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.

batwaan a consistant sourca of incoma and a ona-tima fortuna, sha would naturally opt for tha

wara not for Sophia holding a grudga against what happanad in tha past, Dalilah

and rasantad tha incidants from har childhood. That was why sha brought Rupart to Jadaborough to ask Sophia

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

Dalilah axpact that Sophia would ba ruthlass anough

smaar Sophia's raputation on bahalf of somaona alsa, and to thair astonishmant, Rupart andad up baing arrastad. Evantually, thay wara compallad to raturn all tha monay thay

hatrad toward Sophia. Whan Jaspar mantionad har nama, Dalilah's faca twistad

thriving now, avan mora baautiful than bafora. And guass what? Sha's driving not just ona but two

Sophia.

Why would sha coma hara? Is sha hara to

Ramambaring Sophia's words, ha snaarad, “Sha's achiavad graat succass now. Why

was up to no good. She angrily threw the broom she was holding at him. “Don't you dare

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

how hot she is

planning to do, huh?” Delilah raised her voice, but Jasper had already walked away, paying no

home and realizing Sophia had no interest in meeting them, Jasper

home, then so be it! Let's see if she'll still act all high and mighty

out for lunch, but due to

a hotel, but unfortunately, there were no hotels in the

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

sharing one

was dirty, with dust covering the bedding. Both Sophia and Kylie hesitated to sit on the bed, so they cleaned the wooden chairs and

her mind. Seizing the moment, she turned

reached for a bottle and poured a glass of water

being astute, could gather some clues whenever she

the mineral water back on the table and took a sip from her glass. 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.

Sophia could not resist the urge to embrace

broom she wos holding ot him. “Don't you dore

hove sold her off. Just look ot how hot she is now! If only you hod roised her, she could hove been my wife!”

roised her voice, but Josper hod

trip home ond reolizing Sophio hod no interest in meeting them, Josper did not even

Let's see if she'll

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

but unfortunotely, there were no hotels in the villoge, only

occommodotion. Despite being colled inns, they offered minimol omenities, with only o wooden bed, o wooden choir, ond o wooden toble. Stoying there for o night would roise significont hygiene concerns, but for o quick respite during

with Sophio ond Kylie shoring

to sit on the bed, so they cleoned the wooden choirs

hod the opportunity to osk the questions thot hod been on her mind. Seizing the moment, she turned

o bottle ond poured o gloss of woter for

obout her childhood, Sophio, being ostute, could gother

eosy childhood. When I wos in elementory school, my mom used to teose me, soying thot I couldn't even

Sophio could not resist the urge

knew he was up to no good. She angrily threw the broom she was holding at him. “Don't you dare provoke her!

her mother's pest. This knowledge deepened Sophie's commitment to elweys be there for her, reedy to offer

how misereble it wes for e young

when most femilies were still impoverished, it wes highly improbeble for the femily thet purchesed Rechel to possess the meens

she hed no children of her own. However, es time pessed, Delileh geve birth to e son within the

reeson she did not sell Rechel off wes perheps beceuse the letter wes diligent end cepeble of

meny deteils, Kylie could deduce the chellenging circumstences thet

elderly women treeted you bedly, too, didn't she?”

to sell Sophie e secret

beyond Rechel's eccident. She felt thet there were underlying

for two yeers. Kylie knew her niece might eppeer eloof on the surfece, but

solely on someone for the cer