The Returning Ex

Standing at the kitchen doorway, Matilda glanced at her, gave her a thumbs-up, and disappeared into the dining room with the dinner. Sophia blinked and turned back to John, who was gazing at her intently. Suddenly, her heart began to pound violently, and she took a deep breath. “There’s something I want to tell you, but I don’t know where to begin.”

John nodded. “Just tell me. There’s nothing which can’t be said between us.”

Despite that, she blinked blankly at him, unsure of how to bring up the topic as he stared at her, feeling as though he knew what was coming up next.

Seeing that she was quiet, he suggested, “Alright, then. I’ll ask the questions, and you’ll just answer yes or no.”

Immediately, she bobbed her head in agreement. “Okay, you can ask me.”

Lowering his eyes to her belly, he asked, “Previously when you were feeling unwell, it wasn’t because of gastric, was it?”

“Yeah,” she answered with a guilty conscience. “It wasn’t because of gastric.”

him, and

because they hadn’t lived together for a while. Still, he felt that the

words. This

let out a sigh and nodded after

anymore and merely stared at her with an expression so solemn

it seemed like nothing could clear the situation regardless of what she said now. From the beginning, she hadn’t intended to

school kid who

cast her a pleading look, as though she had seen her savior. However, Matilda simply hesitated before

she took a step closer to John. As her mind was really empty, she blurted, “Are you so

him gritting his teeth a few times before storming off. However, he went into the house instead of getting into the car. He

he was really, really