The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

John did not pay any attention to her and just began to drive.

They did not drive for very long before arriving at a western restaurant.

In fact, Sophia was not too used to that cuisine as it could never fully satiated her.

John, on the other hand, always opted for western food because he found it less troublesome.

Once they sat down, she told him, “I’m going out by myself this afternoon. I’ll come back right before you get off work and we can return to Constance Residence together.”

He looked up at her briefly. “Okay.”

That was the only exchange they had throughout the entire meal.

John was a bit busy and had to answer a few calls in between.

He was always strict when it came to work.

She stared at him while he was on the phone. It seemed like he treated her the same way he treated the employee on the other end of the call. He did not repeat himself when something only had to be said once. Lowering her eyes, she thought, perhaps I’m no different than his work to him.

She was someone Old Mr. Constance threw at John.

It felt like he had simply accepted a bigger project to work on and was just doing his job.

Yeah, that’s exactly what it is.

At the thought of that, she felt a little stifled.

John was the first man in her life; the first man she had feelings for.

She had even yearned to be with him for the rest of her life.

total of three calls,

her mouth. “You can carry on eating. I’m going to head

frown appeared on

did not think about how he had been on the phone the

she announced, then left the booth to

the place. She did not get a cab or had any place

chose a direction and walked down a

for she had only

was just a girl who lived

up at the top where she

sigh

and noticed a dessert shop on the side of the

Thus, she went inside.

shopfront was not big and there was not a huge

at the cashier also looked

have many customers which made it seem very

Sophia ordered two different dessert

she went to the back to prepare Sophia’s

to

buzzing crowd outside. The saying that all beings suffer probably came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those wealthy people are the ones who don’t have to suffer. Their days are

looked at her

was a look

made a

did not take it up against Mrs. Constance for

John would go

that one day, she would be able to get her

trying to remember those things, she still had a mental

the shop brought out Sophia’s

“No one

Sophia thanked her.

since she had just finished eating. She only wanted to find a

a taste of the dessert, the ice cream, and

not too

though she had not tried a lot of types of food before, she was still

the table then looked up at the shop

got up and went to

was on her phone and was not expecting to see Sophia. “Do you need to order anything

dessert here is pretty good,

there really aren’t a lot of customers.” However, she did not see it as a big deal. “Well, if it doesn’t work out, I will stop

blinked at her. “Why? If you do this well,

don’t want to. The investment is too big. I can’t manage

best to juggle the cost of rent and raw ingredients

to do anything

her lips and remained