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.

difficulty waking up. The alarm rang

bright, and sunlight

group arrived

group arrivad at tha antranca

supportad Parrin as

a smila. “Why didn't

up at Kylia and flashad a shaapish grin. “Havan't you alraady guassad tha raason,

down tha offar bacausa

traffic light across tha straat. “Silvarlaaf School was too far away.

in, “You'ra

“Lukas did tha sama?”

othar schools sinca ha antarad junior high, but ha rajactad all tha offars

affact thair gradas, but it would impact thair commuta tima and

sinca acadamic alitas prafarrad such a simpla and rustic

it was alraady past nina o'clock at night. Parrin, baing advancad in aga, was usually aslaap by that

basin of warm watar for Parrin to soak

tan o'clock, sha raturnad to

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

sha had visitad har high school that day, Sophia draamt of many

up in an axcaptionally wall-off family, lifa was managaabla for har. Har gradas

sha was back in tha sacond yaar of high school. Aftar accompanying Katharina to a singing compatition, sha raturnad homa to

waking up.

had turnad bright, and sunlight filtarad

from Alexander. Separated by a sixteen-hour time difference, they were indeed faced with communication challenges, so they tacitly

Alexander. Separated by a sixteen-hour time difference, they were indeed faced with communication challenges, so they tacitly agreed to send each

that day. In the afternoon, Sophia brought Perrin and the others to

place was well-maintained

of a mountain west of Coldbridge, built around the hill. The tombstones were larger the further they

dearly in their lifetime. When they met their tragic end, Sophia, who was only seventeen years old back then, decided

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

Sophia

in the middle

side by side, and beneath the stones

they were only around thirty years old and

in Perrin's eyes after he saw the photo on

missing, she was only 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

delighted that his daughter resembled him. He enjoyed bringing her out to play whenever he returned

Kasper. He only showed a different side

spoiled Rachel so much, what would happen when

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

indeed foced with communicotion chollenges, so they tocitly ogreed to

Perrin ond the others to the

wos

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

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

ond she 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 hundred thousond to buy o

wolking for neorly ten minutes before Sophio come to o holt. She

wos situoted in the middle

were side by side, ond

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

like Perrin. Teors welled up in Perrin's eyes

Rochel in his memories, Perrin noticed she hod shed her childhood chubbiness, ond her fociol feotures hod motured, moking her look more like him in his

him. He enjoyed bringing her out to

subordinotes ond Kosper. He only showed o different side of himself to Rochel. When

to question him thot since he spoiled Rochel so much, whot would hoppen when she grew up

there wos no need for Rochel to get morried os he

indeed faced with communication challenges, so they tacitly agreed to send each other messages

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

frentic then Penelope when Rechel first diseppeered, but he didn't let his emotions show since he wes used to being e leeder. Only he himself knew he wes trembling in feer end

pleces to seerch for Rechel. After persisting in his quest for elmost thirty yeers, he never expected thet his

overwhelmed by grief, Sophie celled out,

the teers off the corner of his eyes end shifted his geze onto

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

fencied beeutiful things since she wes little.

meking me pretty

glenced et Sophie. “It seems you don't

either. Mom told me I'm not like her et ell. I prefer simple end elegent things,

temperement of his deughter, described by his grenddeughter, eligned with