"..." Sophia Lo almost fainted when she heard him, but she pretended to be calm, and mocked, "You're right! Millions of girls would wait in line if you ever wanted a lover!"
Colin ignored her sarcasm and grabbed her purse to get the key. He unlocked the door and stepped in her house. He did this as naturally as if he was entering his own house.
Sophia followed him in as if she was the guest.
"Get dinner for me!" Colin ordered her. He sat on the sofa as if he owned this place.
Sophia rolled her eyes. She started walking towards the bedroom, complaining all the way. "What a fickle man!" If he is unhappy, he will push me away. And once he feels better, well..., he would throw himself at me.
He must be happy now as he is throwing himself at me."
Sophia reached her bedroom. She always wanted to give something back to Colin, and this was a good chance to do so.
She returned to the living room two minutes later with a bank card in her hand. She held out the card to him and said, "This is the fifty million yuan you gave me. I want to return these to you."
The room became silent, and Sophia felt an unknown fear creeping up her legs. She wondered why she was feeling scared. As far as she knew, she was doing the right thing by giving the money back to him.
"Do you really want me to get angry now?" Colin coldly asked her.
'Didn't you get angry with me three years ago?' Sophia murmured to herself.
Seeing his reaction, Sophia felt the need to explain. She said, "Please don't get me wrong, Colin. I really appreciate your help in the past years. Since you're going to get married again, I think it's only right that I give this back to you. Then I can start a new life... Ah!" Sophia screamed. The bank card fell to the floor and she was swept into Colin's arms.
"Playing hard-to-get, huh?" Colin stared at her with his narrowed, cool eyes.
Finding the man whom she missed day and night so close to her, Sophia realized that he was more charming and charismatic than she remembered. She shook her head and said, "No, I'm not."
She could not understand why Colin thought that she was playing hard-to-get. As far as she was concerned, she was maintaining proper distance from a man who had a fiancee.
While she was still in her thoughts, Colin said, "Fine. Now that you don't want to feed my stomach, I wouldn't mind being fed in another way!" He put her on the sofa and lay on top of her.
Sophia nervously looked at him. "Colin, please don't! I'm not prepared to...," she pleaded.
"I am." He interrupted her mid-sentence and pressed his lips to hers.
Sophia was totally lost by now. She really was not ready for this. She was sure that Colin wouldn't want to see her again after the previous unpleasant encounter.
Sophia stopped his wandering hands. "At least, use a condom," she said.
"I never use that stuff," retorted Colin, freeing his hands from hers. 'And you cannot take contraceptives,' he added in his mind.
Sophia knew that Colin would never be hers the moment they signed the divorce paper. But, even after all this time, she still felt heartbroken. "You must use it because I don't want to get syphilis from you," insisted Sophia, stopping his hands again.
... Colin raised his head and glared at her. "I'm clean," he informed her.
"But Dorothy is not," Sophia responded matter-of-factly. The thought of him having sex with Dorothy, killed all her desire to continue.
Colin felt her becoming unresponsive. This pissed him off to no end. "Who are you going to open your legs for then, huh?" he snarled.
"Pat!" Sophia could not control herself. She slapped him hard across his face with tears in her eyes. She could tell that Colin was furious.
Sophia realized that Colin was the same as he was three years ago. He still did not trust her. She pushed him away. "Since you think that I am that kind of woman, what the hell are you here for! Or do you really want a woman so much that it does not matter who I am?" she shouted.
"Shit! I shouldn't have come!" snapped Colin. He could not believe that Sophia had just slapped him. He kicked the sofa to let out his anger. Sophia was shocked by his behavior.
After this outburst, Colin started scratching his head. He was trying to relieve his anger. Actually, he was mad at himself. He knew that nothing would happen between Sophia and Hugh, yet he couldn't help coming here.
Besides, he had made several reasonable excuses for coming here before he got off work.
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