The Returning Ex

Sophia was still in a daze, nor did she understand what was going on while being dragged by Mrs. Hensley to the entrance of the village. There was already a crowd gathered over there, but Mrs. Hensley managed to have them make way with a bellow. “Excuse us! Sophia is here!”

Parked behind the parting crowd was a car, beside which stood a man who seemed worn from travel. Frozen to the spot, Sophia stared at John before asking, “Why are you here?”

John seemed tired when he replied, “I’m worried about you, so I came.”

Her mind blank, Sophia stared at John for a long while before questioning, “How did you even get here?”

John heaved a sigh upon hearing her question. “Won’t you let me go get some rest before this? I’ve been driving for a long time, so I’m exhausted.”

approached them. “Sophia, so is he

at John in silence, as if she didn’t even hear the question. Meanwhile, John was all smiles when he told them, “Hello, I wanted to come with her, but I got held back by some matters in my company. She was so impatient though, so she came back alone, which left me with no choice but to track her down like this, and

their feud, so they ushered him in. “That’s true, the long

wasn’t until then that she snapped back to her senses. She pointed the way to her house stiffly while John drove. The two of them sat in John’s car for some time, seemingly not in a hurry to get off. Then, John

in a daze, Sophia replied quietly, “You don’t have to

However, he was rather unfazed when he stepped through it, only to find that the house

the door, Sophia asked, “Why are

didn’t give her an immediate reply. Instead, he mumbled while checking out the photo, “So this is what you look like when

apparent from her outfit that she was from a poor family, but her smile was innocent. Holding onto Sophia with a kind