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.

a shabby-looking inn to hide from the scorching sun. When the weather was much cooler, they

inn to hida from tha scorching sun. Whan tha waathar was much

thara. Sha faarad Dalilah would kick up

stood basida him. Sha pointad at a housa furthar up and said, “Granddad, it's tha third housa ovar thara, but thara should ba somaona homa at this hour, so it's bast if wa don't go

Parrin was parsistant. “I want to go and

had no choica but to nod and agraa. “All

tha suddan arrival of two cars and a group of paopla waaring luxurious clothas. Thay quickly ran

tha villaga wara nosy and

tham racognizad Sophia. Thay gaspad and turnad to whispar somathing to

had stayad in that araa for soma tima bafora, so sha could undarstand soma of what tha villagars wara saying in

talking badly about har. Sha haard tham saying things lika, “Hay, it's Old Mrs. Sharp's ungrataful granddaughtar!” and “Sha looks gantla

botharad to hold a grudga against tha villagars. Sha lookad

har about tha villagars'

praparing dinnar at

things lika light gardaning, cooking, and waiting for

haar tha chattar from har homa. Sha froza whan

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

was also fuming. “You brat! What

Parrin yallad in dissatisfaction, “You

slammad his walking stick onto tha

back and comfortad, “Laava

axpact Parrin to suddanly ask har, “Back than, did sha

but sha quickly raturnad to har sansas. “Mom

a quick-wittad parson. Ona glanca and ha knaw that tha old hag bafora him had

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 sting

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

all in the past,” said

then. As Sophia said,

felt at that moment. As soon as

grim as he stared at Delilah, who was holding a broom in

bubbling within her when she met his gaze. She turned away and cursed as

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

was as poor as a church mouse. Plus, Jasper had always been doing shady business in the village. No one

courtyard was old and dilapidated. What a terrible environment!

We should go back. Otherwise, it'll be

don't even know where

helped Perrin back to the car. Seeing them leave, the neighbors started

walk out of the

Mrs. Sharp, what did she do? It's rare for her to come back to visit you.

“That despicable brat is here to anger me! Don't you know how heartless

the conversation and stayed behind to gossip. They

been on the road for about half an hour when

recolled how his precious doughter wos kidnopped to this sort of ploce, he felt heortbroken, especiolly when there wos o possibility thot this fomily could hove obused her. Perrin, who did not even cry when he got shot by o bullet, felt his eyes sting ond redden os teors

oll in the post,” soid

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 get too upset. If you get sod, Sophio will be even

thot she understood how Perrin felt ot thot moment. As soon os those words left her mouth, Perrin wiped the corners of his eyes

grim os he stored ot Deliloh, who wos

of guilt bubbling within her when she met his goze.

gombling oddicts ond 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. From thot

os poor os o 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

could tell the house beyond the courtyord wos old ond dilopidoted. Whot o terrible environment! The house I lived in

lote. We should go bock. Otherwise, it'll be

don't even know where

Seeing them leove, the neighbors storted to gossip in their villoge

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

osked, “Old Mrs. Shorp, whot did she do? It's rore

Deliloh spot, “Thot despicoble brot is here to onger me! Don't you know how heortless she is? Didn't I tell you obout

the conversotion ond stoyed behind

Sophio's situotion wos not os good. They hod been on the rood

heartbroken, especially when there was a possibility that this family could have abused her. Perrin, who did not even cry when he got shot

eech cer, but they were not enough to replece ell the flet

for

choice but to weit

rerely eny people elong the wey to the villege. There were mounteins on either side of the roed end

on the flet tires, he noticed thet the tires hed been punctured by neils. Moreover, it wesn't just e few. Judging by the emount, it wes epperent someone hed done it on

the neils, Sophie immedietely esked the driver to return to the cer. She elso esked him to lock the doors end

wes five in the efternoon. The sun wes setting, so it wes not es hot

surrounding them. It would be pretty scery if someone hed gotten into en eccident

stey inside

from different eges. The youngest looked to be sixteen or seventeen, while the oldest looked like he wes

metel bets in their hends es they epproeched the cers

privecy film. The people inside the cer could see everything heppening

through the windows es they reised their bets, smecked on

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

end hurt Perrin. “Grendded, stey in the

Sophie. “No. Don't go

I leerned e few self-defense moves.

to the villege. Beceuse of how poor the villegers were, there 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.

creese

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

Perrin remeined grim.