The Returning Ex

Something seemed to have occurred to William, for he then said, “You’ve got to call home. For some things, it may be a mere difference of holding out just that tiniest bit before you score the goal. If you retreat, it’ll then be to no avail, but if you persist, you might just succeed.”

John gaped at him in mild surprise. He initially thought that William was referring to Constance Residence, but from his words now, that didn’t seem to be the case. Lowering the key card, he turned and walked over to William. “I’d like to visit with you for a while.”

Flashing him a smile, William opened the door. The two of them reserved adjacent rooms, so the layout was almost the same; the door opened to a row of similarly designed sofas in the living room. Striding over, John plopped onto the sofa and blurted, “I thought you don’t like Sophia?”

William, on the other hand, slipped off his jacket. “I didn’t quite like her in the past since she always seemed nervous and timid. But on your uncle’s birthday back then, I found her rather pleasant. She might have been bullied too much by your mother those days, but after the divorce, she didn’t have any more qualms, so she let her true self out.”

Family, and their relationships are just too messy. Take the issue of your divorce coming to

I initially thought that, like Mom,

when we seek a girl from a decent family background? Her money?” He then continued poignantly, “Marriage is for life. There actually isn’t much need to place constraints on the other person’s background and all if one is already successful. When external factors

past, he never would’ve said all that to me. He has probably gained some new insights after breaking free from the chains of marriage.

likes her quite a bit now. She said that none of us has the

Jennifer is frantic in introducing prospective girlfriends to Dylan. She’s never been in such