The Returning Ex

Chapter 181

John recalled when he saw Ian’s face through the lowered car window, and he had to admit that Ian was quite handsome, or at least he looked better than his younger half brother who was around his age, so it wouldn’t surprise him if Sophia fell for him.

However, it was almost a given that Sophia would suffer if she were to marry into the Morgan Family, as none of the Morgans would be easy to get along with. She might be able to live a more carefree life if she would let things slide like how she used to, but neither her nor the Morgans would be able to get some peace and quiet if she were to adopt her current feisty attitude. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

He maintained the same position for a few moments before throwing the cigarette away, then turned to enter the house. He couldn’t help but try to listen in on what Sophia might be doing when he walked past her room while heading toward his.

Silence hung in the air before he realized he’d chosen a more soundproof material when renovating the house, so he wouldn’t be able to hear anything even if Sophia did make some noise in her room.

He thus waved his hand dismissively before returning to his room. The curtains were drawn as soon as he entered before he lay down on bed. While he wasn’t tired, he didn’t know what to do, so he allowed himself to toss and turn on the bed. The phone he left beside him rang as he did with a call from Zack, which he picked up.

The report Zack gave was about his company having contacted the hotel in Tri Asel to access the surveillance records outside of John’s room that the hotel possessed, as well as their check-in details, which would suffice in dealing with the scandal.

Despite the good news, John didn’t seem happy at all as he gave an almost insipid response. Zack went on to ask if he was still feeling unwell, to which he denied. However, he wasn’t actually sure, as his heart space was filled with a well of turbulent and inexplicable emotions.

Zack hummed in response before going on, “The second young master dropped by just now as he wanted to hand you some documents, but left upon noticing you weren’t in.”

By that, he was referring to Dylan. John knew Dylan’s visit wasn’t anything particularly important, so he wasn’t sure why Zack would make mention of it. Time passed as silence ensued, and the lack of a favorable response from John prompted Zack to go on with much reluctance, “Dylan said something along the lines of not having seen Sophia around before he left your office. I don’t really know what he meant.”

“Alright, I know what to do, so you can work on your other tasks.” John let slip a sneer as soon as he hung up, then flipped himself over to face the door while mumbling to himself, “Sophia, I have most certainly underestimated you.”

The fact that she was able to attract both Ian and Dylan was proof that Sophia was a cut above the rest. Mrs. Constance only took into consideration her familial background when she determined that nobody would want to marry Sophia if Old Mr. Constance hadn’t forced him to. However, Dylan chose to go after her despite knowing her familial background, so John figured that one shouldn’t be so arbitrary in their opinions.

After lying down for some time, John was feeling a little drowsy, so he closed his eyes as he allowed himself to drift into sleep while figuring that the obnoxious thoughts that intruded his mind would fade away after he woke up.

His slumber lasted for quite some time, as he woke up to a darkened sky. Upon leaving the room and reaching the stairway, he lowered his gaze to see the lights in the kitchen switched on, and noises could be heard coming from within it, which probably meant that Sophia was cooking.

As soon as he got down the stairs, he walked over to the sofa, only to see Sophia frying some vegetables in the kitchen while wearing an apron, with her hair bunched up, like a proper chef. The

doorbell rang when he was about to approach her, which startled him as he turned around to check the entrance.

From the window beside him, he could see that someone was standing outside the door, who turned out to be his parents, thus quickly opened the door. William wore a look of indifference, while his wife was visibly unhappy.