The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 99

 

 

 

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.

After John answered a total of three calls, she was done with her meal.

She put down her fork and knife and wiped her mouth. “You can carry on eating. I’m going to head out first. I’ll be back in the afternoon.”

A slight frown appeared on his forehead.

He must have felt like she was being a bit disrespectful, but he did not think about how he had been on the phone the whole time, completely disrespecting her.

 

 

She stood up before he said anything. “This is my treat,” she announced, then left the booth to go and pay at the counter.

Once that was done, she exited the place. She did not get a cab or had any place in particular that she wanted to go to.

 

Hence, she just chose a direction and walked down a path.

The city was very unfamiliar to her for she had only come here after marrying John.

Before this, she was just a girl who lived in the countryside.

Almost overnight, she jumped up the ladder and ended up at the top where she had been for less than a year now.

She let out a sigh and continued walking ahead.

After walking for some time, she looked around and noticed a dessert shop on the side of the road.

Thus, she went inside.

The shopfront was not big and there was not a huge variety of desserts to choose from either.

The girl working at the cashier also looked sluggish.

The place did not have many customers which made it seem very dull.

Nonetheless, Sophia ordered two different dessert varieties and a milk tea.

Once the cashier took her money, she went to the back to prepare Sophia’s milk tea.

Sophia took her things and went to sit on a chair by the window.

From her point of view, she could see the buzzing crowd outside. The saying that all beings suffer probably came from these people who are working tirelessly to make ends meet. She suddenly thought of Elder Mr. Bailey. Those wealthy people are the ones who don’t have to suffer. Their days are filled with poise and elegance.

However, the way that old man looked at her today did not look good.

It was a look of disdain.

Sophia was quite petty and she made a mental note of every small action.

Even though she did not take it up against Mrs. Constance for the way she used to treat her, she still remembered everything.

Perhaps she knew, subconsciously, that she and John would go their separate ways one day.

So, she knew that one day, she would be able to get her payback.

Despite not intentionally trying to remember those things, she still had a mental record of everything.

The girl working at the shop brought out Sophia’s milk tea for her along with some ice cream.

Sophia was quite taken aback. The girl smiled and said, “No one is going to buy it anyway. It’s for you.”

Sophia thanked her.

She was not hungry since she had just finished eating. She only wanted to find a place to sit after walking so much.

Right away, she had a taste of the dessert, the ice cream, and the milk tea.

It was not too bad.

Even though she had not tried a lot of types of food before, she was still able to taste whether something was good or not.

She lowered her head to look at the things on the table then looked up at the shop front. They probably don’t make much judging by how empty this place is.

After thinking for a moment, she got up and went to the cashier.

The girl was on her phone and was not expecting to see Sophia. “Do you need to order anything else?”

Sophia chuckled. “No, I just wanted to have a chat with you. Hey, the dessert here is pretty good, but why does it feel like there aren’t a lot of customers?”

The girl hesitated briefly then smiled. “It’s not just a feeling; there 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 stop by the end of this month.”

Sophia blinked at her. “Why? If you do this well, I’m sure you can still make it work.”

The girl shook her head. “I don’t want to. The investment is too big. I can’t manage it.”

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

It was impossible to do anything more.

Sophia pursed her lips and remained silent in deep thought.