The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

John pushed the document toward her. “Look at what I highlighted and cross-check the data again. There’s something wrong with it.”

Stunned, Miss Allen went over to retrieve the document and looked over it carefully. In a soft voice, she said, “I’ve checked this before.”

He scowled at her. “Do the calculations again.” There was a hint of impatience in his voice which Sophia found funny. He used to be impatient with me too, but he was still able to restrain himself and talk to me kindly. It must not have been easy.

Miss Allen was fidgety. After apologizing for her carelessness, she took the document and hurried out of his office. Sophia smacked her lips and slowly shook her head. “Seeing you now, I suddenly have this feeling that you weren’t really that bad to me after all.”

He was taken aback. Putting down what was in his hand, he looked at her in a serious manner. “Did I treat you that badly?”

She grinned. “My dear, didn’t you know? Were you pleased with yourself thinking that you were good to me?”

enough allowance every month, though she was never really

led to huge differences in their mentality. Women wanted

being with you, John, makes me feel so exhausted. You don’t feel like home to me. There’s no warmth.” Thinking back on it, she spent all her days with him on edge and in fear. She was scared that he was not happy or satisfied to the point that she

came as a breath of relief to her. They were finally divorced. A great weight had lifted

As such, Sophia was over the moon. Still, she could not figure out what went through her mind back then.

unsure of what to say. She had never said those things to him before, or she

I saying all this? I just gained a whole forest to myself and

good enough. I just hope you’ll find someone who can

She had an expectant look on her face. “I

wealthy and beautiful now, so that was not going