The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Sophia wasn’t surprised that the man was stunned after she smiled. She knew she was pretty, and even John acknowledged it.

The man noticed his rude behavior, so he smiled sheepishly. “Won’t your family get worried you come out alone?”

“My family, huh?” I don’t have a family, so they won’t worry. Her parents had fled when she was a child, leaving her to fend for herself all these years.

They were dead to her, so the only ones she could call family were the Constances, but now that John had divorced her, she lost them, too. For a split second there, she fell into a trance.

But it was in that split second that she heard a familiar voice. “Hey, there are a few spots here. What do you think?” Sophia looked back and saw Zack, while John was behind them, though John had someone else by his side now.

Sophia only took a glance at the woman beside him, then she looked away. The woman was wearing a revealing mini skirt, her fair, long legs visible, rocking a spaghetti strap tank top, and she had some great assets, but she wasn’t as good-looking as Sophia.

Zack didn’t care how many people were here around the table, facing Sophia as he insisted, “Hey, lady, I see you have a few spots here. We’ll take it if you don’t mind.”

were six of them here, so if Zack, John, and the lady with him were to sit here, there wouldn’t be enough space. Sophia looked at Zack like he was an idiot. Doesn’t he feel

out of spots here,

just bring two more chairs here. We want to sit here.” Then he looked back. “Come here, boss. The view’s nice

right, Sophia thought. You can’t even see the stage. There are pretty women up there performing, but you can’t see them from here. As if the view’s nice. Zack was a master liar, then he took two chairs to the table. John didn’t refuse him, so he

It was easier pretending to be strangers than friends. Coming along with them was the woman beside John. The four women who were here to begin with

now we

two chairs away from Sophia, leaving one space between them,

across from Sophia and asked, “Are you here

the man beside

hitting on me. Sophia sipped from her glass, a

just like Sophia was, but Zack couldn’t care about that now. He gave Sophia a look

then the man beside her said, “No.