The Returning Ex

John did not pay any attention to her and just began to drive.

They did not drive for very long before arriving at a western restaurant.

In fact, Sophia was not too used to that cuisine as it could never fully satiated her.

John, on the other hand, always opted for western food because he found it less troublesome.

Once they sat down, she told him, “I’m going out by myself this afternoon. I’ll come back right before you get off work and we can return to Constance Residence together.”

He looked up at her briefly. “Okay.”

That was the only exchange they had throughout the entire meal.

John was a bit busy and had to answer a few calls in between.

He was always strict when it came to work.

She stared at him while he was on the phone. It seemed like he treated her the same way he treated the employee on the other end of the call. He did not repeat himself when something only had to be said once. Lowering her eyes, she thought, perhaps I’m no different than his work to him.

She was someone Old Mr. Constance threw at John.

It felt like he had simply accepted a bigger project to work on and was just doing his job.

Yeah, that’s exactly what it is.

At the thought of that, she felt a little stifled.

John was the first man in her life; the first man she had feelings for.

She had even yearned to be with him for the rest of her life.

three calls,

and knife and wiped her mouth. “You can carry on eating. I’m going to head out first. I’ll be back in the

slight frown appeared on

did not think about how he

stood up before he said anything. “This is my treat,” she announced, then left the

was done, she exited the place. She did not get a cab or had any place in particular

chose a direction and

for she had only come here after

this, she was just a girl who lived in the

up at the top

out a sigh and

around and noticed a dessert shop on the side

Thus, she went inside.

big and there was not a huge variety of desserts to choose from

at the cashier

customers which

dessert varieties and a milk

cashier took her money, she went to the back to prepare Sophia’s milk

things and went to sit on

see the buzzing crowd outside. The saying that all beings suffer probably came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those wealthy people are the ones who don’t

man looked at her today did not

a

made a mental note of every small

though she did not take it up against Mrs. Constance for the way she

and John would go

one day, she would

things, she still