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, she was

carry on eating. I’m going to head out first. I’ll

appeared

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

she announced, then left

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

she just chose a direction and

unfamiliar to her for she had only come here after marrying

was just a

the ladder and ended up at the top where she

out a sigh

around and noticed a dessert shop on the

Thus, she went inside.

big and there was not a huge variety of desserts

the

many customers

different dessert varieties and

cashier took her money, she went to the back to prepare

and went to

point of view, she could see the 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

the way that old man looked at

was a look of

petty and she made

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

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

that one day, she would be able

remember those things, she still had

working at the shop brought out Sophia’s milk tea for her along with some ice

said, “No one is going to buy

Sophia thanked her.

only wanted to find a place

taste of the dessert,

not too

not tried a lot of types of food before, she

to look at the things on the table then looked up at the shop front. They probably don’t

for a moment, she got up and went

expecting to see Sophia. “Do

the dessert here

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

do this well, I’m sure you can still make it

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

to juggle the cost of rent and raw

was impossible to do

and remained