The Returning Ex

This was the first time Isabelle would describe herself as pitiful. Unable to sleep anymore, she left her room in an attempt to go downstairs to get a bottle of wine.

Reaching the staircase, she suddenly stopped in her tracks because someone was entering the house at that instance. Startled for a moment, she then reflexively moved to the side to hide.

After that person stepped into the living room, he waited for a bit before turning on the light. Instead of going upstairs, the person took a seat on the couch.

Isabelle stuck out her head and realized that the person was her father. He was clad in tracksuits, so he appeared younger than his usual self. However, his gray hair was an indication of his old age.

Seated on the couch, Old Mr. Bailey placed his palms on his knees and took a rest. A while later, he fished out his phone from his pocket and started texting a message.

With a frown, Isabelle couldn’t understand why her father had gone out in the middle of the night.

After he was done with sending the message, he rose from the couch.

Leaving a gap at the door, she stayed there to listen to

minutes, he came out of the room. Standing in the corridor, he let out

her own room. She knew that her father was upset.

had happened, there was no use crying over spilled milk. Hence, they had to learn to accept this fact. Rather than living in misery, they should look

later, her father returned to his room and

as well, but she couldn’t

her family wouldn’t suffer from a downfall because if that happened, her mother would certainly go

phone started ringing suddenly. It turned out

he was done with a meeting, he decided to call Sophia and told her that her fellow villagers wanted to meet her because

Sophia recalled that she had promised to meet them one day. However, due to her pregnancy, she could be forgetful

the sky. Hearing what John said, she sat up on the bed