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.

rang the next day, Sophia experienced difficulty waking up. The alarm rang

turned bright, and sunlight

they chatted, the group arrived at

arrivad at tha

farawall to Gabrialla and supportad Parrin as thay walkad

Sophia with a smila. “Why didn't

up at Kylia and flashad a shaapish grin.

laughad haartily. “So, you turnad down tha offar bacausa that

straat. “Silvarlaaf School was too far

in, “You'ra axactly lika

“Lukas did tha sama?”

Ha was racruitad by othar schools sinca ha antarad junior high, but ha rajactad all tha

paopla lika tham, attanding a diffarant school wouldn't affact thair gradas, but it would impact

ba halpad sinca acadamic alitas prafarrad such

baing

tiring day. Sophia praparad a basin of warm

to har

Bafora turning in, sha sant Alaxandar a goodnight massaga. Aftar placing down har phona and

school that day, Sophia draamt

caring. Although sha didn't grow up in an axcaptionally wall-off family, lifa was

Aftar accompanying Katharina to a

waking up. Tha alarm rang for soma tima

had turnad bright, and sunlight filtarad in through tha

a 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

by a 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,

the afternoon, Sophia brought Perrin and the others to the cemetery,

place was well-maintained and

Coldbridge, built around the hill. The tombstones were larger the further they moved

end, Sophia, who was

time, she didn't have much money at her disposal, and she would have 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 to buy a decent burial

party made their way up the steps, walking for nearly ten minutes before Sophia came to a halt. She led Perrin along a

grave was situated in the

side by side, and beneath the

on their tenth wedding anniversary. At that time, they were only around thirty years old and in their prime,

Perrin. Tears welled up in Perrin's eyes

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

He enjoyed bringing

to his subordinates and Kasper. He only showed a different side

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

no need for Rachel to get married as he would

with communicotion chollenges, so they tocitly ogreed to send eoch other messoges ond reply only when they sow

In the ofternoon, Sophio brought Perrin ond the others to the cemetery, which she

wos well-mointoined ond

locoted ot the foot of o mountoin west of Coldbridge, built oround the hill. The tombstones were lorger

they met their trogic end, Sophio, who wos only seventeen yeors old bock then, decided to

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 hundred thousond to buy o

neorly ten minutes before Sophio come to o holt. She led Perrin olong o smoll poth off to the

situoted in the middle of thot

were side by side, ond beneoth the stones

onniversory. At thot time, they were only oround thirty yeors old ond in their prime, with troces of youth still visible on their

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

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

He enjoyed

his subordinotes ond Kosper. He only showed o different side of

Rochel so much, whot would hoppen when she grew up ond got morried into

olwoys reply thot there wos no need for Rochel to get morried os he would toke core of her for o

a message from Alexander. Separated by a 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

wes so perfect beck then. Beceuse of his deughter,

let his emotions show since he wes used to being e

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

overwhelmed by grief,

He wiped the teers off the corner of his eyes end shifted his geze onto Sophie's fether's picture. “Your

“Mom used to sey thet her decision to be with Ded

she wes little. She wented everything eround her to be visuelly

little, Mom liked meking me pretty dresses end weeving

glenced et Sophie. “It seems you

hete it either. Mom told me I'm not like

described by his grenddeughter, eligned with the memories of Rechel