The Returning Ex

Chapter 63

The singer lifted his head and looked up at the sky. “I’m sorry; I forgot about the weather.” Putting his guitar away, he continued, “Let’s go. Why don’t we return together? I’ll treat you to a drink.”

Sophia raised her brows at him. “Sure.”

Then, the two of them walked and chatted about some of the places the singer had been to before.

Sophia knew very little about the outside world. Therefore, she was extremely curious about that.

While they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the hotel’s little bar.

At this hour, the bar wasn’t open yet. However, the singer was a familiar face there. Thus, he naturally had special privileges.

Then, he brought her inside with him. The bartender was cleaning out his bartending equipment at the time. When he saw the singer coming inside with Sophia, his mind wandered into the gutter. Thus, he greeted the singer, “Come on over! What do you want to drink? It’s my treat.”

Sophia had only seen bartending in TV dramas, so she was rather interested in it. Leaning across the bar, she smiled widely. “Give me something you’re good at; something with some difficulty.”

The bartender smiled and began preparing a drink on the spot.

When John came out of the room, he didn’t see Sophia anywhere. Thus, he was slightly astonished. However, he also knew that with her current temperament, there was no way she would stay in the room obediently.

Sometimes, he couldn’t understand. Sophia has changed so much. Was that woman in the past a fake version of her? Or, is the current her the fake one?

Picking up his computer, he went into the room to look through his documents. However, he began feeling irritated not long after he started and was unable to continue reading them.

Looking at the time, he realized that it had not even been 20 minutes. He suppressed his irritation then looked at the clock again. In the end, he couldn’t stand staring at his documents anymore. So, he closed his computer.

Just then, a knock sounded from the outside—it was Zack. He claimed that the seafood they brought back was not suitable to be kept in the refrigerator. Things like seafood should be eaten fresh. If it were kept in the refrigerator for too long, it would give them food poisoning.

John had not even thought about these things; he even needed Zack to notify him about it. Then, John lost it at that moment. “If it’s spoiled, throw it away! Is that so hard to decide?”

Zack pressed his lips together. He could tell that John was in a terrible mood right now. So, his voice lowered, “What I meant is… we couldn’t let loose outside. But, we’re at the hotel now. Why don’t we drink a little and finish off the food? Sophia ordered these. I don’t know if throwing it away will upset her.”

John glared at Zack for a long while—so much so that Zack thought John was about to say something harsh again. To his surprise, he nodded. “Okay.”

After saying that, John blew out his breath.

They had stayed for an extra two days. However, he couldn’t get his emotions under control. Thus, he couldn’t help feeling that this trip had gone wrong since the beginning. Every part of the trip felt off to him—it was a strange entrapping feeling that made him extremely uncomfortable.

When Zack saw John loosening up slightly, he hurriedly said, “There’s a small bar at the hotel. Why don’t we go and check it out?”

At first, John was only going to ask room service to deliver alcohol to their room. However, he considered it briefly and nodded. “It’ll be good to have a change of pace.”

Thus, they brought their phones with them and left the room. When they arrived at the entrance to the bar, John saw Sophia standing by the bar before he even entered the place. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Sophia was laughing away happily. Leaning against the bar, she was watching the bartender mixing some drinks with an expression of amazement.

That’s why they say people who have never seen much of the world were easy to deceive. All it takes is some bartender mixing drinks for her to reveal an expression like that.

John crossed his arms and stared at Sophia’s profile with some interest.

On the other hand, Zack clicked his tongue several times before saying in a low voice, “Look at that ex- wife of yours! She’s so popular! Those two men are obviously trying to please her!”

John didn’t reply. Instead, he watched Sophia smile so widely that her eyes were no more than slits— she looked very happy. Perhaps, the her in the past had been part of her. Similarly, the current her was also part of her. Both versions of her were the real her—it was just that her identity had changed.

A long while passed before he went inside.

When the bartender saw people coming in, he hurriedly spoke up. “I’m sorry, gentlemen. We’re not open for business yet.”

Sophia turned around to look too. When she saw that it was John and Zack, she was very surprised. “Why are you here?”

Zack pursed his lips and said nothing.

Meanwhile, John walked straight up to the bar and said, “You made her a drink. Why don’t you prepare two for me?”

There was indeed a cocktail sitting in front of Sophia—it was pink and looked very feminine. Sophia took a sip. The taste was rather mild but it wasn’t bad. Then, she turned to look at John. “Are you drinking? You rarely drink during the day.”

Following that, John turned and studied Sophia for a moment before saying in a neutral voice, “In the past, I didn’t know you were such a flirt either!”