The Returning Ex

Sophia pursed her lips before mocking him, “That’s such a shame! I mean, you never even got to meet that girl, but what if you happened to like her?”

Her remarks brought a smile to Dylan’s face, which made him look like he was flirting. “Yeah, what if I happened to like her?” The topic then ended on that note.

The both of them failed to pick out a gift even after they went through the entire gift section. After giving the situation some thought, Dylan suggested, “Why don’t we go look around in the shops outside? They might have better merchandise compared to here.”

Upon checking the time, Sophia noticed it was almost noon. She figured she could excuse herself by telling him she would be leaving for lunch at home, so she followed him into the two other shops outside of the mall.

Birthday gifts were hard to pick out, and the level of difficulty seemed to multiply especially when it came to picking a birthday gift for a rich old man. After going through the two shops, Sophia smiled before asking, “Why don’t you give Uncle Owen a call to ask him what would he want?”

Dylan shook his head while checking out the shop next to him. “We’ll go look around some more. You don’t know my father. He’s the kind of person who would think you’re being insincere and was doing a wishy-washy job if you ask him. In that case, it would be better if you’d just randomly pick one for him.”

while following him into another shop. She checked out the cufflinks at the counter, which

out, Sophia pointed toward a pair of the cufflinks while saying, “Dylan, what do you think about this

silver cufflinks with an ornate design, which despite its antique look, seemed stylish at the same time. Dylan took it in his hands. “It

is the newest pair of cufflinks in our shop, which arrived just this morning. Our HQ only allows one pair of it to be

“You got it wrong, as we’re—” However, she quickly changed her mind,

attendant said while he examined the cufflinks. He then turned to look at

or at least better than whatever we saw before this, as it’s got some

nodded in response. “We’ll have these then.” The attendant deftly packed the cufflinks, while Dylan paid for them. As soon as they left the shop, Sophia said, “It’s getting late now, so I have to go.

Dylan’s lips. “I wanted to buy you a