The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

However, John didn’t think much of her reaction while he said, “Your stomach must be acting up because you have been overexerting yourself. I’ll go buy you some medicine later on. You’ll feel better after taking them.”

Waving him down, Sophia told him, “You don’t have to. I’m not going to take them.”

With a sigh, John tried to persuade her otherwise. “That nausea will persist if you don’t take the medicine. You have been suffering from it for years, and you know how excruciating it can be, so you should take the meds.”

Without a word, Sophia rinsed her mouth with some water in the kitchen before telling John, “You should eat up while I take a short rest.” Her nausea faded as soon as it came, so she was feeling better after a few moments, after which she returned to the house. There was no dining room in her house, except for a table in the kitchen. She walked up to the table while instructing, “I can’t stand the smell of pickled cucumbers, so take them away.”

With a grunt of assent, John left the pickled cucumbers on the shelf by the door. Sophia felt better after taking a deep breath, so she went over to the table to start eating her bowl of noodles. After they were both done eating, John washed the dishes before leaving the house once again, as he wasn’t accustomed to doing nothing.

He probably went out to meet the other villagers, Sophia thought. The meal left Sophia feeling drowsy, so she took a nap in her room since she could leave everything to John now that he was here with her.

In the meantime, John was strolling in the village while examining it. He realized it was an underdeveloped area with not even a hundred families, and all the houses looked the same. Now that everybody had had their meal, there were some who came out to chat with each other in front of their houses. Sure enough, their topics revolved around John and Sophia.

John was in fact a wealthy man. He even promised to donate some money so that the villagers could pave their roads. Therefore,

passed them by, they quickly greeted him before asking if he had had his meal. With a smile on his face, John approached them. “I already had my meal, sir. By the way, I’d like to pay my respects to Sophia’s grandfather. Do you know where he

looked at him while replying,

he passed away. Hence, it was up to them to help her with the proceedings

want to pay your respects. It’s impolite to go empty-handed. In the meantime,

man said, John thanked him while retrieving a packet of cigarettes to be handed out to everyone. Never had they ever laid eyes on such quality cigarettes, so

an attitude about him while in Sophia’s house. However, despite his brash demeanor, he was a kind-hearted man. When Sophia’s grandfather passed away, he provided much needed help, going as far as to

both young, they managed to travel a lot faster. While on their way, John asked about Sophia’s life while living with her grandfather in the village. Buddy heaved a sigh before replying, “Sophia led such a harsh life. When she was young, both her parents ran away, which left

came from a poor family, she was forced to help out with chores ever since a young age, so she learned early on how to handle all of them. During the harvest seasons, she also had to help with harvesting. It was a pity that she had to go through

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