The Returning Ex

Chapter 78

After that, he became more gentle and bold.

Still, it was just a dream, so the most exciting part would not come that easily.

Before it got to the juiciest part, she woke up.

She blinked her eyes and it was chilly around her.

It was pitch black outside the window and around her; it took her a few seconds to realize that it was just a dream.

She felt somewhat perplexed to have woken up at this point in her dream—right before the most exciting part.

Then, she angrily turned over and hugged her blanket, falling back to sleep in rage.

The dream never resumed, but it was fortunate that she still had a good sleep after all.

The next morning, Sophia got up rather early, and it seemed like John was still sleeping.

She quickly freshened up and packed her belongings before walking to the window and taking a picture of the beach. Then, she posted it on Facebook.

Following that, she sat on her bed, waiting for John and Zack to come in.

A while later, John came knocking on her door.

Sophia carried her suitcase with her and opened the door. Without even looking at John, she said, “Come on in.”

She then left the suitcase next to the door before leaning on the desk, waiting.

After that, John was able to finish freshening up in just a couple of minutes.

By the time Zack came over, both of them were ready to go.

Then, Zack helped them with their suitcases as the three of them headed downstairs; the car bound for the airport was already waiting for them outside the hotel.

When they were on their way to the airport, John’s phone rang.

Sitting next to him, Sophia could not help but notice the caller ID on his screen, and she quickly turned away and looked outside the window.

When answering the phone call, John’s words were brief. “I’m on my way to the airport and will be there soon. If there’s anything, we can talk when I get back.”

As she sat rather close to him, she could clearly hear Mrs. Constance’s voice, which sounded rather jolly. “Ah, of course. Belle’s coming over this afternoon. You guys should be home by then, so we can have lunch together.”

John paused before grunting.

There was no objection nor explanation.

Meanwhile, Sophia let out a bleak smile as she watched the scene outside the window as the car moved forward.

Having a meal together should be a good idea.

Prior to this, she had seen Isabelle’s pictures in magazines and the news. She was kind of a celebrity and would always attend all kinds of charity events, even though Sophia had never met her in person.

She had always wondered what a person that Mrs. Constance was so pleased with would look like.

After they arrived at the airport, they got their boarding passes and went through the security checkpoints.

Their flight this morning did not seem to be packed as it did not take them long before they entered the boarding room.

After just a short while, they began to board the airplane, and of course, they were in business class. Naturally, John and Sophia sat next to each other.

After sitting and buckling her seat belt, Sophia turned around and looked outside the window.

Meanwhile, John was still on his phone, seemingly sending out some text messages.

At this moment, Zack showed up with some food and gave it to them.

Not feeling too hungry, Sophia lay it aside.

Nevertheless, she and John had not spoken a word to each other, even though the atmosphere did not seem to be too awkward as this was always how the two had treated each other.

Many a time, they had nothing to say to each other.

Still feeling sleepy, Zack fell asleep right away in the corner.

A few moments later, Sophia took out her phone and opened her Facebook, noticing that the singer had liked her Facebook post and left a comment wishing her a safe journey.

Sophia smiled and put her phone away, thinking that there was finally a person whom she could interact with on Facebook.

After the airplane took off, Sophia made sure that her phone was properly stowed before she went to sleep.

In actuality, she could not fall asleep, but she did not know what to do if she stayed awake.

She was in this drowsy state for a good while when she heard someone come and speak with John.

It was a female voice that sounded rather flirtatious and bold, asking John for his number.

John seemingly chuckled before commenting, “This person next to me is my wife.”

As he said that, Sophia could feel that he had seemingly reached for her and touched her hair, tucking the hair on her face away.

That lady seemed to be embarrassed and quickly offered her apologies.

Then, Sophia continued to pretend to be sleeping until it was quiet again.

As he brought a book on business management with him, after a few seconds, she heard the sound of flipping pages.

It was rather bizarre that John could focus on reading under such circumstances.

Halfway through the flight, the flight attendant came with some food and beverages, but Sophia was still not as hungry. She drank some water while she was still in her drowsy state.

At this point, John reminded her, “You have to at least eat something before taking your gastric medicine.”

Sophia felt slightly annoyed. “My gastric problems are gone already. I don’t feel anything anymore.”

John frowned, looking serious.

In the past, this was the look she feared the most because this meant that he was not happy, and she never wanted to make him mad.

But right now, what did that have to do with her?

Then, she gave him an indifferent look before placing her food on the tray in front of her and putting her eye mask back on as she got ready to sleep again.

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He had somewhat lost control and minded her a tad too much.