After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

Chapter 173

#172 “I could have Sworn I had it Earlier…”

It was growing late, the soft glow of evening casting long shadows throughout Sophia’s grandfather’s house. Sophia and Benjamin, tired from their exhaustive search for the elusive key, stood in the dimly lit hallway, their fatigue palpable in the air.

“I think it’s time for bed,” Sophia announced with a weary smile, her voice tinged with exhaustion. “It’s been a long day, and I definitely need some sleep.”

Benjamin nodded in agreement, although there was a hint of reluctance in his expression. “Of course. Do you want me to stay?”

Sophia furrowed her brow in surprise at his offer. “Stay?” she echoed, her confusion evident. “Like back in the day when we used to have slumber parties?”

A nostalgic smile tugged at Benjamin’s lips as he nodded. “Exactly like that.”

Sophia chuckled softly, the tension of the day momentarily forgotten. ”

Benjamin, back then I was afraid of the monster under the bed,” she teased. ” You don’t need to stay.”

“I’m just worried,” Benjamin began, his tone earnest. “It’s a big house, and…

voice gentle but firm. “You live next door, if something happens, you’ll be the first

to darken slightly. “That’s right,” he conceded, his

wish you a

escorted him to the door, the

into the night, a sudden realization struck her like a bolt of lightning. Her phone! She still

is it?” she muttered to herself. ” I could have sworn

of the house, her growing sense of unease intensified with each passing moment. Despite her thorough efforts, her phone

had to ask Benjamin for his phone. Alexander must be worried now,” she muttered, feeling a

in the evening. She hesitated, not

her grandfather’s watch, a precious gift he had bestowed

losing her phone. Now she would have to

the watch case in her apartment, Sophia couldn’t shake the feeling of a missed opportunity. Perhaps there was a clue hidden within the case that

she made her way up to her old bedroom. As she settled into bed, she couldn’t help but imagine returning with Alexander one day, sharing stories of her childhood and the secrets hidden within the walls of

only intensified. He had been trying to reach Sophia for hours, his calls going unanswered and his messages left unread. Each unanswered call only served to fuel his growing sense of unease, a gnawing fear that something

Alexander decided to try to call her

watched Alexander’s name flash on Sophia’s phone screen. With a mischievous gleam in his eyes, he

smooth, laced with a hint of amusement

anger. “Benjamin, where the hell is Sophia? Why

“Oh, Alex, she’s

Sophia hasn’t contacted me

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