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.

of three calls,

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

appeared on his

like she was being a bit disrespectful, but he did not think about how he had been on the phone the whole time, completely

is my treat,” she announced, then left the booth

not get a cab or had any place in particular that she wanted to

she just chose a direction and

city was very unfamiliar to her for she

was just a girl who lived in the

up the ladder and ended up at the top where she had been for

out a sigh and

around and noticed a dessert

Thus, she went inside.

big and there was not a huge variety of desserts to

at the cashier

many customers which made it

ordered two different dessert varieties and a

took her money, she went

and went to sit

who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those

man looked

was a look of

quite petty and she made a

though she did not take it up against Mrs. Constance for the way

she and John would go their separate

knew that one day, she would be able to

remember those things, she still had

brought out Sophia’s milk tea for her

and said, “No one is going

Sophia thanked her.

She only

she had a taste of the dessert, the ice cream, and the milk

was not

lot of types of food before,

looked up at the shop front. They

moment, she got up

was on her phone and was not expecting to see Sophia. “Do

chat with you. Hey, the dessert here is pretty good, but why does it feel like

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

“Why? If you do this well, I’m sure you can

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

best to juggle the cost

was impossible to

lips and remained silent