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.

a total of three

and knife and wiped her mouth. “You can carry on eating. I’m going to head out first.

appeared on his

disrespectful, but he did not

up before he said anything. “This is my treat,” she announced, then

done, she exited the place. She did not get a cab or

a direction and walked down

for she

just a girl who lived

at the top where she had been

let out a sigh and continued

she looked around and noticed a dessert shop on

Thus, she went inside.

big and there was not a

at the

not have many customers which made

ordered two different dessert varieties and a milk

money, she went to the back to

took her things and went to sit on a chair by the

working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of

way that old man looked at her

a look of

and she made

though she did not take it up against Mrs. Constance for the way she used to treat her, she still remembered

John

that one day, she would be

intentionally trying to remember those things, she still had

brought out Sophia’s milk tea for her

said, “No one is going to buy

Sophia thanked her.

not hungry since she had just finished eating. She only wanted to find a place to sit after walking

away, she had a taste of the dessert,

not

food before, she was still able to taste

then looked up at the shop front.

she got up and went to the

and was not expecting to see Sophia. “Do you

with you. Hey, the dessert here is pretty good, but

briefly then smiled. “It’s not just a feeling; there really aren’t a lot of customers.” However, she did not see it as a big deal. “Well, if

“Why? If you do this well,

“I don’t want to. The

her best to juggle the cost of rent and raw

impossible to do anything

lips and remained silent in deep