Even though he couldn’t see her, John could sense that the girl wasn’t too happy doing this, for her singing left a lot to be desired. Fortunately, she stopped after a short while. “Are you listening, Sophia?” Of course, she got no reply, then the girl told the woman, “Nobody’s saying anything. I bet they aren’t listening. I’m not doing this anymore!”
John could hear the dissatisfaction in her voice, then he heard the caller hissing, “That’s your sister! I know she’s listening! She’ll talk once you’re done singing!”
Obviously, the girl wouldn’t comply, so she refused to sing. John could hear the sounds of argument, then he hung up and went to hug Sophia.
This call reminded him of Walter. He knew Walter must have talked it through with his ex. Once he failed to get Sophia back on his side, his ex-wife would try the emotional appeal. John sighed, and he recalled the state of Sophia’s hometown. He couldn’t fathom why Walter and his ex-wife would abandon a young Sophia and her grandfather in the slums.
“The chief called me yesterday. He said the road’s starting to get paved.” John smiled. “Since they want to cut costs, all the villagers would pitch in once they have time, including the children and the elderly. Some worked on the installation, and some sent food to them to save time. Your neighbors are all good people, Sophia.”
After a while, Sophia pulled the blanket away and took a deep breath. “Yeah, and my grandfather’s really kind. I don’t understand why his son and daughter-in-law turned out to be evil. It’s not fair.”
Once Walter stopped appearing, his ex-wife came to harass Sophia. They shouldn’t have gotten the divorce. If there’s an Olympic event for tag-team shamelessness, they’d go beyond gold.
Sophia turned her phone off and lay on the bed, but she couldn’t sleep after the call. Thus, she went downstairs after straightening herself out a little. Matilda was having breakfast when she came down, so she invited Sophia to the table. “Come here. I was going to take it upstairs, but now that you’re here, have it while it’s still hot.”
Pacing over, Sophia looked at the food. “I want to go to the shop later. Wanna come with me?” It had been a while since she went to the shop, and she was feeling guilty about Robin handling everything.
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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...