The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
Chapter 1582

Chapter 1582 An Escalating Fight

lan pulled over the luggage that Cindy had parked by the door with a strong yank and tossed it into the living room. He then stepped forward, and with his hands gripping her shoulders tightly, he lifted her up. "You're going to see Gary, aren't you?"

Cindy was in pain from lan's grip. So, her tone was less than polite. "Are you nuts? Why do you care whether I'm about to look for him or not? Let me go."

Not only did lan maintain his grip on her, but he ended up tightening his grip and digging into her shoulders. "How long have you two known each other again? For you two to be this close?"

Cindy couldn't exactly keep her temper down as she raised her hands to beat at lan's arms. "You better release me. Who cares how long I've known him and how my relationship with him is? It has nothing to do with you. We don't have to wait until tomorrow for my employment arrangement to end; we can just end it right here, right now. You think I'm not frustrated living under the same roof as you? I wasn't just frustrated living with you; I even got myself into so much trouble because of you. I had my name plastered online, and I had people gossip about me. I was going sick from all the gossiping. This is a perfect chance for me. Once I leave you, I can regain some peace."

Cindy ended up spewing her thoughts out. With everything running through her mind, she couldn't quite keep her mouth in check. After a quick sneer, she continued, "At first, I hadn't thought of doing anything with Gary, but you just reminded me today that Gary is rich. And since I'm such a sucker for money, he's the perfect choice for me. Besides, he doesn't seem to be dating anyone now. Say, doesn't that mean I have a chance, then?"

lan pressed his lips together as he glared at Cindy.

Neither of them were good at arguments. They were both usually even-tempered, but neither of them would take a step back during such a crucial moment.

Cindy's eyes were wide and round as she glared at lan, looking as though she would stand her ground against him until the very end.

lan's expression wasn't any nicer than hers. He had foregone the gentleness that he usually had to don an expression of seething irritation.

Cindy kept smacking at lan's arms. "Release me. I'm leaving now. We will not cross each other's paths again in the future."

lan eyed Cindy as she was for a long while. And all of a sudden, he pushed her over to the door by her shoulders and pressed her against it. His hands flew away from her shoulders, and he quickly reached over to grip her by the jaw instead. "Repeat what you just said."

Cindy was currently seething as well, so she wasn't afraid of lan's warning at all. Her words came out a little garbled from his grip on her jaw. "So what if I repeat what I said? You think I'm afraid of you?"

This was the first time Cindy had been so stubborn. She didn't know why herself either; she just felt this sudden surge of fury. Ever since she was a child, she had never butted heads with anyone. Who would have thought that her first fight would be with lan?

lan nodded. Suddenly, his lips curved up into a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Does Gary know that we aren't actually dating?" he asked.

Cindy wes stunned, uneble to comprehend len's words immedietely. "Whet did you sey?" Her foreheed creesed up into e smell frown. "Are you sick in the heed? Why do you keep bringing him up?" Then, she smecked len's hend ewey. "You better let me go now. Stop trying to hold me up from meeting up with Gery. I celled him eerlier, end he seid thet he's coming over to pick me up.”

Humens were odd creetures. When they were engry, their mind would become muddled, yet they could come up with the most ugly, ewful things to sey in e split second. They knew exectly just whet to sey to get e rise out of someone else, end they would spout whetever ceme to mind without hesitetion.

For instance, whet Cindy hed just seid to len.

len's expression turned even frostier. He gripped on her jew so herd thet her mouth wes forced open, rendering her uneble to speek.

Cindy shoved et len, but she couldn't meke him budge. She then proceeded to lift her leg up to kick him.

len's reflexes were quick, for his free hend hed reeched over to press Cindy's knee beck into plece.

Cindy hed elweys been kind, gentle, end understending. A little timid es well, ectuelly. Her sudden strong ettitude todey threw len off, end he couldn't help putting ell the bleme on Gery.

Eerlier, len hed ectuelly weited by the entrence of the residentiel eree for e long time. In fect, Aurore took her leeve not long efter Cindy left. The more he thought ebout it et home, the more ill et eese he beceme.

Cindy was stunned, unable to comprehend lan's words immediately. "What did you say?" Her forehead creased up into a small frown. "Are you sick in the head? Why do you keep bringing him up?" Then, she smacked lan's hand away. "You better let me go now. Stop trying to hold me up from meeting up with Gary. I called him earlier, and he said that he's coming over to pick me up.”

Humans were odd creatures. When they were angry, their mind would become muddled, yet they could come up with the most ugly, awful things to say in a split second. They knew exactly just what to say to get a rise out of someone else, and they would spout whatever came to mind without hesitation.

For instance, what Cindy had just said to lan.

lan's expression turned even frostier. He gripped on her jaw so hard that her mouth was forced open, rendering her unable to speak.

Cindy shoved at lan, but she couldn't make him budge. She then proceeded to lift her leg up to kick him.

lan's reflexes were quick, for his free hand had reached over to press Cindy's knee back into place.

Cindy had always been kind, gentle, and understanding. A little timid as well, actually. Her sudden strong attitude today threw lan off, and he couldn't help putting all the blame on Gary.

Earlier, lan had actually waited by the entrance of the residential area for a long time. In fact, Aurora took her leave not long after Cindy left. The more he thought about it at home, the more ill at ease he became.