The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 357

A prideful man such as John will naturally find it chafing, so he’s probably feeling resentful. Hence, he’ll be a touch reluctant to let me go. For that reason, it’s normal that he’s pestering me now.

Sophia then put down her cell phone and applied some skincare products. When she was just about to lay down to sleep, a phone call came in from John again. After a moment’s contemplation, she answered the call. Before she could say anything, John blurted, “Sorry, wrong number.”

Such a dumb excuse and lousy acting skills had her almost bursting into laughter. Mild exasperation flooded her. “Since it’s a wrong number, I’m hanging up.”

On the other end, John hurriedly interjected, “Wait a moment!”

“What is it?”

John pursed his lips for a long while before asking, “What were you doing just now?”

All at once, Sophia was perplexed as to what he meant. “I was taking a shower. Why?”

Pausing for two seconds, John then answered, “Nothing. I’m hanging up, then.” Thereafter, he hung up on her.

Holding the phone in her hand, Sophia blinked for a long time. What was the meaning of that? And what’s happening here? What was that insensitive John smoking? After a few seconds, she then put down her cell phone, turned off the lights, and lay down. However, she just couldn’t sleep since she’d slept too much during the day. As she turned and tossed, she grew all the more energetic instead.

After pondering for a while, Sophia started composing her piece, mainly explaining the issues between her and John. Referring to the statement issued by the Constance Family, she then improvised. She made no mention of Isabelle at all, merely speaking of the reasons her marriage with John collapsed, among which she gave voice to the fact that they were of different worlds to begin with, so while she was very happy during their marriage in the past year, perhaps pain dominated.

She couldn’t integrate into the lives of the Constance Family, and she wanted greater freedom, so the divorce was a decision that was made after a lengthy discussion with John whereupon they both felt that it was best for each other. When she wrote this, she recalled the scene back when she signed the divorce agreement. Mild sorrow assailed her, but it was faint.

After checking several times and ascertaining that there weren’t any typos or awkwardness, she then issued the statement. This was her first time doing such a thing, and she felt a tad anxious after doing so. I wonder if anyone would notice it. She inhaled deeply. Sitting on the bed, she turned and gazed out the window, spacing out slightly.

Meanwhile, John was awakened in the morning by Zack’s call. The first thing he did was to glance at the time, only to notice that it was still very early. Having only fallen asleep in the wee hours last night, his mind was muddled right now, so he was rather disgruntled when he answered the call. “What is it?”