The Returning Ex

“What are you talking about?” John found himself a spot by the table.

“We’re talking about what happened at the banquet.” There was a pause in the conversation between Sophia and Zack before Sophia smiled.

Her answer reminded John of when he left Sophia alone for a long while back then, which didn’t sit well with him. When he saw her, her head was lifted while her back was leaned against the back of a chair under a tree. The fact that her eyes were closed made her seem like she was sleeping, but it looked pitiful no matter how he thought about it.

A smile bloomed across her face when she saw him, while the resignation and relief in it happened to prick his heart. John gave a noncommittal hum as he withdrew from his memories. “What of it?”

While Zack cast a glance at Sophia, the latter chattered away, “What else could it be other than the promotional video for the schools in the mountains? While a lot of them claimed to feel bad after watching it, we doubt any of it was heartfelt or was it a ruse.”

“While their feelings were sincere, it probably lasted only for a second and would fade from memory as soon as the video ended,” John said while picking up his chopsticks.

the meantime, another question popped out of Sophia’s mouth as she called for Zack to sit down with them while moving the food she

to put some money in despite having left, so I needed to tell the host the amount that I

tone was bland, but it served to remind Sophia that the fact that he didn’t donate anything despite having attended the event would reflect badly on

an alleyway while having to put up with

it.” A smile tugged at the corner of

joined in out of habit and would pick on the dishes from time to time. In a low voice, Zack asked as he cast a glance at John, “I bet the Baileys were there as well?

“Yeah, the Baileys were there too, with Miss Bailey

puffing out a breath of air from his nose, Zack said half-jokingly, “Miss Bailey sure has been showing herself frequently. Didn’t she used to present herself as a lady? So why would she

could, seeing that she has the money and the support of her family.” Sophia smacked her lips before speaking up in a self-deprecating manner, “Look at me. I couldn’t even become one even if I wanted to as I do not