John froze, at a loss as to how Isabelle came into the conversation. His brows creased for a moment before easing. Meanwhile, Sophia glanced at him with mirth etched on her face before she lowered her head and resumed eating.
After breakfast, John went to work, while Sophia leaned back against the sofa and watched television. It was early in the morning, so there wasn’t any interesting program. She held the remote in her hand, channel-surfing impatiently.
When John had reached the door, he looked back over his shoulder at Sophia who was dressed casually, leaning back against the sofa with her legs crossed. She’s truly laid-back. I won’t even consider befriending such a lady, let alone marrying her. He stared at her for a while before leaving and closing the door behind him.
He then drove to the office. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Zack waiting right at the doors of the elevator, and he seemed to be waiting for him in particular. When Zack caught sight of him, he hurried over and exclaimed, “Boss, there’s something I need to tell you.”
John was a touch surprised since he’d never seen Zack this anxious. He snorted. “Did someone give you a hard time?”
Zack shook his head. “No, no, let’s talk in your office.” He was fairly bursting at the seams, and as soon as they’d entered John’s office, he promptly closed the door. Then, he stared at John anxiously. “The Bailey Family called early in the morning.”
John’s brows knitted together. “The Bailey Family?”
Zack nodded. “Yes, the Bailey Family, Miss Isabelle Bailey’s family, called Young Master William. It sounds as though they’re interested in a collaboration of sorts.”
John was momentarily taken aback. “Who called?”
Letting out a sigh, Zack answered, “From Young Master William’s tone, it sounded as though it was Elder Mr. Bailey who called.”
John said nothing, but his expression was rather solemn. Even when the Bailey and Constance Families were planning to be related by marriage back then, the subject of collaborating never came up.
In fact, Mrs. Constance had once brought this up to William in private, saying that the two companies should have business dealings together since they were planning to be related by marriage. Back then, William replied that the Baileys never mentioned this.
John’s expression turned frigid. “Leave.”
Zack hurriedly left, but he remained standing outside John’s office door. Still a touch worried, he swiftly took out his cell phone and texted Sophia. Sophia hadn’t been replying to him all this while, but he thought that she’d at least fret after he’d sent this message, but he was wrong. It was as though the message got lost in the vast ocean, for there was no response thereafter. He clutched at his hair before returning to his own office.
Sure enough, Elder Mr. Bailey and Old Mr. Bailey visited the Constance Family’s company later in the morning. The two companies were on a similar scale, but one dealt in construction materials while the other in furniture manufacturing. Even with a collaboration, neither was helping or boosting the other since both were evenly matched.
John wasn’t part of the team who greeted the Bailey Family. There were still William and his other uncles in the company, so he didn’t need to do it.
Restless, Zack went to John’s office again. At this time, John was looking at the data on his computer with his brows furrowed. The moment he saw Zack entering, he knew the reason for his visit. “Stop letting your imagination run wild and concentrate on work.”
Zack slowly walked over to John’s office desk and lowered his voice. “Boss, I just want to ask you a question. Can you please answer me patiently?” John looked up at him without saying a single word. Pursing his lips, Zack asked, “Since you’re single now, have you ever considered taking your relationship with Miss Bailey further?”
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
So what happens to Ian and Cindy. Is she/ or does she get pregnant? Do they go back to the city and Ian works with Logan? Does Aurora stay in the entertainment industry or return with Ian? Terrible ending, who cares if Aurora was drinking/drunk with colleagues. What happened with Ian and Cindy?!...
Get rid of Gary. Apparently Cindy is too dumb to figure out his motives 😡...
Why are you trying to break them up when they just got together and are a loving couple. Let them stay close and move back to their true friends, Logan, Lola, John and Sophia!...
Sure hope Ian pulls his head out of his behind and works this out with Cindy. His brother needs him at the company and neither one of them truly like the celebrity life. Sophia and Lola will love her …....
I can’t wait for John to take down the Bailey’s including Isabelle so he, Sophia, William and Matilda can live in peace. Introduce Yolanda to Richard so they are out of the picture....
Ugh, don’t break up Sophia and John… they belong together and Sophia is just stubborn for no reason...
Sophia lives John, he just needs to tell her he loves her and get on with their life and family. Too much interference from others....
Sophia is so stupid....
John needs to man up, tell his mother and Isabelle to take a flying leap and confess to Sophia that he made a horrible mistake in divorcing her. This story is taking too long and once again, the bitches are looking like they are on the right side. Awful...