The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

On the other end, John heard every single word. He then sighed. “Where will you be staying at night? And what will you be eating?”

Sophia thought for a moment. “The store here has everything. We’re almost done cleaning the house, so there’s no problem on my side. You don’t need to worry.”

John was silent for a long while before he grunted in assent. “Alright, then. I got it. Call me if you need anything.”

Only when he’d hung up did Sophia breathe a sigh of relief.

After bustling around for half the day, the sky outside had gone dark. Very much hospitable, Mrs. Hensley offered to have dinner at her place. “Why don’t you come over to my place for dinner? You’ve got nothing here in your house.”

Sophia turned it over in her mind. I’m rather tired, so I don’t feel like cooking for myself. “Sure. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

Mrs. Hensley laughed. “Why did you become so courteous in your speech after leaving for a year, girl?”

down on the bed she’d previously slept in. The wattage of the lights was relatively low, so the house appeared very dim. Although my life has improved a lot now that I’ve come this far in life, every time

said that everything that once belonged to him had

to bed early considering the lack of entertainment at night. At present, the only sounds outside were the occasional dog barking and whooshing wind from some unidentified place. She stood there for

them getting their divorce certificate. Finally, she dreamt of a child standing in front of her, asking her why she was crying in a childish voice. She had no idea whether she was crying, only aware that her heart twisted in agony upon hearing the

went to bed early, they also got out of bed early. At this time, other people’s chimneys were already smoking. Having nothing at home, she could only straighten up the place briefly before going

feed his chickens and ducks. Shock assailed

she replied, “I came

he sighed. “You came back

as some flowers. Before she left, she heard the owner muttering, “Why didn’t your husband tag along? Does

rang. Glancing at it, she saw that it was Robin, so she promptly answered

murmured an assent. “I arrived yesterday and had a good night’s rest. I’ll be going to my

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