Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 180

Alexander moved so quickly that Sophia didn't have time to react. He kissed her roughly and with a strange urgency, almost as if he couldn't wait to swallow her whole.

Sophia was taken by surprise but quickly came to her senses and shoved him away harshly. She then snapped, “What's wrong with you?”

“You always hated it when I did this, but this is the last time I'm doing it. I won't do that again, Sophia,” he replied.

The corners of his eyes reddened as he spoke.

Sophia's heart tightened, and she felt a lump in her throat the moment she heard those words.

What's wrong with him? He has a new girlfriend, so why is he acting as if he loves me deeply? Does he take me as a fool?

Alexander swallowed the sadness before he forced the words out unwillingly. “I wish you happiness too.”

In actual fact, he did not mean anything he said at all. However, he was a man of his word, and she had wanted to have a clean break with him.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he would hear news about her marriage with Lukas.

He had done his own investigations into Lukas. Although he felt that the man was nothing compared to himself, Alexander still had to admit that Lukas was indeed a decent man.

After all these years, there were no rumors or scandals about the man. He came from a good family, and every single soul in the Dawson family was decent. None of them was as inhumane as Kristen and himself.

Over the past several days, he had asked several others about the three years that concerned Sophia. His hope dwindled with each piece of information he heard of.

Alexander was finally able to understand why Sophia was determined to leave him. For those three full years, not only had he thoroughly eroded whatever love she had for him, but he had also belittled her character and self-esteem.

There was no way he could just utter a simple apology to her and hope she would return to him as he wished. Things just didn't work that smoothly in the real world.

If I were Sophia, I would only hate the man more.

Whatever remaining sliver of affection and love she had had for him had now evolved into mere tolerance. With that, there was no longer any chance of her getting back together with him.

Even if he now understood where he had gone wrong and all the mistakes he had made, it all meant nothing in the here and now.

Sophia froze, but she recovered in the next second and replied, “Thank you.”

After more than a year, they had finally achieved true reconciliation. Sophia guessed that perhaps it wouldn't be long from now before he would marry Clara. She thought that Clara was not bad. At the very least, Clara came across as a decent woman who could still greet Alexander's ex-wife with a genuine smile.

No matter how much hatred and resentment Sophia had for Alexander, she still wished for nothing but the best for him. After all, Alexander was the man whom she had loved for almost ten years.

She bit her lower lip before she retracted her gaze and stepped away. With her bag and thermos in hand, she declared, “I'm heading off.”

Alexander didn't respond. Instead, he continued to stand stiffly on the stage as he watched her walk away from him. The scene reminded him of the day she had come over to hand him their divorce papers.

As those thoughts crossed his mind, Alexander suddenly felt a sharp throbbing pain spread across his chest. He couldn't help but clutch desperately at his chest in the hopes that it would help alleviate some of the pain he felt.

Sophia pulled the door open and saw Samuel sprawled suspiciously on the door.

She eyed him impassively as she asked, “What did you manage to overhear, Mr. Schild?”

Samuel's face flushed red, and his heart started beating exponentially faster in response to Sophia's mockery. He asked, “You're done so soon? It's only been just over ten minutes.”

Sophia scoffed and remarked, “Please feel free to head in to have a longer bout with Alexander, Mr. Schild.”




Samuel knew he could never beat Alexander even in his wildest dreams, but he didn't know how to respond. After an awkward pause, he asked, “Shall we get dinner together?”

“No, thanks,” she replied.

With that, she turned away and strode off without so much as a glance back.

Behind her, Samuel still hadn't given up. He yelled out after her, “Hey! Silk Stream is about to start filming. Aren't you coming for the opening?”

“I'll think about it when the day comes,” she replied.

Even as he took in Sophia's retreating figure, Samuel knew there was nothing he could do and had no choice but to head back helplessly.

No sooner had he entered the boxing room did he feel the intense and overwhelming atmosphere that permeated the place.

Samuel shot a glance at Alexander, who was still located by the stage. However, he was now seated on its edge, and his head was lowered as he stayed silent and forlorn.

“What happened here? Why do I have this feeling that you seem more depressed and sullen than before?” asked Samuel.

Alexander didn't even bother to raise his head. At this point, he simply didn't have the mood or energy to deal with Samuel.

However, Samuel was even more intrigued and curious after noticing the way Alexander responded. He probed further and asked, “Hang on... Sophia was the one who took the initiative to meet you for a match. Didn't anything happen between the two of you?”

Alexander couldn't resist the urge any longer. He raised his head and stared at Samuel as he asked, “Ten minutes. That's all we had. What did you think could have happened?”

“Anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it!” exclaimed Samuel.
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