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.

three calls,

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

frown appeared

bit disrespectful, but he did not think about how he had been on the phone the whole time, completely

up before he said anything. “This is my treat,” she announced, then left the booth to go and pay at the

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

she just chose a direction

her for she had only

she was just a girl who lived in

the ladder and ended up at the top where she

sigh

noticed a dessert

Thus, she went inside.

and there was not

working at the cashier

place did not have many customers

ordered two different dessert varieties and a

money, she went to the back

her things and went to sit on a chair by

suffer probably came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those wealthy people

the way that old man looked at her

a

she made a mental note of every

Constance for the way she used to treat her, she

she knew, subconsciously, that she and John would go their separate

one day, she would be able to

trying to remember those things, she still had a mental record

brought out Sophia’s milk

quite taken aback. The girl smiled and said, “No one is going to

Sophia thanked her.

had just finished eating. She only wanted to find

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

not

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

up at the shop front.

moment, she got up and went to the

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

I just wanted to have a chat with you. Hey, the dessert here is pretty good, but why does it feel like there aren’t a lot of

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

blinked at her. “Why? If you do this

to.

to juggle the cost of rent

impossible to do anything

pursed her lips and remained