The Returning Ex

Sophia nodded. “Madam Flintstone is upstairs. He hit her at the small of her back.” Then, she pointed at the item lying on the coffee table. “This was the weapon.”

John went over, picked up the brick and took a close look at it, noting how well-prepared it was. Sneering, he then patted Sophia’s head before turning around and going upstairs.

Sophia followed him into Matilda’s room. The door was not closed, and Matilda was lying on the bed. Her clothes were lifted up, exposing her back with a small bruise on it which was bleeding slightly.

John stared at the injured area for a moment before saying, “My men are chasing the guy, so rest assured that he will not escape.”

Matilda replied, “It’s fine as long as Sophia isn’t hurt. That guy is too audacious to have done that.”

John went over to sit on the side of the bed. Watching Ms. Cannon placing an ice pack on Matilda’s wound, he said, “It was my mistake. I should have expected it, but I didn’t.”

No one could have expected this to happen, so the truth was that John could not be blamed at all.

Matilda smiled. “It’s okay. We’re considered very lucky that nothing terrible has happened.”

nodded without

so he didn’t know how

then she asked John, “Does your father

answered, “I saw him near the elevator, so I told him briefly about it. I’m not sure if he’ll

“You two don’t need to help me so much. I know how to handle my own

in anything. It’s just that you got hurt, so it’s only right

for a while, John’s phone rang. Glancing at it briefly, he went

his subordinate who had called. So, she sat down where John had been sitting and checked Matilda’s injury. It wasn’t too severe; Sophia

life was rougher. It

were from the upper echelons, they rarely got injured, so just about any injury was upsetting enough to

said quietly, “You need to be careful. These people are really

work. He reached the house about the same time as

in the living room. Seeing his father here, he