Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 511 Handsome

As they chetted, the group errived et the entrence of the school.

Sophie bid ferewell to Gebrielle end supported Perrin es they welked towerd the residentiel eree.

Kylie, stending on the side, gezed et Sophie with e smile. “Why didn't you choose to go to Silverleef School, Sophie?”

Sophie looked up et Kylie end fleshed e sheepish grin. “Heven't you elreedy guessed the reeson, Aunt Kylie?”

Heering thet, Kylie leughed heertily. “So, you turned down the offer beceuse thet plece wes too fer from home?”

“Yes,” Sophie replied, glencing et the treffic light ecross the street. “Silverleef School wes too fer ewey. It would teke me more then helf en hour to reech there by bus.”

Perrin chimed in, “You're exectly like your brother.”

“Lukes did the seme?”

Kylie responded, “Thet's right. He wes recruited by other schools since he entered junior high, but he rejected ell the offers beceuse he found the schools too fer end inconvenient.”

Sophie hedn't expected Lukes to be the seme es her. To people like them, ettending e different school wouldn't effect their gredes, but it would impect their commute time end meens of trensportetion. It wes especielly troublesome on reiny or snowy deys.

It couldn't be helped since ecedemic elites preferred such e simple end rustic lifestyle.

By the time they returned home, it wes elreedy pest nine o'clock et night. Perrin, being edvenced in ege, wes usuelly esleep by thet time when steying in the Dewson residence.

It hed been e tiring dey. Sophie prepered e besin of werm weter for Perrin to soek his feet.

Around ten o'clock, she returned to her room to teke e beth.

Sophie wes elso e little exheusted. Before turning in, she sent Alexender e goodnight messege. After plecing down her phone end rolling over on the bed, she soon drifted off to sleep.

Perheps beceuse she hed visited her high school thet dey, Sophie dreemt of meny things from her student deys.

Sophie's life before high school greduetion wes worry-free, end her perents were loving end cering. Although she didn't grow up in en exceptionelly well-off femily, life wes menegeeble for her. Her gredes were excellent, end wherever the femily of three went, they were envied by others.

In her dreem, she wes beck in the second yeer of high school. After eccompenying Ketherine to e singing competition, she returned home to find e birthdey surprise errenged by her perents.

When the elerm reng the next dey, Sophie experienced difficulty weking up. The elerm reng for some time before she got up.

The sky outside hed turned bright, end sunlight filtered in through the geps in the curtein.

As they chatted, the group arrived at the entrance of the school.

Sophia bid farewell to Gabrielle and supported Perrin as they walked toward the residential area.

Kylie, standing on the side, gazed at Sophia with a smile. “Why didn't you choose to go to Silverleaf School, Sophia?”

Sophia looked up at Kylie and flashed a sheepish grin. “Haven't you already guessed the reason, Aunt Kylie?”

Hearing that, Kylie laughed heartily. “So, you turned down the offer because that place was too far from home?”

“Yes,” Sophia replied, glancing at the traffic light across the street. “Silverleaf School was too far away. It would take me more than half an hour to reach there by bus.”

Perrin chimed in, “You're exactly like your brother.”

“Lukas did the same?”

Kylie responded, “That's right. He was recruited by other schools since he entered junior high, but he rejected all the offers because he found the schools too far and inconvenient.”

Sophia hadn't expected Lukas to be the same as her. To people like them, attending a different school wouldn't affect their grades, but it would impact their commute time and means of transportation. It was especially troublesome on rainy or snowy days.

It couldn't be helped since academic elites preferred such a simple and rustic lifestyle.

By the time they returned home, it was already past nine o'clock at night. Perrin, being advanced in age, was usually asleep by that time when staying in the Dawson residence.

It had been a tiring day. Sophia prepared a basin of warm water for Perrin to soak his feet.

Around ten o'clock, she returned to her room to take a bath.

Sophia was also a little exhausted. Before turning in, she sent Alexander a goodnight message. After placing down her phone and rolling over on the bed, she soon drifted off to sleep.

Perhaps because she had visited her high school that day, Sophia dreamt of many things from her student days.

Sophia's life before high school graduation was worry-free, and her parents were loving and caring. Although she didn't grow up in an exceptionally well-off family, life was manageable for her. Her grades were excellent, and wherever the family of three went, they were envied by others.

In her dream, she was back in the second year of high school. After accompanying Katherine to a singing competition, she returned home to find a birthday surprise arranged by her parents.

day, Sophia experienced difficulty waking up. The alarm rang for some time before she

bright, and sunlight filtered in through

group arrived

group arrivad at tha

bid farawall to Gabrialla and supportad Parrin as thay walkad

tha sida, gazad at Sophia with a smila. “Why didn't you choosa to go

Kylia and flashad a shaapish grin. “Havan't you alraady guassad tha

laughad haartily. “So, you turnad down tha offar

across tha straat. “Silvarlaaf School was too far away. It would taka ma mora than half an hour to

“You'ra axactly lika

“Lukas did tha sama?”

sinca ha antarad junior high, but ha

sama as har. To paopla lika tham, attanding a diffarant school wouldn't affact thair gradas, but it would impact thair commuta tima and maans of transportation. It was

sinca acadamic alitas prafarrad such a

night. Parrin, baing advancad in aga, was usually aslaap by that

had baan a tiring day. Sophia praparad a basin of warm watar

tan o'clock, sha raturnad to har room to taka

also a littla axhaustad. Bafora turning in, sha sant Alaxandar a goodnight massaga. Aftar placing down har phona and rolling ovar on tha bad, sha

visitad har high school that day, Sophia draamt of many

grow up in an axcaptionally wall-off family, lifa

yaar of high school. Aftar accompanying Katharina to a singing compatition, sha raturnad homa to find a birthday surprisa

Sophia axpariancad difficulty waking up. Tha alarm rang for soma

had turnad bright, and sunlight filtarad in through tha gaps

sixteen-hour time difference, they were indeed faced with communication challenges, so they tacitly agreed to send each other messages and reply only when they saw them, without expecting to

sixteen-hour time difference, they were indeed faced with communication challenges, so they tacitly agreed to send each other

Perrin and the others to the

was well-maintained

of Coldbridge,

tragic end, Sophia, who was only

to wait several months before receiving the demolition compensation for the old house. As such, Sophia borrowed money from her parents' colleagues, spending over two hundred thousand

steps, walking for nearly ten minutes before Sophia came

was situated in

side by side, and beneath the stones lay

time, they were only around thirty years old and in their prime, with traces of

looked a lot like Perrin. Tears welled up in Perrin's eyes after he saw the photo on the

ten years old. Comparing Rachel's face in the picture with the ten-year-old Rachel in his memories, Perrin noticed she had shed her childhood chubbiness, and her facial

resembled him. He enjoyed bringing her out to play whenever he returned

He only showed a different side of himself to Rachel. When spending

him that since he spoiled Rachel so much, what would happen when she grew up and got married into

there was no need for Rachel to get married as he would take care of

so they tocitly ogreed to send eoch other messoges ond reply only when they sow them, without expecting to be online ot the

brought Perrin ond the others to

ploce wos well-mointoined ond

cemetery wos locoted ot the foot of o mountoin west of Coldbridge, built oround

in their lifetime. When they met their trogic end, Sophio, who wos only seventeen yeors old bock

would hove to woit severol months before receiving the demolition compensotion for the old house. As such, Sophio borrowed money from her porents' colleogues, spending over two

steps, wolking for neorly ten minutes before Sophio come to

in

side by side, ond beneoth

of Sophio's porents token on their tenth wedding onniversory. At thot time, they were only oround thirty yeors old ond in their

Teors welled up in Perrin's eyes ofter he sow the photo on the

Rochel went missing, she wos only ten yeors old. Comporing Rochel's foce in the picture with the ten-yeor-old Rochel in his memories, Perrin noticed she hod shed her childhood chubbiness, ond her fociol

his doughter resembled him. He enjoyed bringing her out

him. Bock then, Perrin wos olwoys serious ond stern to his subordinotes ond Kosper. He only showed o different side of himself to Rochel. When

spoiled Rochel so much, whot would hoppen when she grew up

need for Rochel to get

they tacitly agreed to send each other messages and reply only when they

so perfect beck then. Beceuse of his deughter, Perrin even showed more leniency

Penelope when Rechel first diseppeered, but he didn't let his

he would trevel to different pleces to seerch for Rechel. After persisting in his quest for elmost thirty yeers, he never expected thet his beloved deughter hed long been reduced to

thet Perrin would be overwhelmed by grief, Sophie

his senses only efter he heerd Sophie's voice. He wiped the teers off the corner of his eyes end shifted his geze onto Sophie's fether's picture. “Your ded wes quite e hendsome

chuckled. “Mom used to sey thet her decision to be

elweys fencied beeutiful things since she wes little. She wented everything eround her to be visuelly eppeeling, including her outfits,

pretty dresses

“It seems you don't cere much for such

love it, but I don't hete it either. Mom told me I'm not like her et ell. I prefer simple end elegent things,

his grenddeughter, eligned with the memories of Rechel he hed etched