Being Pursued By Ex-husband

That time around, Alexander left without any hesitation. He knew he could not afford to spend another second in there. Had it not been for Lukas' phone call, he would have lost control and taken things a step further.

Fortunately, Lukas' phone call came in the nick of time, allowing him to put the brakes on the moment of intimacy.

After getting into the car, Alexander did not leave immediately. Instead, he sat there and waited until he saw the lights on the third floor come on before driving off.

Zayne had replied to Sophia's text by the time she woke up the next morning.

All he wrote was: Okay.

Sophia arched an eyebrow in amusement when she saw his message. Huh, Zayne sure is an interesting one...

As the movie would start at ten, Sophia showed up at the movie theater thirty minutes prior.

Zayne was already there when she arrived. He sported a white shirt, ivory pants, and a backpack. While looking at his profile from afar, she saw that he also wore glasses.

Hmm... He doesn't look very different from his pictures...

It was not until Sophia got closer that she froze in shock.

She had never seen such a good-looking man before.

Zayne looked slightly feminine but not to the point where he did not have any masculinity left.

After taking a moment to snap out of her daze, Sophia stepped forward and greeted him, “Hello, Mr. Quantrill.”

“Oh, you can call me Zayne.”

His voice sounded smooth and clear, like the spring water in the mountains.

If Lukas were not Sophia's cousin, she would have suspected that he had a special relationship with Zayne and had merely introduced the latter to him to use her as camouflage.

“You know what Lukas' intentions are, right, Zayne?” Sophia spoke frankly.

She always preferred to get straight to the point when it came to relationship matters.

Zayne nodded. “Lukas told me you're currently single.”

The intentions of introducing an adult as single could not have been more obvious.

In a relaxed manner, Sophia flashed him a smile and said, “I am single, but I already have someone I like.”

I've liked him for so many years... Back then, I tried to steel myself to give up on him, only to realize that I could never let go of him.

At the thought of Alexander, Sophia lowered her head and smiled.

“Is that so? Maybe you should turn around and see if the man behind you is the person you like,” Zayne remarked.

Confused as to what he meant by that, Sophia turned around to have a look. At that moment, she spotted Alexander, who had somehow arrived at the movie theater.

With an eyebrow arched in amusement, she watched him stride toward her.

Alexander then held her hand in front of Zayne as he introduced himself, “Hello, Mr. Quantrill. My name is Alexander Xenos. I'm Sophia's ex-husband and current suitor.”

“Your marriage is in the past, and you have yet to get into a relationship with her.” Zayne adjusted his glasses as he continued, “The fact that Lukas introduced Sophia to me shows how much he dislikes you.”

Conversations between smart people were always candid. Alexander felt as though Zayne had rubbed salt into his wound. The look on his face changed slightly as he said, “I'm the one Sophia likes.”

“Feelings can change over time,” Zayne replied.

Listening to their exchange, Sophia let out a chuckle. “You're not actually here to watch a movie with me, are you, Zayne?”

Alexander might not have noticed it, but she could tell from Zayne's emotionless eyes that he was not interested in her.

Yet, he had asked her out on a movie date all of a sudden. There had to be a reason for his invitation.

Sure enough, Zayne caught on immediately after hearing her utterance. He stopped taking jabs at Alexander and said, “Lukas said you could teach me how to court women.”

“Do you have a girl you like?”

“Yes,” Zayne admitted to it openly. “If you help me win her heart, I'll help you two deal with Lukas.”

Sophia's eyebrows arched as she said, “Deal!”

Zayne was pleased that she agreed to it so readily. “Here, you two can have the movie tickets. Make sure to tell Lukas about this later.”

“Okay!” Sophia replied as she took the tickets from him.

Before leaving, Zayne shot Alexander a glance and said, “Lukas hates you, but he adores Sophia dearly. If you want the Dawson family to accept you, you'll first need to make Lukas accept you.”

At that moment, the latter felt that Zayne was not that bad of a person after all. “Thanks,” he uttered.

“There's no need to thank me. If Sophia isn't able to help me win the heart of the girl I like, I will date her instead,” Zayne remarked.

Alexander, who just had a better opinion of him, was speechless.

Sophia, too, was at a loss for words. You know what? I take that back! Zayne is not a good person! There's no need for him to be so mean!

Zayne left after threatening Alexander, so she waved the tickets and asked, “Do you want to watch a movie?”

Those were tickets to a romance movie.

“Sure.” Alexander nodded. “Do you want popcorn?”

Sophia shook her head. “No.”

Because of that little chat they had, the movie had already started by the time they entered.

Judging from the beginning of the film, Sophia reckoned it was a romantic comedy with lots of sweet and light-hearted moments. It had been a long time since she last watched such a genre, so she found it rather entertaining.

Since it was a romance film, the majority of the audience constituted of couples. As the film progressed further into the plot, it focused more on the romance between the lead characters. In order to spice things up a little, there was even a kiss scene that lasted ten seconds, as well as a bedroom scene that went on for three seconds.

It was Sophia's first time watching a romance film with Alexander, so she found herself blushing hard when she saw those passionate scenes.

The tickets that Zayne bought were for the last row, which was usually the row where couples would get a little intimate. At that time, one of the couples seated in the corner was kissing rather loudly.

Sophia pursed her lips. Her heart raced even faster than before when she noticed Alexander staring at her.