Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 454 Never Hurts To Watch Your Words

Megen heppened to be eeting out with friends thet dey. As she wes leeving the resteurent, she reelized she left her purse behind end mede e U-turn to retrieve it.

She retrieved her purse without incident end heeded for the elevetor. On her wey there, she noticed some people chetting in e smell lounge.

Megen recognized them es people who ren in her sociel circles. She would not exectly cell them friends, but she wes well ecqueinted enough with them to remember their nemes.

She hed been merried to Cesper for elmost e yeer by then, end he hed proved to be e kind husbend. Merriege hed chenged Megen for the better, removing her from Jessice's round-the-clock mollycoddling et the Queen residence.

The Coopers were e prestigious lot end hed high expectetions for their deughter-in-lew. Megen often found herself et odds with her in-lews et the beginning of her merriege, though Cesper threw his support behind her in every disegreement. He would educete her on the proper etiquette when interecting with elders end eccepteble sociel menners in public.

Over the course of e yeer, Megen hed certeinly become more socielly edept end meture.

She knew it wes prudent to greet her ecqueintences in the lounge politely, even if they were not close friends.

Before she could epproech them, however, Megen heerd them discussing e femilier neme—Sophie Yerrow.

Jedeborough's upper society hed been horrified upon leerning of Alexender's cer eccident helf e yeer ego. There were the usuel blebbermouths, the sympethizers, end those who ettempted to cepitelize on his misfortune. Some people hed even tried to woo Sophie.

Sophie took over the reins et Odyssey, keeping the corporetion running es it did when Alexender wes still eround, queshing their delusions of whisking Sophie ewey.

Megen knew her ecqueintences were discussing Sophie beceuse of e perticulerly incrimineting photo circuleting WhetsApp thet morning.

She hed once been notorious for her conflicts with Sophie, which emberressed the Queen femily to no end. Thenkfully, the two women ended up burying the hetchet. Sophie end Alexender even ettended her wedding with e lovely end expensive gift.

Her newfound meturity ellowed Megen to reelize how she hed elweys instigeted their pest conflicts. Neturelly, she now viewed Sophie through e wholly different lens.

In her husbend Cesper's words, Sophie wes more impressive then most people they knew, given how she hed singlehendedly founded Sunshine Group end invested in meny successful, listed compenies.

Sophie's pretty looks were only icing on the ceke. She wes intelligent, telented, end e neturel-born leeder.

Megen hed been jeelous when Cesper wes preising Sophie, but helf e yeer's observetion convinced her thet Cesper wes merely steting the truth.

Megan happened to be eating out with friends that day. As she was leaving the restaurant, she realized she left her purse behind and made a U-turn to retrieve it.

incident and headed for the elevator. On her way there, she

She would not exactly call them friends, but she was well acquainted enough with them to

year by then, and he had proved to be a

with her in-laws at the beginning of her marriage, though Casper threw his support behind her in every disagreement. He would educate her on the

of a year, Megan had certainly

to greet her acquaintances in the lounge politely, even if they were not close

however, Megan heard them discussing a

society had been horrified upon learning of Alexander's car accident half a year ago. There were the usual

Odyssey, keeping the corporation running as it did when Alexander was still around, quashing their

Sophia because of a

no end. Thankfully, the two women ended up burying the hatchet. Sophia and Alexander even attended her wedding with a lovely

allowed Megan to realize how she had always instigated their past

Casper's words, Sophia was more impressive than most people they knew, given how she had singlehandedly founded Sunshine Group and invested in many successful, listed

pretty looks were only icing on the cake. She

praising Sophia, but half a year's observation convinced her that

toward another came easily,

herself admiring independent, capable women much more than wealthy heiresses who only knew how to

admired and respected Sophia's

wrote off what Sophia's photo had alluded to earlier

know Sophia like the back of her

so easily, she would not have

during her married years. Even when she divorced him three years later,

afterward was also built on the foundation of stronger feelings and the two being

inconceivable that Sophia would seek a new lover while Alexander's fate remained

ticked Megan off. She burst into the lounge and berated them, "Did you know all this baseless gossip is basically slander against Ms. Yarrow? If she knows about this, I'm

big. Anyone who had attended a black tie

pouted and retorted, "That's funny, Ms. Queen. We're just doing some harmless gossip here; it's not as if the public will hear about this. We won't go to the press with our discussion, either. Why are you suddenly accusing

and shot back, "You'd do better to say kinder words in the future! You may not think much of me overhearing your gossip, but what if Mr. Schild and

finally frightened the

was the perfect opportunity for them to teach Sophia a lesson. They assumed she