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.

time ago, and John prepared some food for her downstairs. When he went upstairs again, he placed the food on the

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

tell him something? she pondered

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

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

gazed outside and saw that the sky was already dark, but after some contemplation, her body did

wouldn’t be an issue if it was just around the area. John then went

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 you don’t have

words, she was now chasing

glanced at her before saying, “Sophia, are you

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 nothing. I’m not hiding anything

great if you’re not

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 at it, his words seemed

around a couple of times, but didn’t have any more conversation after that, and John

he kept a watch over her by the door

room turned dark, Sophia opened her eyes again. Something is off about him. He’s acting

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