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.

When he went upstairs again, he placed the food on the bedside table and took a seat

unable to fathom

Matilda tell him something? she

popped up in her mind, she shot it down quickly. Matilda probably didn’t say anything. If he really knew

Let’s take a walk around the area,” he suggested afterward. “You’ve slept for a long

dark, but after some contemplation, her body did feel sore

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

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

words, she was now chasing him

before saying, “Sophia,

his question, Sophia’s heart raced as she spun to look at him, speaking incoherently out of panic, “Hiding something from you? What can I possibly

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

was acting, she was starting to doubt if he really hadn’t discovered anything

have any more conversation after that, and John helped her home when he saw

a watch over her by the door and only left after she was under the blanket and

again. Something is off about

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