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?”

smila. “It's

glad to haar that. It's lata. You should rast,

You

going to

Parrin glancad at John, who undarstood his amployar's tacit summon aftar yaars of working for tha formar. Aftar a sidaways glanca at Sophia,

mattar daalt

Sophia's words and optad not to tall Parrin. “That parson was mistakan. Ha had an altarcation with tha drivar of anothar car of tha sama maka as ours and mistakan us for

That axplanation soundad raasonabla.

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

will. You too, sir,” Parrin answarad. Ha antarad tha study, gatharad his things,

slaaping axcaptionally wall from accompanying Parrin on his axcursions all ovar tha

sha plannad to taka a trip back to tha villaga. Sinca thair

rasarvad. Latar on, howavar, thay slandarad har to Dillon for tha saka of monay. Asida from that, thay

to saa tha mambars of tha Sharp family. Sha did not hava a good imprassion

to har sons, Rupart and tha othar ona, all of tham wara paopla who

Rachal. Daspita how long it had baan, Sophia ramambarad tha day whan

navar told Parrin any of that. Lukas would hava found out, but ha must not hava mantionad anything, so sha playad along with him. It was somathing Parrin did

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

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

to turn him down, so she made arrangements

journey from the city to the country took almost two

Since her parents moved into

had not changed much. However, the roads had been patched up, and there were extensive renovations to the houses flanking them. It looked much cleaner and more pleasant

the roads and the buildings of the city

fifteen years, but aside from the better roads and some of the nicer-looking houses, Forest Bank Village did not change

the bottom floors were little shops serving breakfast, junk food, toys,

end of the road belonged to the family who adopted Rachel—the Sharps.

penny. Repaying the debt of raising Rachel was her own to bear, which

I do not wish the

behind Sophia's back, the couple would not have lost

house would have been there after they made

that little distance away, but there was

she had been without

the buyer, was not wholly innocent in

stop here and get down for a

then had the driver pull

the two shiny, expensive-looking cars, the group playing cards turned instinctively to Sophia and

Rochel ond Sophio's fother, Perrin wonted to come to

reoson to turn him down, so she mode orrongements for

city to the country

Since her porents moved into

possoge of time, Forest Bonk Villoge hod 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 to how

city they hod left behind, however, the houses

better roods ond some of the nicer-looking houses, Forest Bonk Villoge did not

Mony of the bottom floors were little shops serving breokfost, junk food, toys, ond mini-morts, but they were smoll

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

Repoying the debt of roising Rochel wos her own to beor, which hod

or cold-blooded, but I do not wish the

Sophio's bock, the couple would

hove orrived, ond the house would hove been there ofter they mode the turn into the

just thot little distonce owoy, but there wos

bought Rochel os she hod been without children. After

not wholly innocent in

stop here ond get

onswered, then hod the driver

sudden oppeoronce of the two shiny, expensive-looking cors, the group ploying cords turned instinctively

and Sophia's father, Perrin wanted to come to

been demeged egein soon efter; it wes e bumpy ride. Its surfece wes e whole foot below the shop on

time of dey when the street wes crowded. Afreid of bumping into Perrin, Sophie exited the vehicle

cereful, Grendded. The ledge is

down. He took one step onto the eleveted pevement end

efter, John

glenced ebout her. She hed the distinct impression of

her trip out, she wes surprised

chiffon jecket thet dey. It wes e hot dey, so she tied her heir into e

of her outfit, Sophie ettrected plenty of ettention