The Returning Ex

To Sophia’s surprise, Ian called her not long after the message was sent, so she hurriedly picked it up.

With a smile, Ian called out, “Sophia.”

After a pause, Sophia replied, “I thought you were taking a rest.”

“Not yet. I was just talking to Lorraine about the next round of the show.”

The conversation should have gone really well, as Ian’s voice sounded delightful, which disrupted Sophia’s readiness to ask her question. Now, she didn’t think she could ask him about it in a serious manner.

After a grunt, she said, “I watched the show. Your performance was excellent.”

Having watched the television show as well, Ian replied, “I performed normally. But honestly, I was terrified that I would be out of tune.”

lips. “But on

say, Ian giggled and said, “You want to ask about what I said on the show,

a guttural

program director told us that each contestant would find a partner and sing together. To make it interesting for the audience, we were asked to be really close to the partner to spice up the show. When Lorraine told me about it, I didn’t like the idea. So, I decided to tell the audience that I have a girlfriend so that I won’t be bogged down by

that it was the norm these days to

pressured. It’s no big

a moment, Sophia concluded that she was just an ordinary citizen, so it shouldn’t affect her much. She then changed the topic by

“Well, I’ll stay here for the training for the time being. When it’s my turn to perform, I’ll go over. It goes on like this until the

else to say, Sophia told

hope that this show will

to attend to, he told Sophia to take care and

down the phone, she covered herself with the quilt, let