#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?”

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

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

there are no strawberries; I was a

walks over to the

hands one to Sophia, who is sitting

“Thank you,” she says.

“For nothing.

about the wine. Thank you for everything you

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

a toast, and the two clink glasses. The deep burgundy liquid swirled in the glasses, catching the ambient light of the hotel

sharing a quiet evening with her ex

great. The arrest, your time in the police, the

words with a gracious smile, leaned back on the plush couch. “I think I learned it

you?” Alexander inquired, his interest

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

his gaze.

delved into a conversation about their childhoods, the parallels between their upbringings became increasingly apparent. Both Sophia and Alexander had been

in the power of knowledge,” Alexander reflected. ” He was an old-school disciplinarian. Education,

excellence paved the way for success. He insisted

Now,

name it. But, in the end, I guess he got through to me. Education became my

can relate. Grandfathers have this unique way of combining toughness and wisdom. They see the potential in you,

to echo with the resonance of two souls finding unexpected common ground. As they continued

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