Chapter 2138


    Chapter 2138 How Thoughtful of You


    Cindy agreed with what Otis said wholeheartedly. "You''re right—everything will fall into ce. We''re


    only so young, and we haven''t seen enough of the world yet to know where things are going tond,


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    which kind of exins why we''re such romantics."


    She said this with a gentle tone. Otis eyed her for a beat or two before he nodded. "You''re quite the


    astute one, youngdy."


    She wasn''t sure if he was only ying up thepliment. She didn''t think she was astute, but there


    had been plenty of asions where she ran into dead ends and found herselfpletely at fate''s


    mercy, so she had no choice but to let nature take its course.


    After this, Otis went on to share little tidbits of his and his wife''s married life. He spoke so calmly and


    affably that Cindy found herself resetting her mind and rxing into the conversation, as though talking


    to him soothed her.


    The three of them talked over the meal, but Cindy and Otis were mainly the ones who supplied the


    chatter in the room. Toward the end, Gary was the only one who had gone silent.


    Gary paid the bill when they were finished with lunch, and the three of them stood at the entrance of


    the restaurant.


    Otis nced over at Gary''s car and said, "You drive way too fast. You''re still young, so stop rushing


    everywhere and take your time while doing things. It''s how you build character, you know."


    Gary chuckled as he turned to look at Otis. "You ever think that maybe you just drive too slow?"


    Even Cindy had to admit that Otis was a slow driver, and it seemed like his manners on the road were


    evocative of his actual personality. He was always calm and behaved as if he had all the time in the


    world, which meant he worked at a slower pace than most. She wondered what his wife was like and if


    she was an impatient sort, because if that were the case, things would be interesting and chaotic in


    their household.


    The three of them exchanged a few more pleasantries at the entrance of the restaurant before making


    their way over to the cars. This time, Cindy decided that she would hitch a ride with Otis, and she had


    suggested this on her own ord. She looked at Gary as she said, "I''ll be going back to thepany


    with Mr. Kaufmann to spare you from having to drop me off."


    Gary gave her a look and drawled somewhat sarcastically, "How thoughtful of you."


    She shrugged this off and ignored whatever implication there might be in his words. Then, she smiled


    as she waved him goodbye. "I''ll get going. Goodbye, Mr. Frye."


    With that, she went into Otis'' car.


    On the other hand, Gary walked down the front steps of the restaurant and stood there on the sidewalk


    without moving toward his car at all.


    He was still rooted in ce when Otis started his car and began to slowly pull away from the curb. In


    the passenger seat, Cindy did not turn to look at Gary, but from her peripheral view, she could tell that


    he had turned to look in her direction. In fact, she could sense his gaze lingering on her.


    Both of them might not have said it in so many words, but it was clear to see that their friendship had


    been watered down by awkwardness.


    Having pulled away from the curb and driven down the street, Otis waited for a moment before he


    asked, "How did you and Gary meet? You guys don''t seem like particrly close friends."


    He had a keen eye; Cindy had a feeling that he could already sense the dynamics between her and


    Gary during the meal earlier, but he had continued to y dumb and go along with her act.


    She answered, "Well, I don''t think we are particrly close at all. We do get along well enough, and


    that''s probably why Mr. Frye invited me to join the both of you for lunch." Then, she dragged Ian into


    the conversation and said, "Perhaps he''s just looking out for me on behalf of Ian."


    Otis chuckled at this, but she wasn''t sure if he believed her story or not. He nodded and said, "Perhaps.


    I mean, there is that possibility."


    The both of them did not talk after that, and when the car stopped outside thepany building, Cindy


    got down. However, she turned to see that Otis did not budge at all from the driver''s seat. "Is there


    somewhere you have to be off to?"


    He rolled down the window on his side and gave her a kind smile as he hummed in affirmation. "I do


    have some things to take care of. Alright, go on and get to work."


    Cindy flushed when she heard this. She hadn''t wanted to trouble Gary to drop her off, but it looked like


    she ended up troubling Otis instead.