The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

It was so obvious to her that he was acting weird that she couldn’t look past it.

Meanwhile, John didn’t return to his room but went downstairs again and stood in front of the glass windows in the living room. Actually, he had no idea what was going through his mind, yet his heart was in a whirl, carrying a small glimmer of hope. At the same time, he was afraid that he was overthinking.

Without a doubt, he wouldn’t be able to fall asleep now, so he went to grab a beer which Logan had brought over in the evening, thinking that they could hangout for a bit, but that didn’t happen.

Taking a seat on the couch, John opened the beer and started drinking by himself in silence.

In the middle of the night, Sophia woke up to use the bathroom, but no matter how she tried afterward, she couldn’t go back to sleep. Hence, she walked out of her room and, in the hallway, saw that there was light at the top of the staircase. Fearlessly, she slowly went over and looked downward.

She saw John sitting on the couch and a few empty beer bottles on the coffee table. Taken aback, she decided to join him downstairs.

Pacing next to him, it was clear that he had a drink too much, and he only realized her presence when she gave him a nudge. With reddened eyes, he gazed at her for a couple of seconds before reaching out and grabbing her toward himself. “Sophia.”

She murmured in assent. “What’s up with you? Did you drink too much?”

“No, I didn’t.” He chuckled. “I didn’t drink too much. This is nothing. I can drink very well.”

“Why are you drinking?

indeed. Tell me honestly, Sophia,

said, “What can I be hiding from you? You’re

his head, he placed the back of her hand to his forehead. “Let’s make a trip to

Shocked, she asked, “Why?”

low voice, he replied, “I’m worried. Recently, your gastric is occurring too frequently, and your condition for the past few

a thin line, a few seconds passed before Sophia finally said, “There’s no need for that. I’ve been living with this gastric problem

long sigh and spoke in a slow but determined voice, “Let’s

Sophia wasn’t sure if he was probing her or

lifted his gaze at her. “Before this, Grandma told me to bring you for a proper checkup. Gastric won’t cause much

him. When he spun toward her, she could tell that he did have a lot to drink as he reeked of alcohol. Extending his arms, he held her into his

afraid of, but right now, she was the one

John muttered, “Don’t hide anything from me if there’s something going on. Please don’t ever hide anything from me,

softly after a

much to drink, it was fine when he was

his own room and insisted on sleeping in her room. Hence, she watched helplessly as he stumbled

doing this on purpose, aren’t you?” she asked

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