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.

answered a total of three calls, she was done with

mouth. “You can carry on eating. I’m going to head out first. I’ll be

appeared on

must have felt like she was being a bit disrespectful, but he did not think about how he had been on

he said anything. “This is my treat,” she

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

just chose a direction and walked down a

unfamiliar to her for she had only come here after

was just a girl

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

out a sigh and continued walking

and noticed a dessert

Thus, she went inside.

was not big and there was not

the cashier

not have many customers which

different dessert varieties and a milk

the cashier took her money, she went to the back to prepare Sophia’s milk

things and went to sit on a chair by

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

way that old man looked

was a look of

quite petty and she made a mental

Constance for the way she used to

John would go their separate

she knew that one day, she would

intentionally trying to remember those things, she still had a

out Sophia’s milk tea for her along with

and said, “No one is going to buy it anyway. It’s

Sophia thanked her.

hungry since she had just finished eating. She only wanted to find a place to sit after walking so

the dessert, the

not

had not tried a lot of types of food before, she was still able to taste whether something was

at the shop front. They probably don’t make much judging by how

a moment, she got

on her phone and was not expecting to see Sophia.

I just wanted to have a chat with you. Hey, the dessert here is pretty good,

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

do this

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

already trying her best to juggle the cost of rent and raw ingredients for her

to do

lips and remained silent