The Returning Ex

Even though he couldn’t see her, John could sense that the girl wasn’t too happy doing this, for her singing left a lot to be desired. Fortunately, she stopped after a short while. “Are you listening, Sophia?” Of course, she got no reply, then the girl told the woman, “Nobody’s saying anything. I bet they aren’t listening. I’m not doing this anymore!”

John could hear the dissatisfaction in her voice, then he heard the caller hissing, “That’s your sister! I know she’s listening! She’ll talk once you’re done singing!”

Obviously, the girl wouldn’t comply, so she refused to sing. John could hear the sounds of argument, then he hung up and went to hug Sophia.

This call reminded him of Walter. He knew Walter must have talked it through with his ex. Once he failed to get Sophia back on his side, his ex-wife would try the emotional appeal. John sighed, and he recalled the state of Sophia’s hometown. He couldn’t fathom why Walter and his ex-wife would abandon a young Sophia and her grandfather in the slums.

starting to get paved.” John smiled. “Since they want to cut costs, all the villagers would pitch in once they have time,

and took a deep breath. “Yeah, and my grandfather’s really kind. I don’t understand why his son and daughter-in-law

nothing to do with us now,

while later. Then, he patted Sophia’s head. “You go back to sleep,

she turned around and closed her eyes. When John was done bathing, he came to kiss her forehead before leaving. Breakfast was already prepared when he came to the dining room. Spearing a piece of pancake, John thought of something before he fished for his phone and called his subordinate. “Here’s a

Her phone beeped after a while, and she read through the message, though she deleted it shortly