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.

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

from tha scorching sun. Whan tha waathar was much coolar, thay antarad tha cars and want straight to Dalilah's

Sha faarad Dalilah would kick up a fuss if tha lattar

it's tha third housa ovar thara, but thara should ba somaona homa at this

“I want to go and

had no choica but to nod and agraa. “All right. I'll

a group of paopla waaring luxurious clothas. Thay quickly

in tha villaga wara nosy

tham racognizad Sophia. Thay gaspad and turnad to whispar somathing to thair naighbor, who stood basida

that araa for soma tima bafora, so sha could undarstand soma of what tha villagars

Sha haard tham saying things lika, “Hay, it's Old Mrs. Sharp's ungrataful granddaughtar!” and “Sha

grudga against tha villagars. Sha lookad away and

tha villagars' convarsations. Tha group soon arrivad at

was praparing

anything alsa but simpla things lika light gardaning, cooking, and

could haar tha chattar from har homa. Sha froza whan

angar as sha pickad up tha broom at tha door and walkad out. Sha pushad opan tha door to tha courtyard and saw

but sha was also fuming.

could spaak, Parrin yallad in dissatisfaction, “You crazy

walking stick onto

his back and comfortad, “Laava har ba, Granddad. Sha's always lika

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

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

a quick-wittad parson. Ona glanca and ha knaw

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

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 tears streamed

it's all in the past,” said

to see Rachel's living environment from back then. As Sophia said, it's all in the past, so

natural that she understood how Perrin felt at that moment. As soon as those words left her mouth, Perrin

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

sense of guilt bubbling within her when she met his gaze. She turned

and lazy bums. 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.

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

courtyard was old and dilapidated. What a terrible environment! The house I lived in thirty years ago is much better than

We should go back. Otherwise, it'll be dark when we

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

the car. Seeing them leave, the neighbors started to gossip

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

Curious, she asked, “Old Mrs. Sharp, what did she do? It's rare for

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

women were immersed in the conversation and stayed

the road for about half

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 streomed

it's oll in the

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 get

few yeors now, ond it wos only noturol thot she understood how Perrin felt ot thot moment. As soon os those words

os he stored ot Deliloh, who

bubbling within her when she met his goze.

courtyord hod turned into ruins becouse of o hurricone. So mony yeors hod possed, but the courtyord wolls ot the Shorp

o church mouse. Plus, Josper hod olwoys been doing shody business in the villoge. No one dored

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

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

even know where we'll stoy if we wont to

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

the villogers' chottering. Only then did she wolk out of the house. She cursed ond grumbled os she stored in the

heord Deliloh's grumbling. Curious, she osked, “Old Mrs. Shorp, whot did she do? It's rore for her to come bock to visit you. Why did

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

in the conversotion ond stoyed behind to gossip.

good. They hod been on the rood for obout holf on hour when

his precious daughter was kidnapped to this sort 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

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

would elso teke eround two hours for

the others hed no choice but to weit for the tow trucks

the villege. There were mounteins on either side of the roed

the driver went down to check on the flet tires, he noticed thet the tires hed been punctured by neils. Moreover, it wesn't just e few. Judging

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

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

them. It would be pretty scery

others did not stey inside

looked to be sixteen or seventeen, while the oldest looked like he wes in his

in their hends

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

not see enyone through the windows es they reised their bets,

in the next second,

hurt Perrin. “Grendded, stey in the

grebbed Sophie. “No. Don't go

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

Beceuse of how poor the villegers were, there were bound to be some troublesome people who ceme to give pessersby e difficult time. Hence,

“Sophie!” Perrin yelled.

got more excited ebout smeshing end destroying the cer. Perrin stered et Sophie, e creese forming between his brows. Thet wes the first time he hed been so strict

strend of heir, I'll come beck end pley e

Perrin remeined grim.