The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

His movements were so swift that it even shocked her, and she giggled. “Your reaction is lightning quick!”

“Yeah,” John murmured and cast her a concerned look. “Are you going to the bathroom?”

Sophia nodded. “I would like to wash my face.”

In the end, he helped her all the way to the bathroom and left the bathroom door open so he could watch over her.

After washing her face, Sophia was startled when she turned and saw him staring fixedly at her, unblinking. “What’s wrong?”

Pursing his lips, it took him a while before he answered, “Nothing.”

Then, he helped her out of the bathroom all the way until she returned to the bed and asked, “Are you hungry? I’ll get you something to eat.”

Sophia nodded and thanked him, but he went downstairs straightaway without another word.

As she stared at him leaving, she frowned. There’s something off about him. In the past, if she had thanked him, he would have replied, telling her no thanks. However, it was as though he hadn’t heard anything earlier.

rest had already left a long time ago, and John prepared some food for her downstairs. When he went upstairs again, he placed the food on the bedside table and took

bites from the food as she looked at him from the corner of her eye, unable to fathom what was going on. While she was eating, he watched her

him something? she

mind, she shot it down quickly. Matilda

the dishes downstairs. “Would you like to go out for a walk? Let’s take a walk around the area,” he

saw that the sky was already dark, but after some contemplation, her body did feel

around the area. John then went over to help her downstairs, and they took a walk back and forth on the lane

John was quiet the whole while. Finally, Sophia couldn’t take it anymore and broke the silence first. “John,

words, she was

at her before saying, “Sophia, are

heart raced as she spun to look at him, speaking incoherently out of panic, “Hiding something from you? What can I possibly be hiding from you? No, there’s

great

her lips nervously. Seeing how he was acting, she was starting to doubt if he really hadn’t discovered anything yet. No matter how she looked

more conversation after that,

a watch over her by the door and only left after

eyes again. Something is off about him. He’s acting really

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