#100 “You Have This Way of Making Everything Seem A Little Brighter.”

As soon as Sophia went up to her hotel room to rest, she noticed that suitcases were lined up next to her bedroom. It was her suitcases that were in her old hotel; she didn’t know when Alexander had managed to arrange the move, but she was very impressed.

Ever since she had come to London, Alexander had been so kind and attentive to her that she felt she owed him at least a thank you. Sophia started unpacking her luggage with a smile.

Alexander had believed her when he found her at the scene of the crime, arranged for her to have a lawyer, and had managed to find the evidence that she was innocent. Sophia knew how he felt about her, and his diligence was astonishing.

Never in a million years did Sophia imagine that her ex-husband, the one who didn’t even bother to get to know her, would turn out to be so trusting and kind.

As soon as she arranged the clothes from the suitcases and her room, she texted him, “I’m bored, come and keep me company.”

There was a long pause where she didn’t get an answer, and it made her laugh. She imagined Alexander sitting in front of his phone wondering what to say to her.

“How bored? I have to know what to bring,” was the answer.

She laughed at his playful message and replied:

“A bottle of wine is enough.”

“Ok, does that mean I have to cancel the order for strawberries and cream?”

on her face. She couldn’t get used to this Alexander. One moment he is cold and calculating, the

was a knock on her door. She went to open it, and Alexander was at

are no strawberries; I was a little worried,” says Sophia with

at her. She motions him into the room, and he walks over to the sideboard. He picks up two wine glasses and opens the bottle. Pour and put ice

one to Sophia, who

“Thank you,” she says.

“For nothing.

you for everything you have

you want it or not. And I take my promises very seriously,” he

raised his glass in a toast, and the two clink glasses. The deep burgundy liquid

Here she was, sharing a quiet evening with her ex -husband, a man she had once

in the police, the charges, the people attacking you. You never once lost your temper.

the plush couch. “I think I learned it from my

raise you?” Alexander inquired, his interest

have learned many things from him, but he was also terribly strict. For him, education was in

nodded, a hint of familiarity in his gaze. “It’s like you’re talking about me

their childhoods, the parallels between their upbringings became increasingly apparent. Both Sophia and Alexander had been shaped by the influences of stern patriarchs who held education

Alexander reflected. ” He was an old-school disciplinarian. Education, discipline, and

understanding. “Sounds familiar. My grandfather had this unwavering belief that academic excellence paved

his eye. “Rebellion? Now, that’s a side of you

mischief, confessed, “Oh, I was a bit of a troublemaker. Skipped classes, challenged authority, you name it. But, in the end, I

combining toughness and wisdom. They see the potential in you, even when

shared experiences, and the room seemed to echo with the resonance of two souls finding unexpected common ground. As they continued exchanging stories, it

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