Being Pursued By Ex-husband

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It was Samuel's birthday at the end of the month, so Sophia and Alexander had prepared a gift for him.

Although Samuel held a luxurious birthday party, the people he invited were from the industry, and they were all about the same age.

Sophia recognized most of them since Kristen occasionally brought her out for social gatherings during the former's first three months of marriage with Alexander. Hence, the former recognized most of the people from the industry.

In fact, Sophia had met most of Jadeborough's wealthy beings.

Back then, those individuals treated Sophia poorly because of the way Alexander and Kristen treated her.

And now, Sophia had become Alexander's wife, the chairperson of Sunshine Group, and the granddaughter of the Dawson family. No one there dared to treat her with disrespect when she held such a prominent identity.

Then again, those who attended the party that night were acquainted with Samuel.

Everyone in their social circle knew how close Samuel and Alexander were. Thus, they had to show Sophia, the latter's wife, some form of respect.

Charlize had been swamped with work recently, and with everything that happened to Alexander, Sophia lost contact with most of her acquaintances. It had been almost a year since Charlize and Sophia last saw each other.

Charlize had intentionally applied for leave to attend Samuel's birthday party with Charles.

She had just entered the hall when she saw Sophia sitting beside Alexander. Is it just me, or has Soph gotten prettier after not seeing her for a few months?

Charlize immediately let go of Charles' hand and sprinted toward Sophia. “Soph!”

Sophia was wearing an ash blue knitted maxi dress, complemented by a dark green leather jacket. Her long hair was tied to the back with her headband, and her makeup was light, with her brick-red lipstick as the finishing touch. Words could not describe how beautiful she looked.

Charlize had not seen Sophia in a long time. The sight of Sophia sent the former's heart racing with excitement. If not for Alexander's glance when Charlize got nearer, the latter would have given Sophia a hug right away.

Willing herself to stay calm, Charlize carefully approached Sophia and greeted, “Soph.”

Sophia could not help but chuckle. “Don't you need to go on a business trip tonight, Charlize?”

Embarrassment washed over Charlize. “I'm going to quit soon.”

Sophia raised her brow at that statement. “Will your boss agree to it?”

The thought of that man elicited a frown from Charlize. “I don't care what he thinks. I'll get Charles to talk to that man if he says no.”

Sophia was surprised to hear that. It's been more than a year. I can't believe Spencer hasn't won her heart yet.

Sophia did not know where the problem lay—either Charlize was too difficult to handle, or Spencer was too useless.

It was Samuel's birthday that day, yet Alexander had been sitting by Sophia's side since the moment they entered the hall. Knowing the two men were close friends, she told Alexander to be with his friend and that she would be fine alone. However, the clingy man stayed by his side.

Now that Charlize was here, Sophia had a valid reason to make Alexander leave. Turning to her husband, Sophia poked at his hand that was wrapped around hers. “Go and look for Mr. Schild. I'll catch up with Charlize here.”

Alexander cast a side glance at Charlize before looking back at Sophia. Only then did he let go of the latter's hand. “Okay. I'll be back later.”

His words made Charlize shudder. When Alexander was out of their sight, she looked at Sophia and said softly, “Soph, Alex is really clingy.”

Feeling her face heat up with embarrassment, Sophia took a glass of juice from the side and handed it to Charlize to change the topic. “Drink some juice.”

“Oh. Thanks, Soph.”

Charlize did not give it much thought, either. Just then, she remembered Katherine had given birth to a son, and she asked, “Soph, I heard Katherine's husband bought all the bags at Pillere's runway for her. Is that true?”

Katherine loved collecting bags, and it was known among everyone in the entertainment industry.

All of Hemiock's bags were bought by an anonymous Chanaean during the runway at Pillere.

The news was first spread in the fashion industry before the frenzy arrived at Chanaea. Someone pointed out that Katherine's bag, as shown in her picture on Twitter, was from the runway. However, she was still recuperating from her labor during that time. Soon, someone revealed it was Joshua who had bought all the bags for her.

Everyone on Twitter was raving about the matter, admiring how lucky Katherine was.

Even someone as busy as Charlize heard about it. Naturally, she had to ask Sophia about it.

Sophia knew, of course. After all, Katherine had sent her a picture as soon as she got the bag.

“It's true.”

Not only did Joshua buy all the bags from the runway, he even bought one from each of the latest seasons.

Katherine was so delighted that she did not even complain to Sophia about how boring her confinement period was. She excitedly unwrapped a bag each day as if they were mystery gifts.

“Wow. How romantic! Soph, could you tell me how Katherine and her husband met?”