Being Pursued By Ex-husband

“So, you're saying that you bumped into me, but it's my fault?” The woman was riled up.

Sophia arched her brow. “I didn't mean that.”

“Then what's with your current attitude? Is this how you apologize?”

The woman spoke so loudly that it attracted the attention of the people inside the restroom.

An older woman stepped forward to defuse the situation. “Calm down, young lady. Accidents happen. A simple apology will do.”

Unexpectedly, due to the older woman's intervention, that woman became even more arrogant. “She bumped into me first and didn't apologize. And now she's blaming me, saying she wouldn't have collided with me if I hadn't been on my phone. Will all of you take a look at what kind of person she is, having a decent appearance but lacking in manners? It's not as if I'm making an outrageous demand. All I want is for her to apologize to me properly because I got hurt.”

The woman sounded more aggrieved as she rambled on. The older woman glanced at Sophia, then at the woman. In the end, she walked up to Sophia and said, “My dear, just apologize to her. It's not a big deal.”

Sophia curled her lips and smiled at the older woman. “I did apologize.” Then, she shot an amused look at the woman and added, “But if you aren't satisfied, I'll apologize again, Miss. I'm sorry for bumping into you.”

“Ah, look at that. She's apologized so sincerely. That's enough. We can forget all about this now. There are so many people watching here. It's embarrassing,” the older woman said.

Sophia remained silent and merely stared at the other woman with a half-smile.

The woman, Charlotte Brooks, felt inexplicably guilty under Sophia's gaze. “Fine. I'm not an unforgiving person.”

The smile on Sophia's face widened after she heard that response.

At that moment, Alexander arrived.

After paying the bill, he had been waiting outside for some time. When he saw that Sophia hadn't come out after so long, he hastened over, fearing something bad might've happened to her.

From afar, he saw several people standing in the corridor outside the women's restroom. Before he even got close, he heard Sophia apologizing.

He frowned and strode up to her. “What's the matter?”

Sophia smiled at the sight of him approaching. “It's nothing. I accidentally bumped into this lady. I apologized earlier, but she didn't hear me clearly, so I just repeated it.”

Sophia maintained a neutral tone, indifferently recounting what had happened.

Charlotte, on the other hand, felt guilty. She glanced at Alexander and Sophia. “My boyfriend is waiting for me. I shall take my leave now.”

With that, she turned around and left, seemingly forgetting why she had come to the restroom in the first place.

Watching Charlotte scurrying away, Sophia couldn't help but click her tongue.

“Did she give you a hard time?” Alexander asked as he held Sophia's hand.

“It's not a big deal, but that lady seemed to have a problem with me.”

Sophia wondered why a chance encounter would lead to such animosity.

Soon, she would find out why.

Charlotte walked briskly for about ten seconds until she couldn't see Sophia and Alexander anymore before she let out a sigh of relief.

She had met Heath last month. Heath was wealthy and influential, so Charlotte started going out with him after he made a couple of advances to her.

Strictly speaking, their relationship couldn't be considered a typical romantic one. The two were more like friends with benefits. Their interactions in and out of bed differed significantly.

Charlotte wasn't satisfied with that arrangement. After all, given how prestigious the Barker family was, she wouldn't have to struggle to survive if she could marry Heath.

She had asked around and found out that Heath frequently changed his partner, and for now, she was the only girl he was seeing.

Charlotte aimed to win his affection. She had proactively sought him out a few times, and he hadn't refused her.

The night before, after they had been intimate, Heath had gone to take a shower. When his phone lit up, Charlotte picked up the device and noticed his wallpaper was the side profile of a woman.

The picture was quite well-captured. Charlotte had thought that photo was just some random image from the internet. However, being a suspicious person, she decided to take a picture of the image and searched it online while Heath was showering. Soon, she found photos of Sophia.

That image wasn't from the internet. Instead, it was a photo of Sophia Heath had taken himself.

Charlotte was acquainted with Heath's cousin, Shiloh. Shiloh had mentioned Heath to her on several occasions, warning her about his character being worse than his unfaithful mien.

Shiloh told me Heath was heartless. In that case, why would a heartless man set a woman's picture as his phone wallpaper?

That was a question she could neither ask Heath nor anyone else.

Nevertheless, as a normal woman, Charlotte could easily fathom why Heath had set Sophia's picture as his wallpaper.

When she discovered the person who knocked her was Sophia, inexplicable rage surged within her.

Although Charlotte knew Sophia was married, not to mention to a man as formidable as Alexander, she still couldn't contain herself.

Jealousy could burn away every last bit of a person's rationality. It wasn't as if Charlotte was madly in love with Heath; she simply felt inferior and recognized her inability to compete with Sophia.

Moreover, someone as stonyhearted as Heath had incredulously used Sophia's picture as his phone wallpaper. That alone was already a clear indication of Heath's feelings.