The Returning Ex

Sophia racked her brains, but she still could not understand what happened last night, so she ended her call with the clueless Logan. Then, she had a simple breakfast and went out to water her flowers, which was when she instantly noticed the shattered phone in her garden.

She went over and picked it up, only to recognize that it was Ian’s phone; even the SIM card was still in there. It was no wonder he was unreachable.

Things started piecing together in her mind. She clutched the shattered phone and thought about it for some time before making a call to John at last. Unexpectedly, her first call was not picked up. Huh, he’s really something.

Feeling persistent, she made another call to him, which was finally picked up. John intentionally lowered his volume as he said, “I’m busy right now. Talk to you later.”

She followed suit and lowered her volume as well. “Did you send me home last night?”

John went silent on the other side and she could vaguely hear someone else talking in the background. He must be in a meeting. Thus, she closed her eyes and said to him, “Alright. I’ll talk to you when you’re free.”

on the sofa, where she started spacing out. Since the SIM card

callback from John, so she gave it some thought and took a

arrived, Logan was still in bed. A waiter went in to wake him up, after which he walked out barefooted in

and told him that Ian had dropped it at her door. Logan

of the

Ian that drunk last night? I’m unsure where he stayed the night though. Last night, I headed back here right after the night at the bar. How about this?

worried about Ian’s safety, for he had been living elsewhere on his own for years without an issue. Now that he was back to his hometown, which should be his own territory, nothing

about last night’s events, so she decided to give up on asking him. Not wasting her time at the clubhouse, she left Ian’s SIM card with Logan and headed to

“What time did you

drink last night, her memory was sharp. “Around ten? Then, we noticed that you went missing, so we went out to search for you. We didn’t have much fun

to the washroom. Then, Robin added, “The waiter told us that John brought you away. Ian instantly rushed out after hearing that. Man, he shocked