Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 529

Sophia raised her head at the familiar voice and saw Alexander walking toward her.

As she looked at him, the smile in her eyes deepened.

The man soon reached her. He pulled her close with one hand as if he was declaring his claim on Sophia, and nonchalantly left a quick peck on her forehead right in front of Heath. “Dear Mrs. Xenos, I'm back.”

Sophia felt her face heat up, but her expression remained calm.

She hummed a response before turning to Heath, saying, “Mr. Barker, my husband is here to fetch me.”

Heath was used to Alexander's tricks, but he was usually the one who was always on the receiving end of his countless girlfriends' public displays of affection claiming their identity as his girlfriend. Thus, he was amused to witness such a scene as a bystander for the first time.

Clicking his tongue, he looked at Alexander and greeted, “Mr. Xenos, I've been looking forward to meeting you.”

Alexander simply shot him a cold glance and replied, “I don't think I know you, Mr. Barker.”

His sentence came as a strong slap in Heath's face.

The latter's smile fell subtly. In the end, he could only tell Sophia, “Since your husband is here, I won't disturb you anymore. Let's set a meeting sometime soon.”

Sophia nodded indifferently, so Heath did not hang around any longer and returned to the banquet hall. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

While Alexander stared at Heath's back and recalled Samuel's words, he felt somehow upset.

“Mrs. Xenos, you seem to be close to Mr. Barker, huh?”

Sophia let out a laugh at his words. “Alexander, are you jealous?”

Knowing that Sophia was making fun of him, Alexander tightened his grip around her waist, almost pressing her against his body.

He stared into her eyes and declared, “Indeed, I am.”

Sophia felt at a loss because of how straightforward he was. She gave him a shove, but it wasn't strong enough to push him away. Left with no choice, she changed the topic by asking, “Have you had dinner?”

Alexander's eyes darkened when he heard her question. He swallowed slightly before loosening his grip a little, answering, “No.”

His burning gaze flustered Sophia, who looked down and straightened out the wrinkles on his collar. “Shall we go and have dinner?”

“Your wish is my command.”

With that, Alexander held Sophia's hand and led her outside the hotel.

Judging from the time, Sophia didn't need to think to know that he had come over right after getting off the plane.

With a blabbermouth like Samuel around, it was only a matter of time before any news reached Alexander's ears.

Sophia had eaten dinner before attending Esmae's birthday banquet, and she also had some snacks at the venue earlier, so she was hungry at all.

Being quite picky with his food, Alexander never ate airplane food. Therefore, Sophia eventually chose a nearby restaurant that served mushroom soup considering that he had a weak stomach.

It was almost nine, so only a few customers were inside the establishment.

The moment Alexander and Sophia walked in, a waitress approached them attentively. “Hello. What would you like to order?”

The waitress was a young lady. As she showed them the menu, she looked back and forth between the couple.

“One mushroom soup and some garlic bread.”

Displeased by the fact that she was ogling at Sophia, Alexander scanned the menu unceremoniously and ordered quickly.

His frosty demeanor intimidated the waitress, but Sophia's beauty was irresistible. Before leaving, the

waitress looked at Sophia once again. It was only when Alexander shot her a cold glance that she sheepishly walked away, holding the menu to her chest.

Once she was gone, Alexander shifted his attention to Sophia across the table and remarked, “Mrs. Xenos, you're so popular.”

Sophia snorted at that. “You're saying that as if you aren't popular yourself, Mr. Xenos.”

“She was looking at you. You're more good-looking than me,” Alexander argued, a rare smile adorning his face.

Sophia took a sip of water and replied, “It's fine. She's a woman.”

“Still. I don't want anyone else to look at you, even if the person is a woman.”

Contrary to his stern tone, Alexander's actions and gaze were gentle as he raised his hand to tuck Sophia's hair behind her ear.

Feeling a bit awkward, Sophia diverted the subject. “Why did you suddenly come back?”

“I missed you.”

Warmth spread across Sophia's cheeks. “Really?”

She lowered her head, the corners of her lips tugging up lightly.

“Yeah.”

As Alexander fixed his gaze on the ring on Sophia's ring finger, a flash of smile emerged in his eyes.

After finishing the food, the two of them drove back to the mansion.

It was almost ten o'clock by the time they returned.

When Sophia came out of the bathroom after showering, she scrolled through the gossip in the entertainment industry that Katherine had sent her.

Ever since Katherine got pregnant, she became increasingly bored because of the lack of work. Every day, she would share gossip in her industry with Sophia. The latter would read them when she had nothing else to do like now while she was waiting for Alexander to finish bathing.

Recently, a newbie named Oscar Munroe emerged in the entertainment industry. From the fact that he was featured in big productions right from his debut, it was safe to assume that he had powerful backing. Putting his acting skills aside, it was very obvious that he had had plastic surgery.

According to Katherine, someone even wanted her to guide Oscar and help him get more exposure. Funnily enough, Oscar's new web drama premiered that night, and so many people were bashing it that it became the third top trending topic online.

While reading the messages, Sophia opened a photo Katherine shared with her. Perhaps it was meticulously photoshopped, so Sophia could only tell that Oscar definitely had his nose done. However, he seemed a bit familiar.

As Sophia was lost in her thoughts, she heard Alexander's voice calling her.

She instinctively raised her head and was immediately met with Alexander's dark eyes. “Sophia.” He looked at her intently, uttering her name in a deep voice.

Seeing the droplets of water hanging from his hair, she asked, “Are you not going to blow-dry your hair?”

She couldn't resist reaching out and stroking his eyebrows, adding, “Shall I blow-dry it for you?”

“Did you miss me?”

Instead of answering her question, Alexander grabbed her hand and gazed at her intently. Eyelashes trembling, she bashfully answered, “Yes.”

They had been apart for more than a month. Naturally, Sophia missed him.

“How much did you miss me?” he continued to ask.

Sophia felt embarrassed. She turned away and averted her eyes to the light on the ceiling before eventually giggling. “As much as Jadeborough's spring misses sunny days, I guess.”

It had been raining in Jadeborough throughout spring this year.

Every day, Sophia looked forward to a sunny day and yearned for Alexander.

Warmth surged through Alexander's heart as he looked at the woman before him. Bending down, he left feather-like kisses on her eyes, nose, and lips.

As the cool breeze from the air conditioner swept across her, Sophia shuddered a little and hugged Alexander tightly.