Being Pursued By Ex-husband

As soon as Sophia rang the doorbell, the door opened immediately. Katherine pushed the door aside and rushed over to give Sophia a bear hug.

Standing in the doorway, Sophia looked down at her best friend with a smile. “What? Are you celebrating Children's Day instead of New Year? Why are you getting more childish the older you are?”

Katherine snorted. “You're so heartless and cold!”

Raising her brows, Sophia handed the bag she was carrying to Katherine.

In an instant, Katherine, who was still fuming moments earlier, jumped up and down excitedly with the bag. ”Oh, my gosh! It's the limited edition purse from Balenciaga! Ahh! I love you so much, Soph! I'd jump in front of a train for you! I'd do anything for you!” she screeched.

Sophia raised her hand to push away Katherine's face. “Hard pass. Save it for Joshua.”

Upon hearing Joshua's name, Katherine, who had lost her marbles over a bag, finally calmed down a little. “What would you like to drink? Milk or smoothie? I just made it. It's delicious and nutritious at the same time.”

Sophia sat down on the couch. Looking up at Katherine, Sophia flashed her a half-smile and remained silent.

Katherine felt guilty upon receiving that gaze. She hid her precious bag behind her and smiled awkwardly. “Okay, fine. I just made the smoothies on a whim.”

Even a simple dish like pasta could end up like a trainwreck for Katherine. Sophia knew she might have to spend time at the hospital if she drank Katherine's smoothie.

Sophia decided to stay modest and admitted that her body could not bear it. ”Just bring me a glass of warm water.”

“Okay. I'll be right back, Soph!”

Katherine quickly poured Sophia a glass of water. She suddenly thought about the matter concerning the Whitton family. “Javier hasn't made any moves, right?”

Taking a sip of warm water, Sophia glanced at the orange Katherine was cutting. “Not for the time being.”

However, I don't know whether Javier will make a move in the future.

Katherine let out a snort. “The Whitton family has been used to being a hegemon of Coldbridge all these years. It's time to give them a reality check to let them know that there's always someone more powerful than their family.”

Arching her brow, Sophia probed, “What is it? Do you have an idea?”

“Well, it's simple! You could try to snatch the market from them. Ms. Leighton can do that for you, can't she?” Katherine suggested.

“Are you willing to pay for it?” Sophia snorted.

Katherine was taken aback by her question. “Soph, just pretend I didn't say that.”

Yeesh! Poor people don't have a right to talk about business.

Sophia broke into a smile. “What a silly idea.”

Even though the Whitton family had power in Coldbridge, it did not necessarily mean that their family had a stranglehold on their industry in the city.

The Whittons mainly relied on the bag materials business to make a fortune. Eventually, they transformed into a women's bag company. However, their focus was still mainly on the domestic market.

Nevertheless, nearly two hundred stores under the Whitton family's luggage brand were closed in recent years. Then, they switched their attention to the market of baby products.

Sophia did not need to compete with the Whittons in such a traditional industry if she wanted to make them suffer.

It would be detrimental for the Whitton family if there were problems with their capital flow or the supply of raw materials. However, the process would take some time.

“By the way, you haven't come across that jerk during this period, right?”

Sophia's fingers twitched slightly when she heard Katherine's question. She lowered her head and took a sip of water. “No, I haven't.”

“Why didn't I notice that Alexander was such a shameless guy before?” Katherine scoffed.

Sophia thought for a moment and said, “Perhaps I was more shameless than him in the past.”

Katherine was stunned by her remark. “Hell no! I call that bravery. What do you mean by shameless? You two were married back then. There's nothing wrong with taking the initiative to improve the relationship with your husband. However, you guys are divorced now. You have nothing to do with each other anymore. Yet, that jerk is still pestering you. Isn't that shameless?”

Hearing that, Sophia let out a chuckle. “That makes sense.”

At that moment, Joshua came out of the kitchen with baked salmon. “It's time for dinner.”

It had been a long time since the three of them got together like that, so Katherine took out a bottle of red wine. The trio chatted about the past while emptying the bottle throughout the meal.

Katherine was the person who did most of the talking, whereas Sophia listened keenly to her stories. Meanwhile, Joshua was helping Katherine to refill her plate and glass.

The silent display of affection was Sophia's Achilles heel.

Sophia downed two glasses of red wine in quick succession to get rid of the bitter feeling in her mouth. She had no choice but to endure the couple's lovey-dovey behavior.

The trio chatted until eleven o'clock at night. Katherine finally stopped talking upon hearing Sophia's loud yawn. “Do you want to sleep over tonight?” she offered.

“Nah. I can only sleep in my own bed,” Sophia admitted.

“All right. Let us send you off downstairs.”

“There's no need for that. You'd better wash up and go to bed early. Then, you should cherish your last day of vacation tomorrow.” Sophia smiled slyly.

She just dealt a fatal blow to Katherine. The latter had to return to the film crew on the fourth day of the New Year holidays.

Glancing at Joshua, Sophia said, “I'll go first.”

Joshua and Katherine accompanied her to the elevator. It was late at night on the second day of the New Year holidays. There was not a single soul out there on the road.

Since Sophia had drunk some alcohol earlier, she could not drive anymore.

Taking out her phone, Sophia intended to hail a ride. To her dismay, there was no one to take the order at that hour.

Furthermore, she was in a small city. Most people would prefer to stay at home and enjoy the festivities with their family instead of going out to earn little cash that late in the night.

Putting away her phone, Sophia planned to walk to the nearby square to see if she could manage to hail a taxi.

Many stores were decorated with different colors of LED lights, and the streets were eerily quiet at that moment.