Being Pursued By Ex-husband novel Chapter 437

Chapter 437 The Person She Misses Is Here

It had been a long time since Sophia fell into such a deep sleep. She did not know whether it was due to her seeing "Alexander" or because she had accidentally drunk a glass of fruit wine.

However, before this, she had also tried drinking some wine before sleeping. Although she did fall asleep, her sleep quality was horrible, and she would have chaotic dreams every night.

She could remember some of those dreams after waking up, but often she would forget them.

Most of the dreams were related to Alexander. Some of the things she would dream about were made up, while some were part of reality.

Hence, when Sophia saw "Alexander" wearing a bathrobe sitting on the couch before her and holding onto a glass of wine, she could not differentiate whether she was in reality or dreamland.

"You're awake?" the other party asked coldly, not giving her much time to sober up and respond.

That made Sophia think of Alexander when they had just gotten married. That night, after the wedding banquet ended, he was staring at her with that exact same gaze in their bridal chamber.

He was expressionless and did not have any warmth in his eyes.

"Tell me. Who sent you here? Did they think I would let my guard down just because they sent a Chanaean woman? Go back. Tell the person behind you that only capabilities can get you far in the business world."

Sophia did not interrupt him. She waited for him to finish talking before saying, "I'm Sophia Yarrow. What's your name?"

Claudius stopped swirling his wine glass when he heard her question. However, he soon snapped out of his daze as his lips curved into a smirk. "You react quite fast. You know how to change tactics quickly."

Sophia did not respond. She got up from the bed and walked toward the man, standing before him. She then reached forward to take the wine glass from his hand and placed it on the coffee table behind her. As she hooked his chin with her hand, she leaned forward and bit his lips hard. "It's okay if you forget me. You'll remember me sooner or later."

Sophia had actually bit him. When she pulled away, blood was oozing from the man's lips.

Claudius hissed at the pain. He felt that he should reach up and push the woman away.

However, he did no such thing. He felt helpless against her when his eyes met hers.

Apart from that, he also felt an uncomfortable tug on his chest.

It did not hurt, but it felt stuffy and tight.

Sophia did not do anything else. She took a name card from her purse that was on the table and placed it in his hand. "Remember this well. My name is Sophia Yarrow."

With that, she straightened up, glanced at him one last time, and turned to leave.

"Wait. You're the CEO of Odyssey?"

Sophia turned back to look at him. "Yes, but I'm just managing the company temporarily."

Claudius reached up to touch the wound on his lip. He quickly realized that the woman before him was not sent by anyone.

"Claudius Lenoir. You can call me Claudius."

"Claudius."

Sophia lowered her gaze as she muttered the unfamiliar name. Suddenly, she smiled as tears that had unknowingly welled up in her eyes fell.

"How unfamiliar." She reached up to wipe her eyes and looked at Claudius. "I'll wait for your call."

After that, she did not stay long, quickly leaving the room.

Claudius stared at her back. Soon, he heard the sound of the door closing. He averted his gaze and stared at the name card in his hand.

It was a simple, rectangular name card. CEO of Odyssey, Sophia Yarrow, was written on it, and a phone number was under the name.

So... did she mistake me for her friend that got into an accident?

Suddenly, Claudius felt an indescribable burst of anger bubble within him.

I have no intentions of being a substitute.

He snickered and threw the name card into the trash can.

The two bodyguards at the door watched Sophia leave Claudius' room.

Sophia was calm. She nodded as a greeting to them before she entered the elevator.

After returning to her room, she felt drained, heaving a heavy sigh. She took out her phone and dialed Yvonne's number.

Katherine had dragged Sophia to Lightspring while Yvonne stayed behind in Lusterg.

Yvonne answered the phone almost immediately. "Yes, Ms. Yarrow?"

"Ms. Leighton, I want you to help me run a background check on someone."

"Sure, Ms. Yarrow. Please go on."

"His name is Claudius Lenoir. He should be of Chanaean ethnicity. His family owns shares of the hotel I'm staying at."

Sophia paused briefly before continuing, "He looks exactly like Alexander."

She wanted to say that Claudius was Alexander.

However, she wanted to know what had happened that night and how Alexander had become Claudius.

Yvonne was taken aback when she heard Sophia's last sentence. She was silent for a moment before returning to her senses. "All right. I'll have someone run the check right away, Ms. Yarrow."

"Okay. Thanks."

Sophia hung up and moved to sit on the couch. She stared at the red wine on the table as she slowly drifted away into her thoughts.

Meanwhile, Katherine was enjoying herself in the casino.

She was unlucky and foolish at gambling, but Joshua, who sat beside her, was pretty quick-witted. Neither of them had lost a game of Granatanolan poker.

If Joshua had not told her they might lose if they kept gambling and winning, Katherine would have been unwilling to leave the gambling table.

They moved to a different place. Only then did Katherine think of Sophia. She took out her phone and realized Sophia had sent her a message.

She pursed her lips. "Soph went back to her room."

Joshua had just brought over two glasses of fruit juice and sat down. "I think that's enough gambling for today. We should go back."

Katherine was reluctant but intimidated when Joshua shot her a look. "All right."

The casino was located three floors underground. The elevator stopped on the first floor, and many people flooded in. Katherine shuffled to a side. Joshua slid his arm around her waist and pulled her close. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Katherine saw a familiar face.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she turned to look at Joshua. "I-It's Alexander!"

She quickly pushed her way through the people in the elevator and rushed out before the doors closed.

Nevertheless, she no longer saw Alexander after running toward the grand hall.

Joshua came up from behind her and grabbed her hand. "Perhaps you saw wrong."

"But... He looked exactly like—"

Katherine paused abruptly when she thought of the man from moments ago. She had been in the entertainment industry for a long time and developed a talent for recognizing people. Hence, even though it was a quick glimpse of the man, she knew he was most definitely Alexander.

Even if it wasn't Alexander, he looked very similar to Alexander, almost like a carbon copy.

It was a pity, though. She had taken a few seconds longer to squeeze out of the packed elevator. When she ran out, the man had disappeared.

Of course, neither Katherine nor Joshua told Sophia about the incident.

Sometimes, if a person had been disappointed too many times, any little bit of hope could destroy them.

The incident did not matter much anyway. Sophia would fly back to Lusterg the next day and then back to Chanaea the day after.

Sophia's flight was in the afternoon. Early in the morning, Katherine knocked on Sophia's room door, wanting to take Sophia sightseeing before she had to return.

"Oh, come on. Let's go. This is Lightspring! Not only are there many casinos, there are a lot of places to shop at! Since you're here, you should shop until you drop! It's not like it will affect your flight in the afternoon!"

Sophia looked at Katherine before she shrugged off the latter's arms. "Who said my flight was in the afternoon?"

Katherine was taken aback. "What? Don't tell me you're flying back in the morning?"

Sophia scoffed. "Is it not okay for me to stay here and not leave yet?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Sophia raised her eyebrows. "Well, I realized that the casinos here are quite fun."

At least, the person I miss is here.