Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 102

Chapter 102

As soon as Sophia rang the doorbell, the door opened immediately. Katherine pushed the door asideand rushed over to give Sophia a bear hug.

Standing in the doorway, Sophia looked down at her best friend with a smile. “What? Are youcelebrating Children's Day instead of New Year? Why are you getting more childish the older you are?”

Katherine snorted. “You're so heartless and cold!”

Raising her brows, Sophia handed the bag she was carrying to Katherine.

In an instant, Katherine, who was still fuming moments earlier, jumped up and down excitedly with thebag. ”Oh, my gosh! It's the limited edition purse from Balenciaga! Ahh! I love you so much, Soph! I'djump in front of a train for you! I'd do anything for you!” she screeched.

Sophia raised her hand to push away Katherine's face. “Hard pass. Save it for Joshua.”

Upon hearing Joshua's name, Katherine, who had lost her marbles over a bag, finally calmed down alittle. “What would you like to drink? Milk or smoothie? I just made it. It's delicious and nutritious at thesame time.”

Sophia sat down on the couch. Looking up at Katherine, Sophia flashed her a half-smile and remainedsilent.

Katherine felt guilty upon receiving that gaze. She hid her precious bag behind her and smiledawkwardly. “Okay, fine. I just made the smoothies on a whim.”

Even a simple dish like pasta could end up like a trainwreck for Katherine. Sophia knew she might haveto spend time at the hospital if she drank Katherine's smoothie.

Sophia decided to stay modest and admitted that her body could not bear it. ”Just bring me a glass ofwarm water.”

“Okay. I'll be right back, Soph!”

Katherine quickly poured Sophia a glass of water. She suddenly thought about the matter concerningthe Whitton family. “Javier hasn't made any moves, right?”

Taking a sip of warm water, Sophia glanced at the orange Katherine was cutting. “Not for the timebeing.”

However, I don't know whether Javier will make a move in the future.

Katherine let out a snort. “The Whitton family has been used to being a hegemon of Coldbridge allthese years. It's time to give them a reality check to let them know that there's always someone morepowerful than their family.”

Arching her brow, Sophia probed, “What is it? Do you have an idea?”

“Well, it's simple! You could try to snatch the market from them. Ms. Leighton can do that for you, can'tshe?” Katherine suggested.

“Are you willing to pay for it?” Sophia snorted.

Katherine was taken aback by her question. “Soph, just pretend I didn't say that.”

Yeesh! Poor people don't have a right to talk about business.

Sophia broke into a smile. “What a silly idea.”

Even though the Whitton family had power in Coldbridge, it did not necessarily mean that their familyhad a stranglehold on their industry in the city.

The Whittons mainly relied on the bag materials business to make a fortune. Eventually, theytransformed into a women's bag company. However, their focus was still mainly on the domesticmarket.

Nevertheless, nearly two hundred stores under the Whitton family's luggage brand were closed inrecent years. Then, they switched their attention to the market of baby products.

Sophia did not need to compete with the Whittons in such a traditional industry if she wanted to makethem suffer.

It would be detrimental for the Whitton family if there were problems with their capital flow or the supplyof raw materials. However, the process would take some time.

“By the way, you haven't come across that jerk during this period, right?”

Sophia's fingers twitched slightly when she heard Katherine's question. She lowered her head and took

a sip of water. “No, I haven't.”

“Why didn't I notice that Alexander was such a shameless guy before?” Katherine scoffed.

Sophia thought for a moment and said, “Perhaps I was more shameless than him in the past.”

Katherine was stunned by her remark. “Hell no! I call that bravery. What do you mean by shameless?You two were married back then. There's nothing wrong with taking the initiative to improve therelationship with your husband. However, you guys are divorced now. You have nothing to do with eachother anymore. Yet, that jerk is still pestering you. Isn't that shameless?”

Hearing that, Sophia let out a chuckle. “That makes sense.”

At that moment, Joshua came out of the kitchen with baked salmon. “It's time for dinner.”

It had been a long time since the three of them got together like that, so Katherine took out a bottle ofred wine. The trio chatted about the past while emptying the bottle throughout the meal.

Katherine was the person who did most of the talking, whereas Sophia listened keenly to her stories.Meanwhile, Joshua was helping Katherine to refill her plate and glass.

The silent display of affection was Sophia's Achilles heel.

Sophia downed two glasses of red wine in quick succession to get rid of the bitter feeling in her mouth.She had no choice but to endure the couple's lovey-dovey behavior.

The trio chatted until eleven o'clock at night. Katherine finally stopped talking upon hearing Sophia's

loud yawn. “Do you want to sleep over tonight?” she offered.

“Nah. I can only sleep in my own bed,” Sophia admitted.

“All right. Let us send you off downstairs.”

“There's no need for that. You'd better wash up and go to bed early. Then, you should cherish your lastday of vacation tomorrow.” Sophia smiled slyly.

She just dealt a fatal blow to Katherine. The latter had to return to the film crew on the fourth day of theNew Year holidays.

Glancing at Joshua, Sophia said, “I'll go first.”

Joshua and Katherine accompanied her to the elevator. It was late at night on the second day of theNew Year holidays. There was not a single soul out there on the road.

Since Sophia had drunk some alcohol earlier, she could not drive anymore.

Taking out her phone, Sophia intended to hail a ride. To her dismay, there was no one to take the orderat that hour.

Furthermore, she was in a small city. Most people would prefer to stay at home and enjoy the festivitieswith their family instead of going out to earn little cash that late in the night.

Putting away her phone, Sophia planned to walk to the nearby square to see if she could manage tohail a taxi.

Many stores were decorated with different colors of LED lights, and the streets were eerily quiet at thatmoment.

All of a sudden, Sophia stopped in her tracks. “Come out.”

Upon hearing her voice, Alexander subconsciously dodged to the side of the billboard to concealhimself.

Turning around, Sophia asked, “You've been following me for the whole day. Aren't you tired,Alexander?”

Sophia spoke with a soft tone, her eyebrows slightly raised. She did not seem angry.

Caught red-handed, Alexander walked out from the side of the billboard. The two of them were morethan three meters apart. The light from the bus stop reflected on Sophia's face as she looked at himwith a faint smile. However, there was an icy glint in her gaze. “Mr. Xenos, I didn't know you have astrange habit of stalking people.”

Alexander frowned at her sarcastic remark, knowing that Sophia had misunderstood the situation. Yet,the truth was he had followed her all day long. Even though his intention was not what she had in mind,Alexander still could not refute her accusation.

“It's not easy to hail a taxi at this hour. Let me take you home,” Alexander offered.

Instead of answering Sophia's question, he took two steps forward to stop in front of her.

Sophia was bare-faced that day. She wore a white beanie and had a beige scarf covering half of herface, leaving only a pair of sparkling eyes to stare back at him.

Alexander had seen her smiling with those eyes in the past. It was an alluring, charming sight tobehold. However, there was nothing but coldness in her gaze right then.

Arching her eyebrow, Sophia recalled Katherine's words earlier and was amused at how right her friendhad been.

Just when she was about to speak up, a white van suddenly stopped in front of them.

Sophia subconsciously retreated two steps while Alexander immediately stepped in front to shield herfrom the danger.

Four to five men came out of the van. They were each holding a baseball bat in their hands. It wasclear that they had malicious intentions.

Looking back at Sophia, Alexander said, “Don't be scared.”

Then, he grabbed Sophia's palm and secretly passed his car keys to her. “My car is at the parking lotacross the street. I will hold them back, so just run over to the car and drive away from here.”

Sophia looked down at the car keys in her palm and frowned slightly. “What about you?”

In a rare display of shock, Alexander froze momentarily. After regaining his senses, he looked back ather. “Don't worry about me.”

Sophia pursed her lips and remained silent.

The black-clad men from the van inched closer to them. One of them shouted, “Hold the man down andcapture that woman for me!”

At the same time, Alexander yanked Sophia's wrist and shoved her off with all his might. ”Run!”