Feeling jittery for no apparent reason.
Jason had bombarded her with calls and texts all day long before, yet she never felt this anxious.
Her phone was on the brink of cutting off when she finally swiped to answer, "Hello?"
Jason's voice was as steady as ever, "I'm at your doorstep. Can you come out for a sec?"
Sophia's head whipped around to look outside.
The trees cast dense shadows, and the dim light barely outlined a tall figure standing beyond the fence.
"Something up this late?" Sophia asked.
"Just come out!" The man insisted.
"Alright."
With a nod, Sophia slipped on her shoes and a jacket and headed outside.
As she drew closer, the man's silhouette under the streetlight became clearer, and Sophia's steps slowed, her heartbeat, however, raced. Suddenly, she didn't want to see him, felt like turning around and heading back.
Hearing footsteps, Jason turned to look her way. His eyes, hidden behind his glasses, were deep and mysterious, always keeping his emotions veiled, exuding an aura of distant elegance.
Sophia's face, framed by the hood of her down jacket, looked even smaller and more delicate, her eyes shining brightly in the light, "What's up? You needed something?"
Jason handed her something, "Cream puffs, all your favorite flavors."
He hadn't been with Jewel that afternoon; they had just left together.
He met a couple of friends, had dinner, chatted about work, and on his way home, passed the dessert shop from last night. He stopped to buy the cream puffs he hadn't gotten her the night before.
Sophia didn't take them, "I've told you, I've put on weight recently. I'm not eating at night anymore."
Sophia, however, stepped back, her stance clearly distancing.
Jason frowned immediately, "What's this supposed to mean?"
Sophia bit her lip softly, murmuring, "Before, we could mess around without care because you didn't have a girlfriend. Now that you're with Jewel, it’s probably better if we keep our distance."
Jason's temper flared instantly, his brows furrowing as he tried to keep his voice calm, "What's your take on me and Jewel?"
Sophia smiled, "It's great, you guys are well-matched! And I do hope you'll get over Estelle Macclain soon."
The cold light reflected off Jason's glasses, his gaze dark and intense, "Listen, I've never liked Estelle."
Sophia stared at him in shock, blurting out, "If you don't like Estelle, then who do you like?"
"What do you think? After all these years, the way I've poured my heart out for her, taken care of her wholeheartedly, who do you think I like?"

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
Another epic ten updates... this is great! I'm sooo enjoying this. Thank you for the updates....
Thank you so much for the continuous updates......
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Then Melanie and Noreen will both understand that Emily is his wife, who he chooses and cares to be with. We’ve already had so much drama when Emily took off for three years hiding her pregnancy from Charlie. Emily has already confessed that the only man she loves is Kya father, which Charlie is. Now he needs to boldly claim the only woman he loves is Emily…I just had to add my two cents (he he he)....
Now Charlie needs to take Emily to the marriage office like Gabriel did with Sylvia . Reassure her that he will not take for granted. Thank you for the updates. I’m loving it....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
Wow.. finally they're married now. I thought there will be another separation....
Thank you for the updates of Emily and Charlie. It seem that Orval may knows of Amelia and may be helping Emily get around her,...