The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

John could understand that, but he was here for something else. “Grandma told me you guys weren’t in love when you were married.”

William smiled. “She really tells you everything, huh?” Released from his burden, William told him openly, “We spent the first five years arguing, but then we settled down. I think the love only started budding from that point.”

“Five years? That’s a long time,” John mumbled.

“Yeah, it was,” he replied. “We took a longer time than most couples. Some of them started falling in love right after the marriage, but we were different. Your mother has a big attitude. It was impossible to fall for her.” Then, he guffawed. The divorce didn’t seem to affect him adversely. Instead, he looked happier than ever.

That was when John slowly looked sterner, and he frowned.

“Why are you suddenly asking me this though?” William queried.

John sighed. “Nothing. I just feel puzzled.”

William looked at his son. “About what? Sophia, or Isabelle?”

crept up on John’s face.

“You went to the golf course with

you that I had to inspect

heard that, William shook his head. “You’re still inexperienced, so you don’t know what happened.” It wasn’t until William saw how the Baileys responded did he realize what happened. Slowly, he went to the window. “You shouldn’t have gone out with Isabelle alone. No matter what, you two meeting alone is bad, given the condition.” Then, William changed his tone. “Forget

he wouldn’t be paying attention to it now that it

“Just

John then stood

with the Baileys for a while, John lost his patience and left William’s room when

John was still frowning. A moment later, he clutched his chest, his heart

with each other after five years, but he got the divorce after one year. That meant that he had barely interacted with Sophia then, so he didn’t feel like he could fall for her. After being in the business world for so long, John knew he was a paranoid guy. It wasn’t easy for

his cigarettes, wanting to ease his frustration. As he lit his cigarette, he texted Zack, asking about the following itinerary even though he knew it by

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