Chapter 1840


    Chapter 1840 A Pesky One


    Ian took two deep breaths before he patted Cindy’s arm where it was wrapped around his waist. “Okay,


    I got it. Don’t worry, I know what I’m supposed to do.”


    Cindy tightened her arms around him. “And you don’t have to worry about me. I’m not in the


    entertainment industry anyway and as long as she doesn’te after you, I don’t really care about


    anything else that goes on in your line of work.”


    Now that they had an open conversation about the matter, they felt drained. Out of desperation, she


    decided to get him to y a round of video games with her just to distract him from his own heavy


    thoughts.


    Ian didn’t turn her down, but he seemed so out of it that he kept making the wrong ys during the


    game. Before long, it became abundantly clear that they were on a steady losing streak.


    It wasn’t until the doorbell chimed that they stopped the game.


    Aurora had returned and she was standing on the doorstep waiting for someone to open the door.


    When Cindy did just that, Aurora brushed past the threshold and looked decidedly grim.


    At the sight of this, Cindy could instantly tell that Aurora was unhappy. She closed the door and


    followed the woman into the living room while asking, “Aurora, what happened?”


    Aurora marched into the living room and plopped down on the couch. “Guess who I ran into while I was


    on a stroll earlier.”


    It wasn’t as if there were plenty of clues in that statement. Ian and Cindy kept silent as they eyed


    Aurora warily, waiting for her to answer. After a brief pause, she finally relented and announced with no


    small amount of disgust, “It was our dear Miss Yulia Noble. She ambushed me.”


    Cindy froze, and Ian couldn’t help but scoff. “She’s a pesky one, isn’t she? What did she want with


    you? What did she say?”


    Aurora sighed in exhaustion. “She brought up the capital thing and asked why I rejected her offer. She


    kept saying how she had enough resources in hand to help me rebuild my career.” Then, a dark look


    shed in her eyes as she pointed out, “Then, she mentioned you, Ian. She didn’t say much and it


    wasn’t as if she crossed the line or anything, but I could tell that you left a pretty good impression on


    her. She seems to admire you to some extent.”


    She was being tactful when she chose the word ‘admire’ and not ‘love’. The implication was there, but it


    was subtle enough to save everyone some respect.


    Having said this, she turned to look at Cindy and added, “She mentioned you too. She didn’t say


    anything mean or whatever, but she was curious as to whether you have intentions to debut in the


    entertainment industry because she could help.”


    Cindy sputtered. “My, she certainly has an affinity for problem-solving, doesn’t she? Enough capital to


    propel the three of us to the top of the social pyramid?”


    Ian interjected, “So, what did you say?”


    “I told her the truth, of course,” a disgruntled Aurora replied. “I might have believed that we offended


    her by previously rejecting her offer, especially since we could have taken on her good graces after she


    extended the olive branch to me. I was a little worried about stirring up unnecessary strife with her, until


    now...”


    In an abrupt change of topic, she added, “Now, I think turning her down was the right thing to do. She’s


    far too unpredictable for us and she could outsmart us at any given moment. I could tell from the way


    she talked and carried herself that she is as maniptive as theye, not to mention power-


    obsessed. I don’t think we can get along with her for long.”


    She took a deep breath and concluded, “We’re better off not associating ourselves with her and we


    definitely shouldn’t take any part of the resources she’s offering us. Knowing her type, she would


    bankroll on the favors you owe her and drain you; if you so much as get on her bad side, there’s no


    telling what cmity might follow.”


    Having heard all this, Ian and Cindy visibly rxed, reassured that the three of them were standing on


    the same side in this matter.


    Presently, Ian nodded in agreement and said, “I don’t actually care about the resources she has in


    hand. I was never after such things in the first ce.”


    Aurora looked like she was about to nod, but she quickly shook her head instead. “Yulia is quite the


    capable youngdy, but she wouldn’t be an ally to us in the long run.” She clicked her tongue in


    disapproval. “I guess these capable folks are just a little different, a little less empathetic, from the rest


    of usmon folks.”


    Silence fell upon the three of them before Aurora’s gaze fixed on Cindy, and she warned, “I want you toContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    gird your loins. Yulia isn’t someone who will back down so easily, and I won’t be surprised if she does


    come after you next.”


    Upon hearing this, Ian and Cindy let out exasperatedughs. Aurora took notice of their behavior


    immediately as she demanded, “I take it that she has already made her move?”