The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 1421

Cindy looked in the direction of the sound. Likewise, Ian turned his entire face in the direction, whereupon another click rang out. Cindy spotted the paparazzi who was hiding behind the tree lawn. Actually, he was rather conspicuous. Ian, however, pretended as though he hadn’t seen anything, retracting his gaze. Then, he lifted an arm and wrapped it around her shoulder before getting into the car with her.

What was that? Perhaps he gave up the pretense since we were already caught, directly making our relationship known since we’d been photographed countless times. At least, this was Cindy’s take on Ian’s thoughts.

After they’d gotten into the car, the driver chuckled. “Was it deliberate earlier?”

The corners of Cindy’s mouth tilted up. “Ah, you’re smart! Say, do you think those paparazzi will be able to tell that we deliberately allowed them to photograph us? If they do, will they contemplate it further and suspect the veracity of our relationship?”

Starting the car, the driver drove out of the community area. As he drove, he replied, “They’ll never bother contemplating that. They’ll only wonder why the two of you didn’t stand there and pose for a series of photos. Veracity isn’t something they’ve got to concern themselves with.”

Cindy nodded. Then, she turned to look at Ian. “So, is that why you made it so intentional?”

Glancing at her out of the corner of his eye, Ian arched a brow but said nothing.

Unexpectedly, the celebrity abruptly stopped mid-stride. Turning her head, she noticed Cindy and said something to the assistant beside her. The assistant then nodded and answered in a rather loud voice, “Yes, that’s her.” At this, the celebrity chuckled before going on her way.

Cindy could tell that the chuckle was definitely malicious. It’s probably another snub at Ian because of my background. Well, this is the entertainment industry whereby people flatter the powerful and scorn the lowly. If I were a boss with resources, people might flock over and ingratiate themselves to me. Nonetheless, I don’t give a whit about that. She snorted. After doing so, she felt much better.

She then strolled around before seeing a few assistants chatting, probably assistants of the celebrity guests. One of them hurried over at the sight of her. “Ms. Selby!” Cindy was startled. I’m not a celebrity, so why is she showing me such deference? Still, she stood there and looked at the approaching girl. The girl was about her age, appearing harmless with a bright smile on her face.