The Returning Ex

Mrs. Constance had uttered such remarks in the past, so John truly didn’t want to listen anymore. He merely murmured an acknowledgment. “It’s late now, so you should sleep earlier. I’ve got to go since I still have something to do.”

Knowing that he was growing impatient, Mrs. Constance quickly went along with him. “Sure, sure, I will. We’ll talk next time since you’re busy.”

After hanging up the phone, John closed his eyes for a moment. There was a stringent feeling within him which he just couldn’t brush off. On his way back to his room, he walked past the study.

Sophia was still scratching her head inside, googling the questions that went over her head, but she just couldn’t understand the explanation given by Google at times. The door to the study was opened, and she sat before the computer, groaning softly from time to time.

John had instinctively walked over, but he retreated on second thought. Leaning against the door frame, he stared at Sophia who had changed into another set of clothes, sitting cross-legged on the chair as she stared at the computer screen with great resentment. Mrs. Constance’s words on the phone earlier flashed across John’s mind, and his mind automatically supplied him with Isabelle’s image. His gaze darkened.

few seconds, he walked in. “What are

expression fell. “This stuff is exceedingly difficult

understanding out of the blue since she’d never come across them. John pulled a chair over and sat down beside her. “Which one don’t you understand? I’ll

an ounce of hesitation, Sophia pointed at a question on the screen at once. “I don’t understand this one.” John was patient and explained things to her one by one. His explanation is much simpler than Google’s. Sophia nodded slowly. “Don’t go first. Wait a moment, for

loose, baring her collarbone. There are still faint traces on it. He actually had quite a high alcohol tolerance, so the single glass of red wine that night truly couldn’t have affected him in any way. However, he himself couldn’t say for sure

next day, when he was awakened by Mrs. Constance’s knock on the door, he even glanced at her when he got out of bed, noticing that her bare body was littered with black and blue bruises as though she’d been beaten up, looking rather pitiful indeed. For a brief moment, he was upset, knowing that he’d

he could still remember how frenzied he’d been that night. He hurriedly averted his gaze, feeling inexplicably restless once more even as

the questions in the driving test. John was rather patient tonight, and he only stood up when Sophia yawned, making it

“Thank you for