The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

William answered with a gruff voice, “I’m staying back for overtime work. Just a little busy recently.”

Old Mrs. Constance responded by letting out a sigh. “What’s going on now? Why am I now back to being alone at home again? With John, Sophia and you away, I don’t even have anyone I can talk to during dinner.”

William forced a smile and replied, “Well, we never talked during our meals anyway.”

“Do you seriously think that way? Times are different now than before,” Old Mrs. Constance retorted.

William opened his mouth, ready to speak his mind, but he soon decided to swallow his words. What do you mean different? How different has it become?

Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Constance only complained in a helpless manner and proceeded to remind her son to take his meals regularly amidst his busy schedule.

In response, William responded with an affirmative grunt before shifting his eyes to the food that had gone cold on the desk. At the sight of that, his gaze instantly darkened. Upon hanging up the call, he leaned back in his chair and let out a heavy sigh. Well, I’ve already got myself dinner, but I’m just not in the mood to eat right now. Then, he reached for his phone and browsed through his social media news feed, only to see John’s post. Since his son rarely posted anything on his social media, William decided to take a closer look at the picture, in which John and his friends were seen enjoying a buffet.

As William noticed the smiling faces of Sophia and Matilda, he was soon reminded of the man he saw earlier that afternoon. What’s his name again? Uh… Oh, yeah. Richard. What a common name! I guess that’s why I can’t remember it.

was entirely ruined as he could no longer concentrate on skimming through his documents. In fact, he had been thinking about giving John a call and pretending to ask what he was doing. However, his rational mind stopped him from doing that since he knew he had to stay behind and

dwelling on the matter, the man couldn’t help but feel more frustrated and helpless. Soon, he laid his phone down and closed the file on his desk.

moments later, the phone on his desk buzzed and he quickly grabbed it, only to be disappointed when he looked at the

have anything else better to do at that moment, he hesitantly picked up the call. Judging from the noises in the background, William could tell that she was probably

call connected, she asked what William was doing, to which he

paused and asked, “Are you still in the

untouched food on his desk, but he

you should save your work for tomorrow if it’s not too urgent. After all, you don’t

not urgent, but I can’t think of anything else better to do when I get back to my empty home, and that’ll only annoy me even more. That is why I’m here, trying to distract myself while wisely making use of my time.

she wanted to talk to William about, she answered no after a brief contemplation and brushed it off. Instead, she merely told him she was bored. Shortly after that, she hung up the call because she didn’t want

in it, crossing his fingers on his knees as he gazed outside the

I’m going out like a light right after a shower when I get back. Upon packing his stuff, he proceeded to leave his office, only to be stunned by something before his eyes

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