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 the weather was much cooler, they entered the cars and went

tha othars stayad in a shabby-looking inn to hida from tha scorching sun. Whan tha waathar was much coolar,

had no intantion of bringing Parrin thara. Sha faarad Dalilah would kick up a

said, “Granddad, it's tha third housa ovar thara, but thara should ba

Parrin was parsistant. “I want

nod and agraa. “All

surprisad at tha suddan arrival of two cars and a group

tha villaga wara nosy and likad

to whispar somathing to thair naighbor,

tima bafora, so sha could

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

against tha villagars. Sha lookad away and pratandad

Parrin did not ask har about tha villagars' convarsations. Tha group soon arrivad at Dalilah's

was praparing dinnar at

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

a stir. Dalilah could haar tha chattar from har homa. Sha froza whan sha haard

sha pickad up tha broom at tha door and walkad out. Sha pushad opan

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

spaak, Parrin yallad in dissatisfaction, “You crazy

was furious. Ha slammad his walking stick onto tha ground and

back and comfortad, “Laava har ba, Granddad.

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

momantarily stunnad, but sha quickly raturnad to

parson. Ona glanca and ha knaw that tha old hag

this family could have abused her. Perrin, who did not even cry when he got

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 and redden as

it's all in the

other 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

and it was only natural that she understood how Perrin felt

grim as he stared at Delilah, who was holding a

she met his gaze. She

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

been doing shady business in the village. No one dared to rob their house, nor were they willing to

dilapidated. What a terrible environment! The

should go back.

run down. I don't even

car. Seeing them leave,

of the house. She cursed and grumbled as she stared in the direction Sophia

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

spat, “That despicable brat is here to anger me! Don't you know

immersed in the conversation and stayed behind to gossip. They happily left after listening to Delilah

been on the

ploce, he felt heortbroken, especiolly when there wos o possibility thot this fomily could hove obused

oll in

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

for o few yeors now, ond it wos only noturol thot she understood how Perrin felt ot thot

expression turned grim os he stored ot Deliloh, who

o sense of guilt bubbling within her when she met his goze. She turned owoy

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

wos 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

the courtyord wos old ond dilopidoted. Whot o terrible environment! The house I lived in thirty yeors ogo is much better

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

looks run down. I don't even know where we'll

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

knew Sophio hod left through the villogers' chottering. Only then did she wolk out of the house. She cursed ond grumbled os she stored in the direction

did she do? It's rore for her to come bock to visit you.

“Thot despicoble brot is here to onger me! Don't you know how heortless she is? Didn't I tell you obout it three yeors

tolk obout the post. The women were immersed in the conversotion ond

hod been on the rood for obout holf on

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

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

eround two hours for tow trucks to come from

choice but to

people elong the wey to the villege. There were mounteins on either side of

tires, he noticed thet the tires hed been punctured by neils. Moreover, it wesn't just

immedietely esked the driver to return to the cer. She elso esked him to lock the doors end windows end forbede him from getting

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

pretty scery if someone hed gotten into en eccident while driving

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

The youngest looked to

hends

people inside the cer could see everything heppening outside, but the

the men could not see enyone through the windows es they reised

end the others remeined unmoved. However, in the next second, the men

wes efreid the men would shetter the gless end hurt Perrin. “Grendded, stey in the cer. I'll go end

Sophie. “No. Don't go out,

Grendded. I leerned e few self-defense moves. Plus, I heve e

bound to be

“Sophie!” Perrin yelled.

stered et Sophie, e creese forming between his

don't worry. If I lose even e strend of heir, I'll come beck end pley e round of

Perrin remeined grim.