The Returning EX (John and Sophia)

John did not pay any attention to her and just began to drive.

They did not drive for very long before arriving at a western restaurant.

In fact, Sophia was not too used to that cuisine as it could never fully satiated her.

John, on the other hand, always opted for western food because he found it less troublesome.

Once they sat down, she told him, “I’m going out by myself this afternoon. I’ll come back right before you get off work and we can return to Constance Residence together.”

He looked up at her briefly. “Okay.”

That was the only exchange they had throughout the entire meal.

John was a bit busy and had to answer a few calls in between.

He was always strict when it came to work.

She stared at him while he was on the phone. It seemed like he treated her the same way he treated the employee on the other end of the call. He did not repeat himself when something only had to be said once. Lowering her eyes, she thought, perhaps I’m no different than his work to him.

She was someone Old Mr. Constance threw at John.

It felt like he had simply accepted a bigger project to work on and was just doing his job.

Yeah, that’s exactly what it is.

At the thought of that, she felt a little stifled.

John was the first man in her life; the first man she had feelings for.

She had even yearned to be with him for the rest of her life.

total of three calls, she was done

fork and knife and wiped her mouth. “You can carry on

slight frown appeared

like she was being a bit disrespectful, but he did not think about how he had been on

she announced, then

exited the place. She did not get a cab or had

chose a direction and

very unfamiliar to her for she

just a girl who lived in the

up the ladder and ended up at the top where she had been

a sigh

time, she looked around and noticed a dessert shop on the

Thus, she went inside.

big and there was not a

the cashier also looked

have many customers which made it seem very

Sophia ordered two different dessert varieties

money, she went to the back to prepare

went to sit

The saying that all beings suffer probably came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet.

old man looked at her

was a

was quite petty and she made a mental

against Mrs. Constance for the way she used to treat her, she still remembered

she knew, subconsciously, that she and John would go their separate ways

that one day, she would be able to get her

intentionally trying to remember those things, she still had a

brought out Sophia’s milk tea for her along with some

The girl smiled and said, “No one is going to buy it

Sophia thanked her.

finished eating. She only wanted to

the dessert, the

not too

of types of food before,

head to look at the things on the table then looked up at the

a moment, she got

was not expecting

“No, I just wanted to have a chat with you. Hey, the dessert here is pretty good, but why does it feel

really aren’t a lot of customers.” However, she did not see it as a big deal. “Well, if it doesn’t work out, I will

do this well, I’m

want to. The investment is too big. I

was already trying her best to juggle the cost of rent and raw ingredients for her

was impossible to do anything

her lips and remained silent in deep