The Returning Ex

Zack came out after John rang the doorbell, and he looked like he had just gotten ready.

Then, Zack looked at Sophia, who was standing behind John. “Sophia Gwendolyn, are you feeling better?”

Sophia grunted after staring at Zack for a good two seconds.

She was indeed a lot slower than usual.

Zack sighed. “You’ve suffered so much throughout this trip.”

At this point, John recalled what he did to Sophia yesterday, and he felt that he was to be blamed for what happened to her.

But in his defense, Sophia was under the influence of alcohol when she went into the bathroom and stood below the showerhead, so he should not be blamed for causing her to take the cold shower.

He should only be blamed for what happened after that, and he reckoned that under those circumstances, the average person would not be able to prevent that from happening.

After the three had entered the elevator, Sophia stood furthest away from the door and was silent the whole time.

Her head was leaning on one side, and the marks on her neck were clearly visible.

John saw them but dared not look at them again; he thought he might have lost control yesterday.

Zack was not as attentive. He glanced at Sophia then looked at John before commenting in a deep voice, “Sophia, you look a little upset.”

John glanced at Sophia from the corner of his eyes.

feeling upset. It was just that

in, “Perhaps she just needs

was still silent the entire time, even while

the last time when they were here, Sophia was

between placing the orders, Zack turned to Sophia. “Sophia, what would

Sophia blinked. “Anything.”

a frown when

like before the divorce—quiet, obedient, easy-going, and with no sense of

nonchalant. After ordering for John and Sophia, he passed the menu back to

grunted and perhaps because she felt that her first reaction was somewhat perfunctory, she

same time, John was trying to avoid looking at her as seeing her kept reminding him of what happened in the past. It was like something

were eating, Sophia was still not talking, and John was just being habitually quiet.

Gwendolyn, now that you are sick, no

put into chit-chatting to work,

up his lips. “I do put in a lot of effort into

did not respond to

as they finished the meal, John took out the antipyretic for Sophia.

extremely obedient and received it from him. She

this, Zack’s eyes widened and John was

John passed the glass of water next to his hand to

gulped the entire glass of water without even giving

and this worried Zack. “Did the fever