Being Pursued By Ex-husband novel Chapter 569

Chapter 569 Cannot Be A Good Person

Charlotte was about to continue her words, but it was evident that Manuel did not wish to listen to her any longer as he quickly got into the car.

Before she could do the same, the car had already sped off.

It was clear as day that Manuel would not give her another chance.

Charlotte did not expect that a seemingly small mistake she made would cause such a significant impact.

Not long after, Sophia was also preparing to leave. As she stepped out of the elevator, she bumped into Charlotte, who was carrying documents and had not left yet.

The latter's expression changed the moment she saw Sophia.

As soon as their eyes met, Charlotte felt hatred flaring up within her. “You must be very pleased with yourself, Ms. Yarrow,” she remarked with a sneer as she stared at Sophia, who had just come up to her side.

Sophia cocked her head to the side and threw the other woman a glance at those words. “I wouldn't say I'm very pleased, but I'm pretty happy today.”

“Of course you are, considering how casually you seize control of someone else's future by making me lose my job with just a few words. How impressive, Ms. Yarrow.”

Charlotte believed that Sophia was the reason Heath left her and also the reason she was currently let go by the company.

From her perspective, she had merely been a little aggressive that day and said some distasteful things to Sophia, but the latter had effortlessly flipped her life upside down.

She felt she had been wronged and refused to accept it.

Sophia's smile faded when she heard that. “Since you're aware of that, why are you still standing here and embarrassing yourself?”

Her nonchalant retort rendered Charlotte speechless, the latter's face contorting in anger.

Sophia, on the other hand, turned around and left, not wanting to waste another second talking to an insignificant person.

Since Alexander went back to Odyssey that day, she planned to visit Katherine.

It had been more than a week since Katherine gave birth, and she was restless at home. She would have long asked Sophia to meet outside if Joshua had not been watching her at home.

Katherine, who was bored to tears at home, appreciated Sophia's visit immensely and spent hours gossiping with her friend, only letting her leave when Alexander came to pick her up in person.

She probably would have made Sophia stay at her house if he had not shown up.

The weather at Jadeborough was increasingly chilly in November, with substantial temperature differences between day and night.

It was bright and sunny outside when Sophia left for Sunshine Group that morning. Due to the pleasant weather, she merely donned a basic shirt dress because she did not feel cold. In addition, the heating that had been left on in the room since Katherine gave birth made her even less aware of the cold.

However, Alexander brought a coat with him and placed it over her shoulders as she stepped out of Katherine's house, telling her to wear it.

Sophia pulled the coat around her and chuckled softly, finding his actions unnecessary. “I'm merely pregnant, Alexander. It's not as if there's anything wrong with me, so I'm not that fragile, am I?”

Alexander tilted his head to glance at her before reaching out to smooth the tousled hair on top of her head. “The wind is stronger tonight.”

Sophia quirked a brow in response. “Jadeborough is always windy at night.”

“Take it off when you get in the car.”

Since he insisted on her wearing it, she said nothing more.

Sophia felt the chill as soon as she walked out.

It was indeed chilly. The wind carried the dampness from the river, which was not just cold, but also frigid.

Alexander's car was parked at the entrance, which was not far as it was only a few steps across the garden.

However, if it were not for the coat Alexander covered her with, Sophia would have been freezing instead of merely feeling a slight chill at present.

The hand of the person walking beside her was even warmer, making her feel embarrassed when she recalled how she chuckled at Alexander for overreacting.

Felix had reserved a table for them at a Chanaean-style restaurant. Sophia's senses seemed to have become much more sensitive after she got pregnant, and she became pickier about her food than before. The lingering smell of food that was not fresh or poorly prepared made her sick.

Hence, the meals Alexander prepared for her recently and the restaurant food he chose were milder in flavor.

The two ate dinner and went for a stroll among the crowd to let their food settle before he took her home.

Life went on much more uneventfully than expected. After Alexander and Sophia had gone through so much and got back together again, they were much more mature and rational in their relationship, and the occasional conflicts did not affect them.

Though Alexander occasionally went back to Odyssey, the majority of his focus was on Sophia.

As for the latter, she had been a person who lived life well from the start, having been able to separate her private life and work clearly even during the time Sunshine Group was established.

It was bright and sunny outside when Sophia left for Sunshine Group that morning. Due to the pleasant weather, she merely donned a basic shirt dress because she did not feel cold. In addition, the heating that had been left on in the room since Katherine gave birth made her even less aware of the cold.

Now that everything was in order and stable, one could say that she was living a fully retired life.

Sophia was very indolent before becoming pregnant. She had a lot of free time after she was expecting, so she asked Yvonne to bring back a few pots of roses and had a gazebo constructed in the garden. She intended to prune the roses so that they could climb the gazebo, and she also requested Yvonne to bring her grapes.

The gazebo in the garden would be encircled by roses by the time her child was born the next year. By then, the grapes ought to be ripe as well.

Sophia had been tending to the roses and grapes for the past few days, and since Alexander did not go back to Odyssey much recently, he helped her set up shelves at home.

The couple kept themselves busy every day, their lives going by smoothly in the mansion. No one dared to disturb them, giving them a taste of a reclusive life.

Sophia did not learn about the news online until Katherine called her. She found it absurd that the news reported her “cheating” when all she had been doing was tending to her garden at home.

Katherine also treated it as a joke when she told Sophia, and the latter did not take it seriously either.

She had kept her mood happy throughout her pregnancy of more than two months and did not want some trivial matters to ruin it.

However, Alexander, who was bringing fertilizer to her from the mansion, happened to overhear it as she had left her phone aside on speaker mode after accepting the call due to her dirty hands.

He could hear Katherine's crisp voice from afar.

He placed the fertilizer aside, and by the time Sophia looked over, his brows were tightly furrowed.

Katherine was unaware of it on the other end of the line. As she got excited the more she talked, she even teased her friend, “Soph, I bet Alexander would be furious if he found out about this, wouldn't he? I wonder who is so bored as to spread rumors of you cheating.”

Sophia looked at Alexander and quickly took off her gloves, grabbed her phone, and ended the call.

“I'll get Felix to look into this.”

Before Sophia could say anything, Alexander was already calling Felix on his phone.

She could only chuckle helplessly. Great. I can't be a good person even if I want to.