The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

During lunch, John and Sophia ate in silence. He was a courteous guest who cleaned his plate, even finishing the sauce. When he placed his fork down, he burped and said in satisfaction, “I haven’t had such a huge meal in a long time.”

Sophia smiled. “Why? Do the Constances starve you?”

She stood up to clear the table, but he took the initiative to help before she could start. “I’ll do it.”

John took the plates and utensils, placing them into the dishwasher. Then, he turned around to take a look. Sophia had moved to the living room and taken a seat on the sofa with her legs crossed, still texting away on her phone.

Actually, John could tell who she was texting. He leaned against the frame of the kitchen door and stated, “The name of your store doesn’t sound nice at all.”

Sophia chuckled, but her gaze remained fixed on her phone. “You don’t like it? Live with it. I didn’t open that store for you anyway.”

John broke into a smile. This young lady is getting meaner in conversations, but she seems to only do it to me. Oh well, I’ll just think of it as her special treatment for me.

Then, he checked the time and told her, “I’m leaving. Remember to shut the doors of your balcony.”

passion, but the sight of Sophia slumped on the sofa just like what she usually did was unexpectedly alluring to him. She didn’t

silently breathed out from his mouth as he felt waves of

getting into his car, he left Sophia’s house. He took out his phone and saw a text from his mother. In the text, she mentioned that they had not had a meal together for some days, so

the invitation, he texted back to agree to the dinner and said that

smiled as she texted Isabelle. Isabelle was in her office and was resting for a while after lunch. After receiving Matilda’s text, she smiled and replied with a smiling

After work at night, he immediately received a call from Matilda, telling him that she was waiting for him at an Italian restaurant. Not giving it much thought, John believed that Matilda had chosen the place simply because

for fear that she’d be spotted by someone. She would have trouble explaining herself. Not long ago, Alphonse had to stay in bed for

little ill, but they were in the dark about the cause. Thus, Matilda used the excuse to take care of her father and

on the matter of William and Matilda’s divorce, many of Matilda’s behaviors were surprising. Firstly, she willingly signed the papers without bothering William.

he gave a lot of his assets to her in the process of their divorce, enough for her to live the rest of her life in luxury. In the end, she wanted nothing from him; she

that time, even Old Mrs. Constance was taken aback. Based on her understanding of Matilda, the latter was not

his father was a soft-hearted man, if Matilda left without taking anything from him, he would feel as if he owed her something.

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