The Returning Ex

Sophia let out a chuckle before remarking, “I was searching for Isabelle a while ago. She’s also a disciplined young lady, but I can’t seem to find her anywhere too, so perhaps…” Despite not finishing her sentence, her smile seemed to indicate that John and Isabelle might’ve snuck away together.

However, the mention of John reminded Sophia of what he did to her last night, as well as of her dream, which made her sulk. “It’s better if they’re not around. I don’t want to see them anyway.”

Meanwhile, Logan was still mumbling to himself in a low voice about the Morgan siblings. Afterall, he was a petty person, so he wouldn’t feel satisfied until he had gotten rid of them. Sophia merely grunted in agreement. After a while, he was still pushing on the swing from behind, but Logan had ceased his chatter altogether.

“Logan? Why are you so quiet?” asked Sophia.

There was some truth to his words, as he had better things

a sigh, Sophia said, “To be honest, I would prefer to spend my birthdays alone with my closest friends and family rather

slings of the swing while observing the passersby in silence, as she wasn’t in the mood to speak. Besides, it was no place for a private conversation as

time. While Sophia used to like such occasions back when she still lived in her village, she

the celebrations held by the rich seemed to be more about showing off their wealth and status. Sophia wanted to get off the swing after a while, but before she could, she heard Isabelle’s voice when she approached Sophia from the reception hall

was behind her after a few seconds. Logan was nowhere to be found. Instead, he was being replaced by John, who had one hand in his pocket while holding onto the sling with the other. The sight of him brought a frown to Sophia’s

voice, which caused the people around them to turn to check on them. Meanwhile, Sophia got off the swing with her sights set on John. “Where’s Logan?” He was here just moments ago. Where’d