Chapter 2111


    Chapter 2111 The Purpose of Companionship


    Cindyughed and rubbed circles into Ian''s back as she said softly, "Nheless, you have to go


    because you signed a contract. We can take a break after this show is over and done with."


    She almost said that they could take a break after his contract was up, but she wasn''t sure of the terms


    he and Hannah had discussed thest time, and she didn''t think it was her ce to mention ns for


    after the contract had ended.


    He hummed in response and did not say anything more.


    After a while, Aurora beckoned them for dinner.


    Ian had already packed up his things for the set, and he led Cindy out to the dining room. It was clear


    to see that he didn''t have much of an appetite.


    Aurora nced at both of them and decided to bring up the incident from earlier that day. She only


    wanted to give Cindy a heads-up, so she said, "The guy actually texted me and told me that he was


    going to start a riot or something outside Ian''spany. He threatened us and said that he would


    cause a huge scene even if he had no evidence whatsoever; either way, he was sure that Ian''s


    reputation would be wrecked after that."


    Cindy raised a brow and found the man''s rhetoric somewhat amusing. "He certainly isn''t holding back,


    is he?"


    Aurora had the same feeling as well. "He''s been driven mad by the idea of ending up with a windfall


    and has abandoned all reason." After all, people often went wayward in the face of temptation.


    Cindy sighed and muttered in response, "It''s like he doesn''t care at all that we have the right to take


    legal action against him and sue him for damages. He does realize that he will actually have to


    compensate us if it alles down to awsuit, right?"


    Ian chuckled. "I wouldn''t put it past him to be so ignorant, but there''s the possibility that he thinks he


    can get away with refusing to pay us the damages. To be honest, I don''t know what''s going on in his


    head; he seems to have his own erratic way of doing things and firmly believes that they will work out in


    his favor." Having said this, he nced over at Aurora and asked, "I''m kind of curious as to why you


    would even be together with a man like him. He''s not your usual type, is he?"


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    The man was neither good-looking nor well-mannered, and Aurora was way out of his league in all


    aspects.


    Upon hearing this, Aurora sighed and said, "Let''s just say I wasn''t feeling too good about myself and I


    needed the attention. He treated me well enough at first, and he also took great care of me; he would


    even take a taxi over to my ce just to cook me meals and get me medicine when I was sick." Her


    gaze flickered over to Cindy as she continued, "You know how we women are. We tend to open up to


    those who treat us well, and I was really broken back then. He showed up at the right time and I


    wavered."


    Back then, she had only just gotten out of a rtionship that had ended on a sour note—it even


    involved a fight out in the streets and getting taken away to the police station.


    The man she was previously with had treated her poorly, and she was never one to suffer in silence, so


    they spent most of their days fighting like cats and dogs.


    To have a man appear in Aurora''s life all of a sudden while showing her genuine concern and taking


    care of her was all it took for her to feel butterflies in her stomach again.


    However, more incidents proved that the man had two sides to him. He had treated Aurora with


    kindness and generosity when they first started out, but toward the end, he could no longer keep his


    true colors under wraps.


    He had grown petty and he demanded that Aurora return him the favors he had done for her back


    when he was pursuing her romantically. He would continuously bring up his contributions and expected


    her to pay him back for his efforts.


    It was then that Aurora realized she had been blinded by his act, but she couldn''t bring herself to end


    the rtionship. After all, she desperately needed hispany at that time even though he was not


    perfect.


    She concluded that her past had been filled with wrong decisions, and now, she said with the benefit of


    hindsight, "I have to admit that I had no direction or purpose in life back in the day, so I was always


    looking for someone to stay by my side and keep mepany. Now, I have my own goals and I am


    driven, so I no longer need someone toplete me. I know I can make it on my own."


    Cindy nodded. She couldn''t quite empathize with the depth of Aurora''s past, but she thought she could


    understand some of it.


    Indeed, living on one''s own could be lonely especially when one didn''t have a career or a goal in life.


    Time would corrode the spirit if one was forced to spend day after day alone with neither family nor


    friends, which was why most people chosepanionship even if it came in the form of an imperfect


    person. After all, they could overlook all their ws if it meant they could fill the gap in their hearts and


    the emptiness in their lives.