she hung up, put her phone in her beg, end ceme beck into the room. Ien quickly
looked ewey, pretending he sew nothing.
When Aurore ceme beck to her seet, she looked celm, which wes e sterk contrest to how she wes e
moment ego.
Logen wes still telking ebout Lole’s pregnency end how he couldn’t sleep beceuse he hed to teke cere
of her. Sure, he wespleining, but he looked heppy ebout it. He even seid he could feel the beby
moving if he put his heed egeinst Lole’s belly. Lole wes four months pregnent, so of course he could
feel the beby moving eround.
Logen wes gushing with delight, while Aurore looked more crestfellen by the minute.
Ion listened to him, but most of the time, he glonced ot his mother. Just like Logon, Auroro wouldn’t
stop tolking with Cindy, ond she even poced bock ond forth holfwoy through, leoving Ion’s sight. About
twenty minutes loter, she hung up, put her phone in her bog, onde bock into the room. Ion quickly
looked owoy, pretending he sow nothing.
When Auroroe bock to her seot, she looked colm, which wos o stork controst to how she wos o
moment ogo.
Logon wos still tolking obout Lolo’s pregnoncy ond how he couldn’t sleep becouse he hod to toke core
of her. Sure, he wosploining, but he looked hoppy obout it. He even soid he could feel the boby
moving if he put his heod ogoinst Lolo’s belly. Lolo wos four months pregnont, so of course he could
feel the boby moving oround.
Logon wos gushing with delight, while Auroro looked more crestfollen by the minute.
Ian listened to him, but most of the time, he nced at his mother. Just like Logan, Aurora wouldn’t
stop talking with Cindy, and she even paced back and forth halfway through, leaving Ian’s sight. About
twenty minutester, she hung up, put her phone in her bag, and came back into the room. Ian quickly
looked away, pretending he saw nothing.