The Returning Ex

His movements were so swift that it even shocked her, and she giggled. “Your reaction is lightning quick!”

“Yeah,” John murmured and cast her a concerned look. “Are you going to the bathroom?”

Sophia nodded. “I would like to wash my face.”

In the end, he helped her all the way to the bathroom and left the bathroom door open so he could watch over her.

After washing her face, Sophia was startled when she turned and saw him staring fixedly at her, unblinking. “What’s wrong?”

Pursing his lips, it took him a while before he answered, “Nothing.”

Then, he helped her out of the bathroom all the way until she returned to the bed and asked, “Are you hungry? I’ll get you something to eat.”

thanked him, but he went downstairs straightaway

she frowned. There’s something off about him. In the past, if she had thanked him, he

left a long time ago, and John prepared some food for her downstairs. When he went upstairs again, he placed the food on the bedside table and took

from the corner of her eye, unable to fathom what was going on. While she was eating, he

Matilda tell him something? she pondered

as soon as the thought popped up in her mind, she shot it down quickly. Matilda probably didn’t say anything. If he

walk? Let’s take a walk around the area,” he suggested afterward. “You’ve slept for a long time, so it’s about time

gazed outside and saw that the sky was already dark, but after some

nodded, thinking that it wouldn’t be an issue if it was just around the area. John then went over to help her downstairs, and they

the whole while. Finally, Sophia couldn’t take it anymore and broke the silence first. “John, I can stay by myself at night, actually. I’ll just keep the doors and windows properly locked,

she was now chasing him