Sophia was still a little unsure about what decision to make, as it would be a lie to say that she was unaffected by John’s unwavering support of her as of recent. With a heart as soft as hers, she was touched upon witnessing the great lengths that John was willing to go to in order to win her back.
However, to start over with him remained a challenge to her. Public opinion aside, she couldn’t find it in herself to start over a new chapter with John without first addressing what happened before. After dwelling on it repeatedly, she gave a vague reply, “I don’t know, as I haven’t made up my mind.”
“Sophia.” Ian spoke. “Can you… Can you withhold your decision and wait for me?”
Startled, Sophia frowned without intending to upon hearing what he said. He went on, “Wait till the competition ends. I have something that I need to talk over with you when I get back, please.”
After a few moments, Sophia chuckled as she tried to put on a casual front. “What is it that you’d like to tell me? You can always tell me over the phone.”
Ian heaved a sigh before questioning, “Sophia, do you really not know what I’m trying to say, or are you just running away?”
As soon as he said so, John called out to her from the kitchen as he couldn’t seem to find the seasoning for cooking. John spoke loudly, so Ian must’ve heard him, whereas Sophia took it as an opening to end their call. “Alright, I have other things to do, so I’ll be hanging up. You should train hard and try your best to get a nice rank.”
After having said so, Sophia responded to John’s call from the kitchen before hanging up. However, he seemed to already find the seasoning he needed when she got to the kitchen. Without even looking at her, he asked while busying himself with cooking, “Who was on the line? Was it Ian?”
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