The Returning Ex

Chapter 1439 One-Month Break
Cindy had her fingers wrapped tightly around Linda’s wrist—it didn’t look like she was being bullied by Linda at all. Once Cindy
saw Ian and Hannah walking in, she immediately pushed Linda aside before taking two steps back. “Linda started scolding us
because she was in a bad mood,” Cindy explained while she fixed her hair.
Linda was one of the celebrities who worked under Hannah, so Hannah knew how bad Linda’s temper was. In the past, Linda
had offended a good number of investors because of her hot temper. Furthermore, she had been heavily criticized on the
Internet due to her recent inappropriate actions.
“What happened to your face?” Hannah turned her attention toward Linda’s assistant. The assistant had tears in her eyes as she
spoke in a meek tone. “It’s nothing. It’s no big deal.” Hannah immediately understood that Linda was the one who had slapped
her own assistant. Hannah had a rather stern demeanor in the first place, so she looked even scarier when she twisted her face
into a frown.
The aggressiveness Linda showed earlier had completely disappeared, and she kept her hands behind her back while taking a
few deep breaths. She looked rather self-conscious of her own actions. “Were you about to continue hitting someone before we
came in?” Hannah glared at Linda.
Ian hastily went over to Cindy. “You’re okay, right?”
“I didn’t allow her to succeed.” Cindy shook her head while speaking in a rather playful tone. Hannah stole a glance at Cindy right
then. She figured that she had to side with Cindy this time since Cindy held some leverage over Ian. Hannah therefore let out a
sneer as she turned to address Linda. “Judging by your actions, it seems like you have no interest in improving your current
situation. Since you’re in such a bad mood, I think you should go home and get some rest. You will be on break for the rest of
this month.”
Linda froze for a moment before she widened her eyes. “Hannah, I...” A one-month break wasn’t good news because it meant
that Linda would have to survive an entire month without any work or income. On top of that, Hannah’s icy demeanor was
making Linda doubt that her break would last for only one month. It feels like Hannah is preparing to turn me into one of those
celebrities who eventually die out after going on an indefinite hiatus.
Linda was terrified by Hannah’s words, and she immediately rushed toward Hannah. “Please don’t do that, Hannah. I’m not in a
bad mood. It was all a misunderstanding.”

Ian had an arm around Cindy’s shoulder, and he gave his driver a look without bothering to glance in Linda’s direction. “Let’s go.
The air here is really stuffy,” he muttered in a rather irritated tone. In other words, Ian wasn’t interested in being involved in this
matter and wanted Hannah to handle it on her own.
Ian checked on Cindy after they left the lounge. “Are you okay? Linda didn’t bully you in any way, did she?”
Cindy chuckled. “She’s not my employer, so I’d never let her bully me.”
Ian nodded, agreeing with Cindy. However, the driver still seemed rather annoyed as he spat on the ground before making his
comment. “She really thinks she’s special, huh? She even expected me to stand up and greet her! How disgusting.”
Cindy walked over to pat the driver on his shoulder. “Forget it. We don’t have to care about her. I don’t think things will turn out
well for her either.” Linda had been receiving a good number of negative comments in the past few months, and people in the
company were already indirectly criticizing Linda’s behaviors.
It seemed like Linda would actually have to take a one-month break. Although one month didn’t seem like a lot, it had a huge
impact on a celebrity’s career. The entertainment industry was a fast-moving field, and Linda knew that she would lose her fame
if she didn’t make any appearances for a month.
“Let’s head home now,” Ian uttered once he walked out of the company with Cindy and the driver. Subsequently, Cindy received
a timetable from Hannah, and she saw that Ian’s schedule was not really full this month. In fact, it was only half the amount of his
usual workload. However, it was good news—the arrangements made more sense than before as it allowed Ian more time to
rest. He had been too exhausted in the past.
The driver sent Ian and Cindy home. That evening, Ian was supposed to have a meeting with a production team. Hannah was
the one who had accepted this job for him—it was a role in a city romance drama. I really got what I wanted this time, huh? I just
talked about acting in dramas a few days ago, and I’ve got a role now! The city romance drama was one of the company’s larger
projects, so Ian wanted to rush home to do some last-minute studying of the book that the drama was based on.
After sending Cindy and Ian home, the driver excused himself and drove off. Ian returned to his room, and Cindy cleaned the
place up a little before she sat on the couch and watched some TV.