The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 106

Sophia blinked at her. “Old Mrs. Constance, what do you have to say?”

She put some food in Sophia’s bowl. “Have you ever heard your grandfather bring up John’s grandfather before? Do you know what kind of friendship they had?”

Sophia paused and thought about it seriously. “He did bring him up before, but he did not say much.”

Old Mrs. Constance seemed quite interested. “What did he say? Tell me.”

Old Mrs. Constance and Old Mr. Constance loved each other very much. When he passed away, she was the most calm and reserved with her emotions.

However, some things inevitably showed through one’s face.

Sophia felt like she was probably also the saddest and most heartbroken person.

After thinking for a moment, she decided to tell her. Old Mr. Gwendolyn had, in fact, not told Sophia a lot. When he reunited with Old Mr. Constance, he, with only skin and bones left, was in a worse state than Old Mr. Constance.

Old Mr. Gwendolyn had worked his whole life as a farmer, so his physique had long since deteriorated.

Exerting a bit of strength, he managed to briefly tell her about the past.

The two old men had once joined the army.

At the time, Old Mr. Gwendolyn carried out several missions while he was in his troop. He said that in one of his missions, he rescued Old Mr. Constance.

Though, he did not go into detail as to how he rescued him.

After that, the two of them developed a closer bond.

Old Mr. Constance had favorable family conditions back then while the Gwendolyn Family had absolutely nothing.

When they were demobilized, the two got separated.

Old Mr. Constance had left a means of contact for Old Mr. Gwendolyn so he could go to him if he ever needed help.

But Old Mr. Gwendolyn wanted to keep his pride. He was aware of the difference between them, so he was determined to not look for him no matter how hard things got.

Once they separated, Old Mr. Gwendolyn went back to the countryside to make a living.

In the end, his health kept deteriorating so Sophia brought him to a hospital to get looked at. There, he met the similarly burdened Old Mr. Constance again.

That was when the two reunited.

Sophia was a bit saddened as she talked about it. “My grandfather had to stay strong because he had to raise me on his own, but I let him down and he passed without feeling at ease.”

Old Mr. Gwendolyn was strong and independent throughout his life. He relied on himself in everything.

It was only at the end that he pleaded with one person—Old Mr. Constance. He asked him to take good care of Sophia once he was gone.

Because of that, Sophia was redirected halfway and brought to marry John.

Old Mrs. Constance had stopped eating and her eyes were red now.

Mrs. Constance quickly gave her a piece of tissue.

Alas, she did not cry. Taking a few deep breaths, she said, “John’s grandfather also left without feeling at ease. In his final moments, he was even reluctant to close his eyes.”

She was by his side at the time, trying to appease him with words so that he could pass on in peace.

But he kept his eyes open and held on to his last breath of air.

Sophia felt tormented and unsettled. “It’s my fault. It was all for me.”

Beside her, John’s expression also became stern.

At the time, Old Mr. Constance pulled on his hand and repeatedly exhorted that he had to take good care of Sophia.

John made that promise to him, but he also thought that he could still treat her well after they got divorced.

Treating someone well was not only reserved for while they were married.

Thus, after their divorce, he generously gave her money and a house.

Besides, he also gave her some of the company’s shares.

He figured he had done more than enough.

Old Mrs. Constance let out a sigh and changed the topic. “You should get a thorough check-up for your gastric problems. If you don’t take it seriously now while you’re young, you will regret it when you’re my age.”

Her words caught Sophia off guard. Is she caring about me?

Even though Sophia did not really like her, she still knew how to accept it when someone cared about her.

Hence, she thanked her.

Once Old Mrs. Constance was unable to eat anymore, she slowly got to her feet.

The housekeeper quickly came and helped her up.

After mentioning that she wanted to rest, she headed upstairs.

Sophia was sitting where she was. After a while, she also stood up. “You guys can keep—”

Before she finished her sentence, John stood up too. “I’m not eating anymore. Let’s go for a walk.”