The Returning Ex

Scoffing, Sophia hoisted herself up before John helped her into the bathroom. As he watched her brush her teeth from the bathroom door with a gentle smile on his face the whole time, she peered at him from the mirror and snorted.

The way he looked at it, she didn’t seem angry at all. Instead, she was just playing hard to get. Despite the fact that she had been rejecting him, her attitude toward him had obviously changed.

Recalling their past, John hugged her from the back and whispered into her ears, “Are you really not considering marrying me again? I’ll hold an even grander wedding for you.”

However, Sophia didn’t want to hear this and spat, “Buzz off.”

Nibbling at her ear, he said, “There are, in fact, many girls who like me. Don’t you feel threatened at all?”

Sophia dodged him and snorted. “Many girls? Yeah, right, like Isabelle.”

Almost instantly, John froze and the look on his face shifted. Isabelle was a topic that shouldn’t be mentioned.

nothing between me and Isabelle. I wasn’t considerate enough in the past and couldn’t give you a sense of security.” Spinning her around, he met her eyes with an earnest look. “But it won’t happen again in

utterly meaningless. Shoving him aside, she snapped, “That’s enough. Actions speak

happened to come into the room with breakfast.

a look at John, Matilda said, “You’ll be having your breakfast downstairs. I’m

for a while before going downstairs with Matilda following behind. Tilting his head to look at her,

gasped in shock. “That person

the living room. I’ll get someone to install cameras at home, and you should keep a lookout on the people who are coming over because I’m afraid someone will sneak in.

got it. These people are really capable, and they even have the nerve

that, John

at the door, staring intently at the door panel. The door panel was decorated with a retro carving and the