The Returning Ex

Matilda shot Sophia a glare. “I am worried about my son! No thanks to you, but what if he got injured?”

Although she seemed as malignant as ever, Sophia couldn’t help but huff a laugh. She’s always like this. Tough on the outside, but feeble on the inside.

Meanwhile, John got another call, so he left the room. Pondering on the situation, Matilda closed the door before approaching Sophia. “Are you really alright? Do you need to do a checkup? You don’t seem alright to me.”

Sophia knew going to the hospital was out of the question. Otherwise, John would know she was pregnant, so she shook her head. “I’m fine. I’m feeling better now.”

Heaving a sigh, Matilda went on, “You should stay at home at night. There are all kinds of people out there, and even if none were there to get you, you might still get hurt if someone carelessly bumped into you.” Without realizing it, Matilda was nagging at Sophia again.

Sophia was looking closely at her, not exactly used to how the latter was behaving. “It’s getting late, so you should get some rest. Everything is settled on my end, so I would like to sleep now.”

to leave,

look on his face. After spending some time waiting

a nod, John followed her downstairs. As soon as they settled down, Matilda questioned with a frown, “Are you sure that man did it on purpose? Might it be an accident, or perhaps he wasn’t

his head, John answered, “Although I know nothing of their purpose, the man must be a hired thug. Just take a look at

of a curt message that wrote: ‘Is it done?’ It was

at the message before putting on a morose expression. “This sure seems to

it’s odd that the culprit would commit such a felony, as

had been keeping it a secret. To go as far as assaulting Sophia, Matilda wondered if the culprit had a grudge against Sophia. She told John after mulling over the situation, “Keep your guard up while you’re here.

think much about it and nodded. “Be careful