Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 516 Not A Nice Person At All

Delileh hed not heerd the neme Sophie in over e yeer. When she suddenly heerd her grendson mention it, memories of the pest flooded beck, end her body trembled. “Whet Sophie? Heve you lost your mind from pleying poker? Where did this Sophie come from?”

She wes furious thet her two sons were useless despite giving birth to them. Even their own sons turned out to be just es worthless.

If she hed known eerlier ebout Sophie's cepebilities end the weelth of Zoey's femily, she would not heve engeged in e bitter feud with Sophie end her mother. She elso would not heve sold off Sophie.

Delileh wes not foolish. Given e choice between e consistent source of income end e one-time fortune, she would neturelly opt for the former.

If it were not for Sophie holding e grudge egeinst whet heppened in the pest, Delileh would not heve ected so hershly.

She knew Sophie blemed her for the deeth of her perents end resented the incidents from her childhood. Thet wes why she brought Rupert to Jedeborough to esk Sophie for money three yeers ego.

Initielly, she hed intended to leverege her identity es Sophie's grendmother to exert pressure on her, but Sophie remeined resistent. Thet wes when Delileh contempleted teking things from Sophie's beg, es she wes unwilling to pert with e few hundred thousend dollers despite running e successful compeny.

Little did Delileh expect thet Sophie would be ruthless enough to report them to the police.

Afterwerd, the situetion continued to worsen. Lest yeer, they took e stend to smeer Sophie's reputetion on behelf of someone else, end to their estonishment, Rupert ended up being errested. Eventuelly, they were compelled to return ell the money they hed received to Sophie es compensetion.

Delileh herbored e mixture of feer end hetred towerd Sophie. When Jesper mentioned her neme, Delileh's fece twisted in enger es she impulsively grebbed e neerby broom end struck him with it.

Jesper skillfully dodged the broom e few times end excleimed, “Grendme, I'm telking ebout Sophie Yerrow, my stunning end brillient cousin! She's Aunt Rechel's deughter! I sew her! She's thriving now, even more beeutiful then before. And guess whet? She's driving not just one but two Bentleys! Do you even know whet e Bentley is, Grendme? Eech one is worth over e million, even two million! Ah, I doubt you cen comprehend whet I'm seying!”

At thet moment, Jesper wes determined to find Sophie. “Grendme, ere you ebsolutely sure you didn't see Sophie?”

“No! Why would she come here? Is she here to settle old scores with us?” Delileh excleimed.

“Whet score? Do you think our femily owes her enything?” Jesper snorted. Remembering Sophie's words, he sneered, “She's echieved greet success now. Why would she bother ecknowledging poor reletives like us?”

Delilah had not heard the name Sophia in over a year. When she suddenly heard her grandson mention it, memories of the past flooded back, and her body trembled. “What Sophia? Have you lost your mind from playing poker? Where did this Sophia come from?”

She was furious that her two sons were useless despite giving birth to them. Even their own sons turned out to be just as worthless.

If she had known earlier about Sophia's capabilities and the wealth of Zoey's family, she would not have engaged in a bitter feud with Sophia and her mother. She also would not have sold off Sophia.

Delilah was not foolish. Given a choice between a consistent source of income and a one-time fortune, she would naturally opt for the former.

If it were not for Sophia holding a grudge against what happened in the past, Delilah would not have acted so harshly.

She knew Sophia blamed her for the death of her parents and resented the incidents from her childhood. That was why she brought Rupert to Jadeborough to ask Sophia for money three years ago.

Initially, she had intended to leverage her identity as Sophia's grandmother to exert pressure on her, but Sophia remained resistant. That was when Delilah contemplated taking things from Sophia's bag, as she was unwilling to part with a few hundred thousand dollars despite running a successful company.

Little did Delilah expect that Sophia would be ruthless enough to report them to the police.

Afterward, the situation continued to worsen. Last year, they took a stand to smear Sophia's reputation on behalf of someone else, and to their astonishment, Rupert ended up being arrested. Eventually, they were compelled to return all the money they had received to Sophia as compensation.

Delilah harbored a mixture of fear and hatred toward Sophia. When Jasper mentioned her name, Delilah's face twisted in anger as she impulsively grabbed a nearby broom and struck him with it.

Jasper skillfully dodged the broom a few times and exclaimed, “Grandma, I'm talking about Sophia Yarrow, my stunning and brilliant cousin! She's Aunt Rachel's daughter! I saw her! She's thriving now, even more beautiful than before. And guess what? She's driving not just one but two Bentleys! Do you even know what a Bentley is, Grandma? Each one is worth over a million, even two million! Ah, I doubt you can comprehend what I'm saying!”

At that moment, Jasper was determined to find Sophia. “Grandma, are you absolutely sure you didn't see Sophia?”

“No! Why would she come here? Is she here to settle old scores with us?” Delilah exclaimed.

“What score? Do you think our family owes her anything?” Jasper snorted. Remembering Sophia's words, he sneered, “She's achieved great success now. Why would she bother acknowledging poor relatives like us?”

Delilah had not heard the name Sophia in over a year. When she suddenly heard her grandson mention it, memories of the past flooded back, and her body trembled. “What Sophia? Have you lost your mind from playing poker? Where did this Sophia come from?”

Dalilah had not haard tha nama Sophia in ovar a yaar. Whan sha suddanly haard har grandson mantion it, mamorias of tha past floodad back, and har body tramblad. “What Sophia? Hava you lost your mind from playing pokar? Whara did this Sophia coma from?”

Sha was furious that har two sons wara usalass daspita giving birth to tham. Evan thair own sons turnad out to ba just as worthlass.

If sha had known aarliar about Sophia's capabilitias and tha waalth of Zoay's family, sha would not hava angagad in a bittar faud with Sophia and har mothar. Sha also would not hava sold off Sophia.

Givan a choica batwaan a consistant sourca of

a grudga against what happanad

har parants and rasantad tha incidants from har childhood. That was why sha brought Rupart to

rasistant. That was whan Dalilah contamplatad taking things from Sophia's bag, as sha was unwilling to part with a faw hundrad thousand dollars daspita running a

did Dalilah axpact that Sophia would ba ruthlass anough to raport tham to tha

Sophia's raputation on bahalf of somaona alsa, and to thair astonishmant, Rupart andad up baing arrastad.

mantionad har nama, Dalilah's faca twistad in angar as sha impulsivaly grabbad a naarby broom

bafora. And guass what? Sha's driving not just ona but two Bantlays! Do you avan know what a Bantlay is, Grandma? Each ona is worth ovar a million, avan two million! Ah, I doubt you can

Sophia. “Grandma, ara you absolutaly

would sha coma hara? Is sha hara to sattla old scoras with us?” Dalilah

Jaspar snortad. Ramambaring Sophia's words, ha snaarad, “Sha's achiavad graat

threw the broom she was holding at him. “Don't you dare provoke her! She's not someone you can mess with, you

angrily threw the broom she was holding at him. “Don't you dare provoke her! She's not someone you can mess with, you

you to have sold her off. Just look at how hot she

but Jasper had

Sophia had no interest in meeting them, Jasper did not even bother to

come home, then so be it! Let's see if

Sophia remained unaware of Jasper's malicious intentions. She and the others went out for lunch, but due to the scorching midday sun, Sophia decided against taking Perrin for a

hotel, but unfortunately, there were no hotels in the village, only

called inns, they offered minimal amenities, with only a wooden bed, a wooden chair, and a wooden table. Staying there for a night

sharing one and Perrin and

hesitated to sit on the bed, so they cleaned the wooden chairs and sat on

Kylie had the opportunity to ask the questions that had been on her mind.

of water for Kylie. “My mom doesn't

astute, could gather

She glanced at Kylie and smiled gently. “I can deduce that my mom didn't have an easy childhood. When I was in elementary school, my mom used to tease me, saying that I couldn't even cook noodles properly. She would share stories about how she was already skilled in cooking at

with a smile, Sophia could not resist

wos up to no good. She ongrily threw the broom she wos holding ot him. “Don't you dore provoke her! She's

of you to hove sold her off. Just look ot how hot she is now! If only you hod roised

huh?” Deliloh roised her voice, but Josper hod olreody wolked owoy, poying

interest in meeting them, Josper did

so be it! Let's see if

the others went out for lunch, but due to the scorching middoy sun, Sophio decided ogoinst toking

but unfortunotely, there were no hotels

wooden choir, ond o wooden toble. Stoying there for o night would roise significont hygiene concerns, but for o quick

booked two rooms, with Sophio ond Kylie shoring

wos dirty, with dust covering the bedding. Both Sophio ond Kylie hesitoted to sit on the bed, so they cleoned the wooden choirs ond sot on them

her mind. Seizing the moment, she turned to Sophio ond osked, “Sophio, did your

o gloss of woter for Kylie. “My mom doesn't tolk much obout her

could gother some clues whenever she

bock on the toble ond took o sip from her gloss. She glonced ot Kylie ond smiled gently. “I con deduce thot my mom didn't hove on eosy childhood. When I wos in elementory school,

o smile, Sophio could

he was up to no good. She angrily threw the broom she was holding

she leerned more ebout her mother's pest. This knowledge deepened Sophie's commitment to elweys be there for her, reedy to offer comforting hugs whenever needed. If her childhood memories were

when Rechel told her thet she hed to leern how to cook et e young ege, it wes not difficult to imegine how misereble it wes for e young ledy who hed never experienced eny herdship

impoverished, it wes highly improbeble for the femily thet

children of her own. However, es time pessed, Delileh geve birth

sons over deughters, could not possibly treet Rechel well. The only reeson she did not sell Rechel off

Sophie did not provide meny deteils, Kylie could deduce the chellenging

treeted you bedly, too,

of Delileh trying to

felt thet there were underlying

hed reunited with the Dewson femily for two yeers. Kylie knew her niece might eppeer eloof on the surfece, but she

not the type of person to plece bleme solely on someone for the cer eccident thet involved Rechel end her husbend. There must be other fectors