Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Javier's daughter wanted to stop Sophia, but a single glare from Javier was enough to stop her.

It had only been half an hour since Sophia arrived. In that time, she had managed to turn the Whitton residence upside down.

Javier watched her go down the stairs with his eyes narrowed.

I guess she's not as soft as she seems.

Outside the mansion, the sound of a car engine revving could be heard. Sophia and Alexander were taking off.

Javier turned to look back at his study. He clenched his jaw. There was nothing he could do except accept the reality of the situation.

Besides the fact that Sophia had Alexander backing her up, the evidence held by Sophia alone was enough to doom not only Javier himself but the entire Whitton family if she decided to hand it over to the police.

Javier was already fifty-eight years old this year, turning sixty in two years. He wasn't young anymore, and he had six children. Even if he didn't care about himself, he had to consider his children.

The older one got, the less brave one became. One would start to fear death.

Javier's three daughters came running over from the balcony. “Dad! Who is that woman? Is she crazy? Why won't you let me call the police?”

Javier looked over at his children and their spouses. “All of you must never speak a word of what happened here tonight. If I catch wind of any rumors spreading, I will not forgive any of you!”

“Dad, who is that woman?”

“None of you are allowed to do anything to Sophia. Nobody is allowed to lay a hand on her or even think about harming her. Do you guys hear me?”

No one responded. Clearly, none of them were willing to accept this defeat.

All this while, the Whitton family had done as they pleased outside. Now that someone had wrecked their home, how could they take it?

Regardless, Javier did not care. He kicked Luke hard. “This is all your fault! How dare you have inappropriate thoughts. I will not repeat myself. If any one of you refuses to listen, don't come crying back to me later!”

With that, Javier took one more look at the study behind him. The door was wide open, revealing the mess inside.

Sophia had done a very meticulous job with her destruction. She only chose to break all the expensive items while leaving all the cheaper items untouched.

That night, she had destroyed at least several millions worth of property.

Javier felt his heart ache. Clutching his chest, he walked back to his room.

He thought that she would be a pushover. It turned out that she was the complete opposite.

He had offended someone he shouldn't have. The painful consequences of his actions were his own to bear.

By the time Sophia and Alexander left the Whitton residence, it was already close to one o'clock at night. The originally already quite deserted road was even quieter than before.

After having left the Whitton residence, Sophia was feeling a lot calmer.

She glanced sideways at Alexander, who was in the driver's seat. “Why didn't you stop me?”

Hearing her words, he looked over at her. “Why should I have stopped you?”

Sophia raised an eyebrow. She didn't know what to say.

Cocking her head sideways, she stared at the scenery passing by outside the window. It seemed familiar yet foreign at the same time.

After twenty minutes, the car pulled to a stop below Sophia's apartment.

Sophia opened her eyes in a daze. She released her seatbelt and said half-heartedly, “Thanks.”

It was already half past one in the morning now. It had been a long time since Sophia went to bed this late. She couldn't help but yawn.

After stopping, she realized that Alexander was staring at her. She retracted the hand that she had used to cover her mouth while yawning. Using her pointer finger, she dabbed at the tears wetting the corners of her eyes. “Alexander, I think I'd prefer if we remained as strangers.”

There had been too much expectation in those three years. After she finally left him, he was now willing to turn back. However, she had no intention of returning to the past.

Alexander continued to stare at her for a while. Then, he reached over to the glove compartment and pulled out a box. “Happy New Year, Sophia.”

He wasn't the first person to wish her, and he was three days late, but he still wanted to wish her.

Sophia did not accept the box, though she did reply, “Happy New Year to you too.”

Even though they were strangers, he had wished her, so she replied out of courtesy.

After that, Sophia opened the car door and got down.

Alexander followed suit. He held the box up toward her. “It's nothing extravagant. Even as strangers, I'm sure I can give you this much, right?”

Sophia lowered her head to look at the box. With a slight smile, she said, “You can, but I have the right to reject it.”

With that, she used her access card to unlock the front entrance and waltzed in with her boots.

Alexander stood outside the entrance. He didn't chase after her. Instead, he just watched her.

Before entering the elevator, Sophia turned to look at the entrance.

Alexander was still standing there. With the dim street light illuminating his face, his typically cold, dark eyes were looking as deep as the ocean.

Sophia was momentarily stunned. As the elevator doors before her slowly opened, she retracted her gaze and stepped in.

Her heart seemed to be wavering a little.

After watching Sophia enter the elevator, Alexander looked back down at the box in his hand.

He hadn't lied to her. The gift wasn't anything extravagant. However, it was his first time giving someone a handmade gift. It hurt to have it rejected.

Still, he didn't want to be too greedy. That night, he had witnessed a cool and impulsive side of Sophia. He had never seen her like that before.

After thinking about it, Alexander felt like he actually gained quite a lot that night.

He got back into his car and checked his WhatsApp. Two minutes ago, Samuel had sent him a text.