Chapter 1866


    Chapter 1866 Forced Pleasantries


    Ian didn’t think too much of this as he shed her a smile. He led her into the dressing room and they


    left swiftly after taking the make-up kit.


    However, they had only just walked out of the dressing room when Cindy saw Yulia.


    Yulia was walking next to one of the crew members and while the crew member didn’t look like


    someone important, Cindy knew him nheless.


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    For every show that Ian was set to appear on, Cindy took it upon herself to look into all the crew


    members involved and this particr one naturally did not escape her attention; he was the executive


    director of the show. On the other hand, Ian had noticed Yulia as well and was obviously surprised.


    Yulia and the director exchanged a few words and the minute she turned, she met Cindy and Ian’s


    astonished looks.


    She was considerably more indifferent than the both of them to the point where she even


    acknowledged Ian with a nod while asking, “Done with the set?”


    There were others walking by at that moment and each of them slowed in their steps as they turned to


    cast curious looks at Yulia and the couple whom she was addressing.


    Everyone was eyeing the trio with interest. Given how things between them had been blown out of


    proportion on the Inte not too long ago, everyone was aware of their brewing tension.


    Ian nodded with a brief hum. “They have wrapped it up. What are you doing here?”


    Amusement colored Yulia’s tone as she answered, “I’m here to see a friend.” Then, her gaze flickered


    over to Cindy and she wore an affable expression as she greeted, “We meet again, Miss Selby.”


    Cindy knew that the pleasantries were a necessary part of the act, seeing as the whole scandal had


    only died down not too long ago. Those watching them right now were likely waiting to dig out more dirt


    or to make them theughing stock.


    As such, she squeezed out a warm smile. “What a coincidence running into you here, Miss Noble.”


    The executive director next to Yulia turned to address her, “Oh, I didn’t know you were friends with


    them.”


    Yulia’s reply was one of cool confirmation, after which she looked exasperated as she added, “We were


    previously meeting up as friends, but who could have thought that the public would misread the


    situation and twist the narrative?” With that, she nced over at Ian once more and said, “Let’s have a


    meal together soon. I had a really good talk with Aurora the other day, and I look forward to seeing you


    guys outside of work.”


    Ian wasn’t about to call her bluff after she said all this, so he merely nodded. “Sure. Just give us a call.”


    Having said that, he took Cindy by the hand and bade farewell to the director and Yulia before leaving


    the set. It wasn’t until he and Cindy were in the confines of the car that he asked disgruntledly, “What


    was she doing on set?”


    No one other than Yulia knew the answer to that question.


    The driver started the car and slowly pulled away. As the car cruised down the road, Cindy answered,


    “She was meeting with the director earlier, so I wonder what they were discussing.”


    Ian couldn’t care less about their discussion. After all, the show was a one-time thing and he wasn’t too


    bothered about future coborations now that filming had wrapped.


    He leaned into the seat and kneaded his shoulders. “She seems to know a whole bunch of people in


    the industry, and here I was thinking she had a bad rap among her peers.”


    At least, judging by old news, it didn’t look like Yulia had close interactions with anyone in particr.


    Most of the news surrounded her promotion of the magazine, but when she was caught in a scandal,


    no one stood up for her.


    This led him to think that she had rubbed people wrong, but he stood corrected when he saw how well


    she seemed to get along with the director from earlier.


    That alone made Ian realize that he had too little consideration of things; he should have been a little


    less short-sighted and understood that there were people like Yulia, whose prowess was so well-hidden


    that no one bothered pondering on it. For her to own such ludicrous resources could mean that she had


    rubbed elbows with all the right people.


    Meanwhile, Cindy leaned closer to Ian as she confessed, “I actually thought she went to see you.”


    He gave her a look before he let out an amused chuckle. “I didn’t even know about her visit, so don’t


    hurt yourself with such thoughts.”


    The driver peered at them through the rearview mirror and clicked his tongue in mock disapproval. “My,


    my, is Cindy jealous of Yulia?”


    Cindy hadn’t tried to be subtle about her jealousy in front of Ian, but she couldn’t live down the


    embarrassment now that she was confronted by the driver. She huffed as she rified, “No, I’m not


    exactly jealous of her. I was only joking because I know that there’s nothing going on between her and


    Ian.”


    The driver said nothing to this as he nodded cidly.


    It wasn’t long before Ian and Cindy arrived home, but instead of heading straight into the apartment


    complex, they decided to go grocery shopping to stock the fridge with ingredients.