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.

ago, and John prepared some food for her downstairs. When he

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 intently with a solemn look on

Matilda tell him

 Matilda probably didn’t say anything. If he really knew

under an oppressive atmosphere, he came over and took the dishes downstairs. “Would you like to go out for a walk? Let’s take a walk around the area,”

after some contemplation, her body did feel sore after laying down for a

wouldn’t be an issue if it was just around the area. John then went over to help her downstairs, and they took a walk back and forth

odd as John was quiet the whole while. Finally, Sophia couldn’t take it anymore and broke the silence first. “John, I can stay by myself at night, actually. I’ll just keep the doors and windows properly locked, so

other words, she was now chasing him

at her before saying, “Sophia, are you hiding something

to look at him, speaking incoherently out of panic, “Hiding something from you? What can I possibly be hiding

reached out and grabbed her hand. “Okay, it’s great

was starting to doubt if he really hadn’t discovered anything yet. No matter how

around a couple of times, but didn’t have any more conversation after that, and John helped her home when he saw that

up and then lay in bed, he kept a watch over her by the door and only left after she was

opened her eyes again. Something is off

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