The Returning Ex

Gazing at the picture on the grave, Sophia said, “I had a dream last night. Grandpa was in my dream, and so were you.”

With a sneer, Matilda jeered, “I guess it was a bad dream after all.”

“Indeed.” Sophia sighed. “I dreamed of you scolding me, blaming me for not being able to bring any blessings into the family. Not only did John have to be involved in this, but Grandpa didn’t even get better.”

These words were the exact phrases which Matilda had repeatedly used against Sophia.

Thinking about it, Matilda asked, “Does John know you’re here?”

“Nope.” Glancing at the mountains at afar, Sophia reckoned it was a scenic view here, and it somehow calmed one’s soul.

Pressing her lips together, Matilda hesitated to speak her mind. But in the end, she blurted, “Before Old Mr. Constance left, he held my hand, asking me to be nice to you and to take good care of you.”

Clearly, Matilda had failed to do as she was told. In fact, she had agreed to be nice, but she was often absent-minded, so she had forgotten all about it the next day.

I didn’t like you at all. To be exact, I hate you. If it wasn’t for you,

would probably be perfect.” At that,

and snapped as if by conditioned reflex, “Of course he likes her! What’s not

confused, then. You see, since John and I are now divorced, nothing is holding him back.

lips, Matilda

getting a reply, Sophia went on, “You’ve read the news, right? Instead of approaching Isabelle, John had hooked up with some random woman in the bar. Is

Sophia ridiculed, “If that’s love, it’s just

She did read about that news, and she even

the news was true and the person in the picture was him. Undoubtedly, he had brought a

then, Matilda got hopping mad, but after considering

said, they were grownups, thus capable of bearing their own responsibilities without having

when Matilda had messed up her own

found it hilarious and sighed. “Oh well, why did I bother to yak so much?

there wasn’t anything wrong with what Sophia said, but saying that in a place like this sounded wrong. Hence, Matilda was so pissed