Being Pursued By Ex-husband

As Sophia retracted her gaze, she noticed Alexander staring at her and felt a little embarrassed. “How many more tables until our turn?” she asked, ducking her head.

Alexander looked at his phone and replied, “Three. Do we keep waiting?”

“We'll wait.”

Since the weather was hot outside during the afternoon, she did not feel like heading out for lunch.

Fortunately, they did not have to wait very long. After lunch, the two of them headed back to the mansion to get changed before driving to the boxing gym.

It had been over two weeks since Sophia last went there.

The gym was very packed on that day. Upon entering the gym, she realized a friendly match with another boxing gym was being held.

As she glanced at the ring, one of the boxers noticed her gaze and started flexing his biceps.

Alexander's expression darkened the moment he saw that. “Don't look,” he said while leading her away from the ring.

Sophia retracted her gaze. Tilting her head, she flashed him a smile and said, “I wasn't looking!”

I didn't know he'd start flexing his muscles.

Alexander kept quiet and continued leading her further into the gym.

The boxer in the ring was somewhat disappointed to see that. Man... Why are all the pretty girls taken?

As if he was afraid that Sophia would look at the boxers on the ring again, Alexander walked at a rather fast pace. Sophia had to jog just to keep up with him.

It was not until they entered the training room that he let go of her hand and pushed the door open to bring her in.

No sooner had Sophia taken off her shoes than she turned around and saw Alexander rolling up his sleeves.

With an eyebrow raised, she stood by the bench and watched as he made his way over.

“I have them too.”

His statement brought a blush to her face.

I never knew Alexander was the jealous type!

“Hey, Alexander! I didn't know you were this type of guy!” Sophia said with a smile.

“What type of guy?”

“The jealous type! Ah!”

Alexander cut her off mid-sentence by pulling her into his embrace, taking her by surprise.

The two of them were incredibly close to each other as he pressed his forehead against hers and stared deeply into her eyes.

Sophia's eyelids fluttered as her heart hammered against her chest.

Alexander gave her a quick peck on her lips and asked, “Don't look at other guys again, okay?”

Her cheeks were burning up, but she tried to act calm as she replied, “Okay.”

Afterward, she snorted and demanded, “Let go of me! I need to get ready for my session!”

Alexander's Adam's apple bobbed. He stared at her for another few more seconds before letting go.

Three hours of boxing was sure to make anyone sweat a lot, and Sophia was no exception. It's been forever since I had a great workout like this!

The sky was still bright when they left the boxing gym, but she was so exhausted from the training that she did not feel like dining out. Thus, Alexander drove her back to the mansion instead.

As it was only five in the evening, the sun had just begun to set. Sunlight streamed through the glass windows in the living room, bathing it in a warm orange glow.

“What would you like for dinner?” Alexander asked. He had gotten familiar with the amenities in the mansion, instructing Genie to boil a pot of water as soon as he entered the house.

Moments later, he emerged from the kitchen upstairs with two glasses of water, one of it warm and the other cold.

He then handed Sophia the glass of warm water and drank the cold one himself.

“Thanks, Mr. Xenos.” Sophia took a sip of the water before continuing, “I want something light.”

Her appetite had decreased due to the hot weather, and the grilled fish she had for lunch was rather greasy. As such, she preferred to have something light for dinner.

“Pasta and salad?”

“Sure.”

The relaxing and joyful day went by just like that. When it was almost eleven at night, the movie they were watching on the television ended. As the credits rolled, Alexander glanced at Sophia and saw that she had fallen asleep in his arms.

Caressing her cheek, he called out her name gently so that she could wake up and go to sleep in her bedroom.

However, Sophia was so tired that she merely furrowed her brows slightly and carried on sleeping. It did not seem like she would get up anytime soon.

In the end, Alexander decided against waking her up. After switching off the television and air-conditioning with the remote control, he carefully carried her to the bedroom.

Sophia was sleeping so soundly that she did not even wake up when he scooped her up in his arms.

The bedroom was suffused with her scent. Having laid her down on the bed, Alexander sat at the edge and watched her. The moment of serenity made him feel like staying at her place.

Nevertheless, his rationality prevailed over his impulse. Since Sophia did not like it, he would respect her decision.

Despite that, he could not help but feel lonely and dejected upon returning to his empty mansion.

Samuel had been trying to hang out with Alexander throughout the past few weeks but to no avail. He tried asking Alexander if he would be free to train together at the boxing gym that weekend, only to find out that the latter had already made plans with Sophia.

This is saddening... I can't even hang out with him, even when I'm offering to be his punching bag.

It was ten at night, and the nightlife in the city had only just begun. Being a single man bored out of his mind, Samuel decided to ask his equally single friend Alexander if he wanted to hang out.

He gave Alexander a call and asked, “Hey, Alex! There's an event on the mountain tonight! Are you coming?”

Back in the day, the latter used to be known as the Racing King of Selton Mountain.

Alexander, who was about to take a shower and go to bed, replied, “I'm not interested.”

Samuel did not believe him for a second. “Are you planning on letting the cars collect dust in your garage?”

“Can't I keep them for display?”

What the... For some reason, I feel insulted!

A few seconds of silence later, Samuel was about to say something in protest. To his dismay, he heard the line go dead.

He's so mean!

After hanging up the call, Alexander stared at his phone screen and frowned in disdain.

How did I become friends with someone as silly as Samuel? I sure am amazing for not being affected by him!

Sophia was woken by an alarm early the next morning.