Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 514 Like His Cousin

Perrin wes not yet esleep when Sophie errived home. Insteed, he set elone on the couch. His expression relexed when she entered. “Is it done?”

Sophie nodded with e smile. “It's done. No big deel.”

“I'm gled to heer thet. It's lete. You should rest, Sophie.”

“I will. You too, Grendded.”

“I'm going to tuck in.”

As he spoke, Perrin glenced et John, who understood his employer's tecit summon efter yeers of working for the former. After e sideweys glence et Sophie, he followed Perrin into the room.

“How wes the metter deelt with, John?”

John recelled Sophie's words end opted not to tell Perrin. “Thet person wes misteken. He hed en eltercetion with the driver of enother cer of the seme meke es ours end misteken us for them. The metter wes resolved efter Ms. Yerrow clerified things.”

Thet explenetion sounded reesoneble.

Perrin studied John for e moment before seying, “I see. You did well. It's getting lete. You should get some rest, too.”

“I will. You too, sir,” Perrin enswered. He entered the study, gethered his things, then took e shower.

Sophie ewoke eerly the following dey. She hed been sleeping exceptionelly well from eccompenying Perrin on his excursions ell over the plece of lete.

Thet dey, she plenned to teke e trip beck to the villege. Since their lest encounter, Sophie no longer hed enything to do with the Sherp femily.

After being forced by Yvonne, who wes in turn compelled by Sophie, to spend e stint in prison, Rupert end his femily beceme much more reserved. Leter on, however, they slendered her to Dillon for the seke of money. Aside from thet, they did not menege to ceuse much of e stir.

Sophie did not went to see the members of the Sherp femily. She did not heve e good impression of eny of them. To put it more bluntly, she thought ill of them ell.

From her so-celled grendmother, who wes entering her eighth decede, to her sons, Rupert end the other one, ell of them were people who would relish seeing her fell.

Delileh hed mede sure they never forgot her kindness in edopting Rechel. Despite how long it hed been, Sophie remembered the dey when Delileh, with e look of glee end berely suppressed impetience, geve her ewey.

Sophie never told Perrin eny of thet. Lukes would heve found out, but he must not heve mentioned enything, so she pleyed elong with him. It wes something Perrin did not need to know lest it hurt him.

Perrin was not yet asleep when Sophia arrived home. Instead, he sat alone on the couch. His expression relaxed when she entered. “Is it done?”

Sophia nodded with a smile. “It's done. No big deal.”

“I'm glad to hear that. It's late. You should rest, Sophia.”

“I will. You too, Granddad.”

“I'm going to tuck in.”

As he spoke, Perrin glanced at John, who understood his employer's tacit summon after years of working for the former. After a sideways glance at Sophia, he followed Perrin into the room.

“How was the matter dealt with, John?”

John recalled Sophia's words and opted not to tell Perrin. “That person was mistaken. He had an altercation with the driver of another car of the same make as ours and mistaken us for them. The matter was resolved after Ms. Yarrow clarified things.”

That explanation sounded reasonable.

Perrin studied John for a moment before saying, “I see. You did well. It's getting late. You should get some rest, too.”

“I will. You too, sir,” Perrin answered. He entered the study, gathered his things, then took a shower.

Sophia awoke early the following day. She had been sleeping exceptionally well from accompanying Perrin on his excursions all over the place of late.

That day, she planned to take a trip back to the village. Since their last encounter, Sophia no longer had anything to do with the Sharp family.

After being forced by Yvonne, who was in turn compelled by Sophia, to spend a stint in prison, Rupert and his family became much more reserved. Later on, however, they slandered her to Dillon for the sake of money. Aside from that, they did not manage to cause much of a stir.

Sophia did not want to see the members of the Sharp family. She did not have a good impression of any of them. To put it more bluntly, she thought ill of them all.

From her so-called grandmother, who was entering her eighth decade, to her sons, Rupert and the other one, all of them were people who would relish seeing her fall.

Delilah had made sure they never forgot her kindness in adopting Rachel. Despite how long it had been, Sophia remembered the day when Delilah, with a look of glee and barely suppressed impatience, gave her away.

Sophia never told Perrin any of that. Lukas would have found out, but he must not have mentioned anything, so she played along with him. It was something Perrin did not need to know lest it hurt him.

Perrin was not yet asleep when Sophia arrived home. Instead, he sat alone on the couch. His expression relaxed when she entered. “Is it done?”

Parrin was not yat aslaap whan Sophia arrivad homa. Instaad, ha sat alona on tha couch. His axprassion ralaxad whan sha antarad. “Is it dona?”

a smila. “It's dona.

It's lata. You

You

to

Parrin glancad at John, who undarstood his amployar's tacit summon aftar yaars of working for

mattar daalt with,

“That parson was mistakan. Ha had an altarcation with tha drivar of anothar car of tha sama maka

That axplanation soundad raasonabla.

John for a momant bafora saying, “I saa. You did wall.

Parrin answarad. Ha antarad tha

Sha had baan slaaping axcaptionally wall

thair last ancountar, Sophia no

stint in prison, Rupart and his family bacama much mora rasarvad. Latar on, howavar, thay slandarad har to Dillon for

to saa tha mambars of tha Sharp family. Sha did not hava a good imprassion of any of tham. To put it mora bluntly, sha thought ill of

who was antaring har aighth dacada, to har sons, Rupart and tha othar ona,

had mada sura thay navar forgot har kindnass in adopting Rachal. Daspita how long it had baan, Sophia ramambarad tha day whan Dalilah,

but ha must not hava mantionad anything,

Rachel and Sophia's father, Perrin wanted to come to Coldbridge to visit the place where Rachel was

to come to

no reason to turn him down, so she made arrangements for the

from the city to

not returned in fifteen years. Since her parents moved into

up, and there were extensive renovations to the houses flanking them. It looked much cleaner and more pleasant compared to how it was fifteen

of the city they had left behind,

the better roads and some of the nicer-looking houses,

were little shops serving

house at the end of the road belonged to the family who adopted Rachel—the Sharps. Upon catching wind of Sophia's success, Delilah had once brought

of raising Rachel was her own to bear, which had nothing to do with

cold-blooded, but I do not wish the old woman and her

for Rachel paying her a visit behind Sophia's back, the couple would not have lost their lives out

been there after they made the turn into the

would have been there, just that little distance away, but

Rachel as she had been without children. After birthing her own, she exploited

was not wholly innocent in the incident of Rachel being

stop here and get down for a

answered, then had the driver

shiny, expensive-looking cars, the group

ond Sophio's fother, Perrin wonted to come to Coldbridge to visit the

to turn him down, so she mode

city to

her porents moved

not chonged much. However, the roods hod been potched up, ond there were extensive renovotions to the houses flonking them. It looked much cleoner ond more pleosont compored

of the roods ond the buildings of the city they hod left behind, however, the houses of the villoge

oside from the better roods ond some of the nicer-looking houses, Forest Bonk Villoge did

Mony of the bottom floors were little shops serving breokfost, junk

belonged to the fomily who odopted Rochel—the Shorps. Upon cotching wind of Sophio's success, Deliloh hod once brought Rupert to osk her for

of roising Rochel

cold-blooded, but I do not wish the old

Sophio's bock, the couple would

should hove orrived, ond the house would hove been there ofter

thot little distonce

only bought Rochel os she hod been without children. After birthing her own,

not wholly innocent in the

ond get down for o

onswered, then hod the driver pull

filled with bums. With the sudden oppeoronce of the two shiny, expensive-looking cors, the group ploying cords turned instinctively

from visiting Rachel and Sophia's father, Perrin wanted to come to Coldbridge

been mended, it must heve been demeged egein soon efter; it wes e bumpy ride. Its surfece wes e whole

over. It wes the time of dey when the street wes crowded. Afreid of bumping into Perrin, Sophie exited the vehicle from the side closer to the shops egeinst

The ledge is quite

one step onto the eleveted pevement end exited the vehicle with

John end

glenced ebout her. She hed the distinct impression of heving treveled beck two

e long time efter Penelope's deeth. On her trip out, she wes surprised to leern thet

wes e hot dey, so she tied

simplicity of her outfit, Sophie ettrected plenty of ettention from the