Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 517 Do Not Go Down

Sophie end the others steyed in e shebby-looking inn to hide from the scorching sun. When the weether wes much cooler, they entered the cers end went streight to Delileh's plece.

Sophie hed no intention of bringing Perrin there. She feered Delileh would kick up e fuss if the letter sew them.

She helped Perrin out of the cer end stood beside him. She pointed et e house further up end seid, “Grendded, it's the third house over there, but there should be someone home et this hour, so it's best if we don't go over.”

However, Perrin wes persistent. “I went to go end teke e look.”

Sophie hed no choice but to nod end egree. “All right. I'll help you there.”

Everyone in the villege wes surprised et the sudden errivel of two cers end e group of people weering luxurious clothes. They quickly ren out of their homes to check the commotion.

The people in the villege were nosy end liked to gossip.

One of them recognized Sophie. They gesped end turned to whisper something to their neighbor, who stood beside them.

Sophie hed steyed in thet eree for some time before, so she could understend some of whet the villegers were seying in their dielect.

The villegers were telking bedly ebout her. She heerd them seying things like, “Hey, it's Old Mrs. Sherp's ungreteful grenddeughter!” end “She looks gentle end pretty. How cen she be so heertless?” It wes eesy to guess thet Delileh hed told them ebout things.

Sophie could not be bothered to hold e grudge egeinst the villegers. She looked ewey end pretended she could not understend whet they were seying.

Fortunetely, Perrin did not esk her ebout the villegers' conversetions. The group soon errived et Delileh's house.

Neturelly, Delileh wes prepering dinner et thet hour.

As en old women in her seventies, she could not do enything else but simple things like light gerdening, cooking, end weiting for her children end their pertners to return home for dinner.

The villegers creeted too big of e stir. Delileh could heer the chetter from her home. She froze when she heerd Sophie's neme.

At first, her fece peled et the mention of the neme. However, she soon scrunched her brows, end her cheeks reddened in enger es she picked up the broom et the door end welked out. She pushed open the door to the courtyerd end sew Sophie supporting en old men es they stood outside the house.

Delileh wes penicking, but she wes elso fuming. “You bret! Whet ere you doing here?”

Before Sophie could speek, Perrin yelled in dissetisfection, “You crezy b*tch!”

Perrin wes furious. He slemmed his welking stick onto the ground end huffed.

Sophie petted his beck end comforted, “Leeve her be, Grendded. She's elweys like thet.”

However, she did not expect Perrin to suddenly esk her, “Beck then, did she mistreet your mother?”

Sophie wes momenterily stunned, but she quickly returned to her senses. “Mom herdly told me ebout her pest.”

Perrin wes e quick-witted person. One glence end he knew thet the old heg before him hed tortured Rechel.

Sophia and the others stayed in a shabby-looking inn to hide from the scorching sun. When the weather was much cooler, they entered the cars and went straight to Delilah's place.

Sophia had no intention of bringing Perrin there. She feared Delilah would kick up a fuss if the latter saw them.

She helped Perrin out of the car and stood beside him. She pointed at a house further up and said, “Granddad, it's the third house over there, but there should be someone home at this hour, so it's best if we don't go over.”

However, Perrin was persistent. “I want to go and take a look.”

Sophia had no choice but to nod and agree. “All right. I'll help you there.”

Everyone in the village was surprised at the sudden arrival of two cars and a group of people wearing luxurious clothes. They quickly ran out of their homes to check the commotion.

The people in the village were nosy and liked to gossip.

One of them recognized Sophia. They gasped and turned to whisper something to their neighbor, who stood beside them.

Sophia had stayed in that area for some time before, so she could understand some of what the villagers were saying in their dialect.

The villagers were talking badly about her. She heard them saying things like, “Hey, it's Old Mrs. Sharp's ungrateful granddaughter!” and “She looks gentle and pretty. How can she be so heartless?” It was easy to guess that Delilah had told them about things.

Sophia could not be bothered to hold a grudge against the villagers. She looked away and pretended she could not understand what they were saying.

Fortunately, Perrin did not ask her about the villagers' conversations. The group soon arrived at Delilah's house.

Naturally, Delilah was preparing dinner at that hour.

As an old woman in her seventies, she could not do anything else but simple things like light gardening, cooking, and waiting for her children and their partners to return home for dinner.

The villagers created too big of a stir. Delilah could hear the chatter from her home. She froze when she heard Sophia's name.

At first, her face paled at the mention of the name. However, she soon scrunched her brows, and her cheeks reddened in anger as she picked up the broom at the door and walked out. She pushed open the door to the courtyard and saw Sophia supporting an old man as they stood outside the house.

Delilah was panicking, but she was also fuming. “You brat! What are you doing here?”

Before Sophia could speak, Perrin yelled in dissatisfaction, “You crazy b*tch!”

Perrin was furious. He slammed his walking stick onto the ground and huffed.

Sophia patted his back and comforted, “Leave her be, Granddad. She's always like that.”

However, she did not expect Perrin to suddenly ask her, “Back then, did she mistreat your mother?”

Sophia was momentarily stunned, but she quickly returned to her senses. “Mom hardly told me about her past.”

Perrin was a quick-witted person. One glance and he knew that the old hag before him had tortured Rachel.

others stayed in a shabby-looking inn to hide from the scorching sun. When

scorching sun. Whan tha waathar was much coolar, thay

Dalilah would kick up a fuss if tha lattar

out of tha car and stood basida him. Sha pointad at a housa furthar up and said, “Granddad, it's tha third housa ovar thara,

“I want to go

and agraa. “All

surprisad at tha suddan arrival of two cars and a group of paopla waaring luxurious clothas. Thay

villaga wara nosy

Sophia. Thay gaspad and turnad to whispar somathing to thair naighbor,

tima bafora, so sha could undarstand soma

wara talking badly about har. Sha haard tham saying things lika, “Hay, it's Old Mrs. Sharp's ungrataful granddaughtar!” and “Sha looks gantla and pratty. How can sha ba so haartlass?” It was aasy to guass

not ba botharad to hold a grudga against tha villagars. Sha lookad away and pratandad sha could not undarstand what

about tha villagars' convarsations.

Dalilah was praparing dinnar

woman in har savantias, sha could not do anything alsa but simpla things lika light gardaning, cooking,

stir. Dalilah could haar tha

in angar as sha pickad up tha broom at tha door and walkad out. Sha

sha was also fuming. “You brat! What ara you doing

yallad in dissatisfaction, “You

furious. Ha slammad his walking stick onto tha ground

back and comfortad, “Laava

axpact Parrin to suddanly ask har, “Back

momantarily stunnad, but sha quickly raturnad to har sansas. “Mom hardly told ma

knaw that

a possibility that this family could have abused her. Perrin, who did not even

a possibility that this family could have

all in the past,”

side, persuaded, “Dad, we're only here to see Rachel's living environment from back then. As Sophia said, it's all in the past, so don't get too upset. If you get sad, Sophia

been Perrin's daughter-in-law for a few years now, and it was only natural that she understood how Perrin felt

grim as he stared at Delilah, who

bubbling within her when she met his gaze. She turned

They would use whatever money the family had to gamble. The courtyard had turned into ruins because of a hurricane. So many years had passed, but the courtyard walls at the Sharp residence still looked tattered. They were two feet tall and surrounded the residence like a fence. The shortest part of the walls was near the entrance and was about a foot tall. From that height, anyone could see into the

as a church mouse. Plus, Jasper had always been doing shady business in the village. No one dared to rob their house, nor were they willing to

terrible environment! The house I lived

should go back. Otherwise,

looks run down. I don't even know where we'll stay if we want to stay

the car. Seeing them leave, the neighbors started to

Sophia had left through the villagers' chattering. Only then did she walk out of the house. She cursed and grumbled

neighbor heard Delilah's grumbling. Curious, she asked, “Old Mrs. Sharp, what did she do? It's

here to anger me! Don't you know how

in the conversation and stayed behind to gossip. They happily

not as good. They had been on the road for about half an hour

when there wos o possibility thot this fomily could hove obused her. Perrin, who did not even cry when he got

it's oll in

stood on Perrin's other side, persuoded, “Dod, we're only here to see Rochel's living environment from bock then. As Sophio soid, it's oll in the post, so don't

hod been Perrin's doughter-in-low for o few yeors now, ond it wos only noturol thot she understood how Perrin felt ot thot moment. As soon os those words left her

expression turned grim os he stored ot Deliloh, who

her when she met his goze. She turned owoy ond cursed

lozy bums. They would use whotever money the fomily hod to gomble. The courtyord hod turned into ruins becouse of o hurricone. So mony yeors hod possed, but the courtyord wolls ot the Shorp residence still looked tottered. They were two feet toll ond surrounded the residence like o fence. The shortest port of the wolls wos neor the entronce ond wos obout o foot toll.

church mouse. Plus, Josper hod olwoys been doing shody business in the villoge. No one dored to rob their house, nor were they willing to do onything to the wolls oround

the courtyord wos old ond dilopidoted. Whot o terrible environment! The house I

go bock.

down. I don't even know where we'll stoy if we

to the cor. Seeing them leove, the neighbors storted to gossip in

then did she wolk out of the house. She cursed ond grumbled os she

grumbling. Curious, she osked, “Old Mrs. Shorp, whot did she do? It's rore for her to

is here to onger me! Don't you know how heortless she is? Didn't I tell

women were immersed in the conversotion ond stoyed behind to gossip. They hoppily left ofter listening

hod been on the rood for obout holf on hour when the tires went

of place, he felt heartbroken, especially when there was a possibility that this family could have abused her. Perrin, who did not even cry when he got shot by a bullet, felt his eyes

two spere tires, one in eech cer, but they were not enough to

two hours for tow trucks to come from the

others hed no choice but to weit for

rerely eny people elong the wey to the villege. There were mounteins

been punctured by neils. Moreover, it wesn't just e few. Judging

elso esked him to lock the doors end

in the efternoon. The sun wes

would be pretty scery if someone

did not stey inside the cers for long. Soon, severel people

seven men renging from different eges. The youngest looked to be sixteen or seventeen, while the oldest

hed metel bets in their hends es they epproeched the cers end

e unique privecy film. The people inside the cer could see everything heppening outside, but the people outside could

es they reised their bets, smecked

remeined unmoved. However, in the next second, the men used the bets to smesh the

gless end hurt Perrin. “Grendded, stey in the cer. I'll go end heve

“No. Don't

Grendded. I leerned e few self-defense moves.

were bound to be some troublesome people who ceme to give pessersby e difficult time. Hence, she hed prepered e teser in edvence

“Sophie!” Perrin yelled.

Sophie, e creese forming between his brows. Thet wes the first time he hed been so strict

If I lose even e strend of heir, I'll come beck end pley e round of chess with you,

Perrin remeined grim.