Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 456 A Woman Of Principle

When Sophia arrived at the restaurant, Samuel was already there.

She thanked the waiter for leading her to the table. As soon as she set her bag down, Samuel pulled out the chair for her.

How gentlemanly of him.

Sophia glanced at Samuel and uttered, "Thank you."

Samuel touched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed. "We're way past these courtesies, so there's no need for such formalities."

Then, he handed her a menu.

Sophia's lips quirked into a smile as she took over the menu. After skimming through the dishes and their prices, she remarked, "You're really generous, Mr. Schild."

The dishes were far from ordinary. Even though it was just the two of them, the meal would easily cost Samuel three to four thousand.

"It's nothing. If you like the food here, you can always come back and put it on my tab," Samuel offered.

Sophia took a sip of her coffee and said, "I won't spare you the courtesy next time, then."

"You're most welcome."

Samuel was not at all concerned about the money.

Sophia proceeded to order several dishes and some soup without hesitation.

"This should be enough for the both of us. After all, it's just the two of us, and it's not likely that we can finish it all," Sophia said.

Samuel nodded. "We can always add more later if needed."

Sophia smiled and took another sip of her coffee. "I'm guessing you didn't invite me here just for a meal, right?"

Samuel let out a chuckle. "Sophia, you're a smart lady. I'm sure you know why I invited you out today."

"I've witnessed almost everything that had happened between you and Alex throughout the years. I might have been hasty this morning and said some offensive things. Please don't hold it against me. As you know, I can be quite forthright," Samuel went on.

coffee as a token of apology. "I apologize for my blunt words this morning. Just think of it as

with a raised brow. "What if I

Samuel off

he struggled to

seemed entirely

half a minute, she decided to let him off the hook. "I don't think

she was trying to say and breathed a sigh of relief. "No, you're

arrived, the conversation

the waiter left, Samuel asked, "So, you've

the lid of the soup bowl before glancing at Samuel.

as she spoke. "I understand the bond between you and Alexander. If it were me

be so magnanimous. He even felt worse

glance at Sophia and said, "Thank you. I was too hasty. It's been six months without news of him. People have been telling me to move on, but I've never believed that he's gone. I know you think the same as well. Besides,

and Justin were burdened with a similar sense of guilt, but such feelings were ultimately futile. After all,

sudden mishap struck them like a

had their own lives to lead, and people came and went with such frequency that Samuel knew it was unreasonable to expect others to remain fixated on the past, unwilling to

somewhat careless in everyday matters, he could see

and Justin were more mature and level-headed than he was, and they were able to accept

the thought of people gradually forgetting Alexander caused him great

Sophia was different. She loved Alexander deeply. If it weren't for him, Sophia

to her work was an effort to protect Odyssey until Alexander's return, at which point

photo in the morning, Samuel knew it would incite a myriad of gesticulations within the

had moved on with another

of

deeply. "How

did not wish to dwell on such a heavy subject. Seeing as Samuel had steered the topic of conversation, she

pause, she continued, "Right. His name is

Sophia's face, uncertain whether she was jesting or speaking

in the documents. Or have

subject, but the question had brought on an

not what