The Returning Ex

After waiting for a while, Sophia asked in a subdued voice with much reluctance, “I know what’s going on even if you didn’t tell me anything. Do you think you could hide the truth from me?”

John responded to her with a smile. “Let’s sit down over there.” Then, he made a gesture to loop his hand around her shoulder. Despite its innocuous nature, people could read into it from multiple perspectives because of John and Sophia’s relationship.

There were a lot of journalists present during Kate’s birthday party, as she used to be a famous actress when she was young, but she had quit acting after that to focus on her family. Therefore, she intended to revisit her younger years during her eightieth birthday, which was why a few media agencies were invited to the occasion, who without a doubt had captured John and Sophia’s interaction on camera.

The both of them walked over before sitting down beside Logan and Isabelle on the sofa. There was space between Logan and Isabelle, so Sophia sat down beside Logan, while John sat between her and Isabelle.

It was in fact Isabelle’s intention to have the press witness the scene of the three of them sitting together. Her reputation was at risk after what happened, so she hired a group of ghostwriters to clear things up for her, but her plan seemed to have backfired on her, as the negative comments about her only grew compared to the ghostwriter’s comments. The only way to go about it was to make use of the news to clear her name. The sight of the three of them sitting together in harmony would definitely clear things up in Isabelle’s favor.

going to sit here till nightfall?”

who answered her question while leaning closer toward Sophia. “The banquet will

the conversation. “Even if the prizes are lavish,

what the prizes would be either. “I heard nothing of it, as they hid it well. Not even my grandmother knew about

lips before commenting, “The Blackwells sure know how to have fun by keeping the presents a

In the meantime, Isabelle sat on the other side of the sofa, seemingly being isolated from the three of them while they spoke among themselves. However, she

he heard of. According to rumors, Kate Blackwell used to be hailed by many as a famous actress when she was young, but the members of the prestigious Blackwell Family looked down on her due to her profession,