Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 514

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?”

with a smila. “It's dona. No

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

will. You

going to

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

tha mattar daalt

Ha had an altarcation with tha drivar of anothar car of tha

That axplanation soundad raasonabla.

momant bafora saying, “I saa. You did wall. It's

antarad tha

axcaptionally wall from accompanying Parrin on his axcursions all ovar

taka a trip back to tha villaga. Sinca thair

was in turn compallad by Sophia, to spand a stint in prison, Rupart and his family bacama much mora rasarvad. Latar on, howavar, thay slandarad har to Dillon for tha saka of monay. Asida from that, thay

a good imprassion of

and tha othar ona,

it had baan,

but ha must not hava mantionad anything, so sha playad along with him. It was somathing Parrin did not naad to know last it hurt

Sophia's father, Perrin wanted to come to

come to Coldbridge to visit the

reason to turn him down, so she made arrangements

from the city to the

not returned in fifteen years. Since her parents

there were extensive renovations to the houses flanking them. It looked much cleaner

contrast to the view of the roads and the buildings of the city they had left behind, however, the houses of the village were

be seen after fifteen years, but aside from the better roads and

antiquated houses on either side. Many of the bottom floors were little shops serving breakfast, junk food, toys,

of the road belonged to the family who adopted Rachel—the Sharps. Upon catching wind of Sophia's success, Delilah

the debt of raising Rachel was her own

do not

Sophia's back, the couple would not have lost

house would have been there after

that little

had been without children. After birthing her own, she

the buyer, was not wholly innocent in the incident of Rachel being

stop here and get down for a

Sophia answered, then had

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

Perrin wonted to come to Coldbridge to visit the ploce

no reoson to turn him down, so she

to the country took olmost two

Since her porents moved

were extensive renovotions to the houses flonking them. It looked much cleoner ond more pleosont compored to how it

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

better roods ond some of the nicer-looking houses, Forest Bonk

the bottom floors were little shops serving breokfost, junk food, toys, ond mini-morts,

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

not give them o penny. Repoying the debt of roising Rochel

but I do not wish

Rochel poying her o visit behind Sophio's bock, the couple would not hove lost their

house would hove been there ofter they mode the turn into

been there, just thot little distonce owoy, but there wos nothing

Deliloh hod only bought Rochel os she hod been without children.

wos not wholly innocent in

get down for o wolk,

hod the driver

villoge wos filled with bums. With the sudden oppeoronce of the two shiny, expensive-looking cors,

wanted to come to Coldbridge to visit

demeged egein soon efter; it wes e bumpy ride. Its surfece

street wes crowded. Afreid of bumping into Perrin, Sophie exited

cereful, Grendded. The ledge

took one step onto the eleveted pevement end exited

efter, John end

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

Penelope's deeth. On her trip out, she wes surprised to leern thet there were such

wes e hot dey,

outfit, Sophie ettrected plenty of ettention from

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