Being Pursued By Ex-husband novel Chapter 423

Chapter 423 Sophia Has A Boyfriend

In any case, Perrin was relieved.

After their walk, he sent Sophia off to rest.

At the same time, Lukas had dropped Alexander off at his hotel. The latter had texted Sophia to let her know he had arrived about half an hour ago.

Sophia only saw his text then and fired off a reply. Alexander texted back almost instantly: Done with your walk?

Sophia: Yes.

A second later, Alexander sent her an audio message.

“What are your plans tomorrow?”

Sophia recalled Perrin's words earlier and inadvertently smirked. She decided to play a prank on him and called him back. “Granddad wants to introduce me to his friend's grandson.”

There was a longer pause before Alexander continued, “Where are you headed?”

“I don't know yet.”

“Hmm.” A moment later, Alexander added, “Get an early rest.”

Sophia thought he was angry and called out hastily, “Alexander?”

“What's wrong?”

Tentatively, she asked, “Are you angry?”

“No.”

Alexander was hardly an oblivious fool. He knew Sophia's grandfather had never warmed up to him, and he was painfully aware of Perrin's multiple attempts at matchmaking Sophia with another man.

So, no, he was not angry, but he certainly wished to have someone investigate the man Sophia would meet the next day.

Alexander appeared to be telling the truth, as Sophia surmised that his tone sounded the same as it always did.

Still, if she hung up now, Alexander would definitely think that the matchmaking was real.

She giggled and fessed up. “I lied. We're visiting Mr. Willis at the hospital tomorrow.”

Alexander appeared uncharacteristically startled. He recovered himself sometime later, a wry smile on his face. “Cheeky girl. Don't crack jokes like that next time.”

Sophia harrumphed and teased, “Well, I didn't think you'd fall for it.”

“I'll believe anything you say.”

Not even the static noise of the phone call could diminish the effect of his earnest words, which brought a furious blush to Sophia's cheeks.

She raised her hands to her burning cheeks and cast her gaze toward the night sky. “I've got to get up early tomorrow, so I better call it a day and wash up.”

“All right. Rest well.”

After their call ended, Sophia stared at her phone and smiled.

Perrin functioned at an earlier sleep schedule thanks to his old age.

When Sophia headed downstairs at seven in the morning, she bumped into her grandfather, who was back from an early morning walk. Perrin worried if she had enough rest and asked, “How do you feel? Are you used to getting up so early?”

Sophia shook her head and reassured him, “I went to bed earlier last night.”

Perrin nodded approvingly and commented, “Sleeping and waking up early is a good habit. Youngsters these days love to stay up late. Just look at your brother. He never heads to bed before midnight.”

“Well, Lukas is busy,” replied Sophia good-naturedly.

It did little to appease Perrin, who grunted and said, “Let's not talk about him! Time for breakfast.”

What good is it being so busy all the time? He's over thirty years old and still woefully single! Ugh, just looking at him frustrates me!

“Okay.”

The pair had finished their breakfast when Lukas sauntered downstairs.

Sophia was chatting with Kylie as Lukas approached the table and drawled, “Morning.”

“Morning, Lukas.”

Sophia shot him a sidelong glance and could not resist laughing when she recalled Perrin's earlier annoyance with Lukas.

Kylie noticed her amusement. A resigned smile appeared on her face as she uttered, “Your brother may be a grown man, but we just can't stop worrying about him!”