The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 101

 

 

 

John pushed the document toward her. “Look at what I highlighted and cross-check the data again. There’s something wrong with it.”

 

Stunned, Miss Allen went over to retrieve the document and looked over it carefully. In a soft voice, she said, “I’ve checked this before.”

He scowled at her. “Do the calculations again.” There was a hint of impatience in his voice which Sophia found funny. He used to be impatient with me too, but he was still able to restrain himself and talk to me kindly. It must not have been easy.

Miss Allen was fidgety. After apologizing for her carelessness, she took the document and hurried out of his office. Sophia smacked her lips and slowly shook her head. “Seeing you now, I suddenly have this feeling that you weren’t really that bad to me after all.”

He was taken aback. Putting down what was in his hand, he looked at her in a serious manner. “Did I treat you that badly?”

She grinned. “My dear, didn’t you know? Were you pleased with yourself thinking that you were good to me?”

He did not think he treated her very well, but he did not think that he treated her that poorly either. Even though he did not like her, he had no intention of being hard on her. He gave her enough allowance every month, though she was never really a big spender; he never pried into her business and always gave her space; once in a while, he would even personally ask Mrs. Constance to stop bothering her. He felt like doing those things was good enough.

Sophia looked at him in a slightly defeated manner. Perhaps the physical differences between men and women also led to huge differences in their mentality. Women wanted men to care for every aspect of their lives. Whereas, men figured that doing one thing for them was more than enough.

 

Lowering her gaze, she fell silent for a while. “To be honest, I wasn’t the least bit happy to live with your family.” She let out a smile unwittingly, clearly trying to ease the atmosphere. “I don’t know about other people, but being with you, John, makes me feel so exhausted. You don’t feel like home to me. There’s no warmth.” Thinking back on it, she spent all her days with him on edge and in fear. She was scared that he was not happy or satisfied to the point that she even felt guilty when Old Mr. Constance passed away. Why didn’t Old Mr. Constance’s illness get better even after they had the wedding? But things were better now as she finally reached the end of that path.

When she received the divorce certificate, though she was a bit reluctant, she had to admit that it came as a breath of relief to her. They were finally divorced. A great weight had lifted off her shoulders.

Moreover, Mrs. Constance did not look like she slept well these past two days from being so enraged by her. As such, Sophia was over the moon. Still, she could not figure out what went through her mind back then. How could she bring herself so far down for a man who did not love her? It did not make any sense.

 

John was looking at Sophia; he was unsure of what to say. She had never said those things to him before, or she did but he just was not paying attention.

After Sophia finished talking, she started to laugh and waved her hand. “Why am I saying all this? I just gained a whole forest to myself and you’re just one old tree. It’s time to forget about everything that happened in the past.”

John pursed his lips. “Maybe. Maybe I really wasn’t good enough. I just hope you’ll find someone who can treat you better in the future.”

“Of course. If I ever look for someone, though, I’ll be sure to avoid someone like you before anything else.” She had an expectant look on her face. “I want to find someone who will devote himself to me and make me his top priority.”

More importantly, she was wealthy and beautiful now, so that was not going to be a problem.