The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Matilda hummed while listening to Isabelle’s complaints. “Take it slow. You’ll do fine after you get used to the workload.”

Smiling, Isabelle agreed, “Yeah, so I’d like to come up with a standard procedure as soon as possible, which could hopefully help ease things.”

After a while, Matilda said, “Well, I suppose you should work on that. Since I don’t really have anything of importance, I’ll end the call here.”

Upon getting Isabelle’s consent, she hung up. Matilda was frowning as she did because Isabelle didn’t sound much different from her usual self, so the incident might have nothing to do with her after all. She then turned around to hail a cab by the road.

Her feelings toward Isabelle were complicated, to say the least. Although she didn’t hate Isabelle, she was extremely disappointed in the latter for using her despite how she treated Isabelle as her own daughter. I shouldn’t have done all those things for her. What a waste of effort.

On the other hand, she still harbored a dislike toward Sophia, but it didn’t mean she hated the child she carried, as the child was John’s child and her grandchild. The fact that she would soon become a grandmother came as quite a shock, which made her feel older all of a sudden. Heaving a sigh, she left on the cab.

In the meantime, Sophia managed to fall asleep after spending hours tossing and turning in bed. However, neither were her dreams a peaceful escape, as she dreamed of her being chased by someone while holding her child in her hands. All she could think of was to run as fast as her legs could carry her so that she could leave the place, but the formless being behind her remained in hot pursuit. Sophia was drenched in her own sweat due to anxiety and fear.

the sticky sensation on her skin. Aside from that, she was tired out, as if having physically ran laps during her sleep despite it being a dream. She propped herself up to look out of the window. The weather was pleasant enough with loads of sunshine, which seemed to

was cooking in the kitchen. As if having unlocked a talent within him, he could already present her with a

“Breakfast is almost ready. I’ll drive you to your shop once we’re done eating.” He checked the time then. “I

John said, Sophia nodded. “Remember to update me on

in agreement. “Worry not. I’ll make sure you’re

Sophia to her shop before driving away. Sophia seemed to be in better spirits compared to the past few days. Noticing that John drove Sophia to work, Robin smacked her lips in mock envy. “He

went over and lent her a hand with the task she was on. “What’s the matter? Is

bad.” There was a pause before she

it as she busied

found no use of it, having fallen into disrepair. It was located on a huge plot of empty land, and because it was vacant,

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