The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 266

John guffawed. “When you went out with Dylan, you must have carefully selected the cufflinks as his gift to Uncle Owen. Why do you look so dismissive when it’s my turn?”

“How could you compare yourself to Dylan?” she replied without thinking, and John immediately sank into silence.

Sophia paused and debated if she needed to explain herself. She had meant to say that she was not close with Dylan and had to entertain him out of courtesy. As for John, she had an intimate relationship with him and therefore was comfortable enough to dismiss him.

However, when she walked to the bathroom door and peeked toward the bedroom entrance, John had turned around and left. She was surprised that he left after hearing her remark. That jerk.

She stood there for a while before entering the bathroom to wash her face quickly. Then, she went over to the window and looked out. From her position, she could see the window of the living room if she looked down.

The living room was plunged into darkness, which meant that John was not there. He must be in his own room.

She closed her windows, drew the curtains, and lay on her bed. On the other side, John retreated to his room and entered his bathroom with his pajamas.

The bath attached to his room had no bathtub, therefore he had no choice but to take a quick shower.

At first, he had taken a lot of alcohol that made him tipsy. However, after his shower, he washed away the smell of alcohol on him along with the sleepiness.

With a pack of cigarettes in his hand, he went over to the room window. The pack was newly bought, and he had to pick at the opening with his nails to open it. His fingers kept slipping around. Darn it! Why can’t I open this thing?!

His face sullen, he abruptly stopped his action, and at the heat of the moment, he crushed the cigarette pack in his palm. His brows started to furrow, which betrayed his confusion, but more than that, his frustration.

He flipped his hand and flung the cigarette pack onto the floor in a confusing fit of rage.

Standing on the ground and taking a few deep breaths, he drew the curtain in a swift movement and turned around to get into his bed, his actions full of anger.

Back then, Mrs. Constance loved to pick on her, but John never once intervened, which put Sophia in a tough spot. No wonder she remarked that he was different from Dylan.

After perching at the top of the stairs for a short while, he slowly descended. Sophia saw him from the kitchen and told him, “Get to the dining hall. Breakfast will be ready soon.”

John replied with silence, but he obediently went into the dining hall and took his seat. He took out his phone and checked his schedule for the day.

His schedule was quite packed. Except for the lunch break, he did not have any space to rest.

Soon, Sophia served him a Chinese breakfast, which was not to his preference because he thought it was too much work. But Sophia couldn’t care less about his opinions and insisted on making what she liked.

Since John was on the receiving end, he had no say in the food served.