Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 386

Chapter 386

The recollection of the terrifying incident from half an hour ago still struck fear in Katherine's heart.

She knew Alexander was on a business trip in the same city as her, but she did not expect him toappear when she was badmouthing him in front of Sophia once in a blue moon.

As a matter of fact, she was merely making idle chatter when she mentioned Chandler and had nointention of trying to come between Alexander and Sophia.

Apparently, that was not what Alexander thought. While blabbering and gloating with excitement,Katherine noticed Jonice, who stood beside her, had fallen silent. Upon lifting her head, she saw thatman had stood before her.

Awkwardness hung heavily in the air as the scene played out in its brutal and unforgiving glory.

Katherine believed Alexander would have ordered his secretary to tear her mouth apart had she notfled quickly enough. Oh, my gosh. That was terrifying! How could I not panic when he appeared just asI was speaking ill of him?

Nevertheless, she was genuinely afraid that the couple might get into an argument, especially after thefarce concerning the photos. Therefore, a brief hesitation later, she still decided to phone Sophia. Imeant every word I said earlier!

Meanwhile, Sophia was surprised that Katherine was able to run into Alexander at the same hotel,considering the fact that Jedayton was a large city.

To make matters worse, Alexander overheard Katherine talking negatively about him and praising

Chandler as being better than him.

Sophia could imagine how intense their encounter must have been.

At that, she chuckled and said, “Oh, I see.”

After a short pause, she continued, “Well, things are a little tricky now... I just hung up on Alexander toaccept your call.”

Katherine, who was eager to make up for her mistake, asked, “Then... does he know I was the one whocalled you?”

“What do you think?” Sophia asked.

Speechless, Katherine ended the call without hesitation.

Goodbye, Soph!

Sophia looked down at her phone, the corner of her lips quirking upward in response to Katherine'sreaction. My, she's such an easy person to spook. It's not like Alexander would have the guts to doanything to her when I'm around.

Sophia then glanced at the photos on her computer once more but still found that they did not holdmuch meaning to her. Thus, she got up and returned to her room to freshen up.

Truth be told, Sophia did not believe any of the photos. If they were shown to Charlize, she probably

would not believe them either, let alone Katherine.

Evidently, Dillion was desperate, seeing that he was willing to resort to such a brainless tactic. Did hethink I'd quarrel with Alexander and break up with him because of this scandal? Did he think theDawson family would withdraw their support for Alexander as a result? How naïve.

He was so naïve that even Sophia could not bear to watch him make a fool of himself.

As an early meeting was scheduled the next day, she turned off the lights and went to bed at quarterpast ten.

Sophia rarely had trouble falling asleep, but the absence of Alexander in the last couple of days made itdifficult for her to fall into a restful slumber. Lying in bed, she was caught between wakefulness andsleep and did not truly drift off until nearly eleven.

Even so, she was not in a deep sleep. When she heard a sound, she frowned and sat up in bedgroggily. Just as she was about to turn on the night light, a familiar manly voice came from above herhead. “Did I wake you up?”

Upon hearing Alexander's voice, Sophia was stunned for a moment. In a hoarse voice, she instructedGenie to turn on the night light.

Under the warm yellow light, she saw his familiar face.

The man carried a subtle scent of alcohol, likely a remnant from the evening's dinner meeting.

Sophia caught a whiff of the alcohol from his body, which seemed to have woken her up. She looked

up at him, her brows scrunching slightly. “What time is it?”

“About one in the morning,” Alexander replied.

She asked, “Didn't you say you're only coming back tomorrow?”

After removing his necktie and tossing it to the armchair, he leaned forward and gave her lips a gentlepeck. “I'm going to take a shower now.”

He dared not hug her because he reeked of alcohol.

Sophia hummed in response and watched him walk into the bathroom.

It took her a while to fully wake up. She then got up to go downstairs and poured a glass of warmwater.

When Alexander came out of the bathroom, Sophia had turned on all the lights in the room, making itas bright as day.

Handing him that glass of warm water, she asked, “Why did you come home early?”

Alexander took the glass with one hand and wrapped his other arm around her waist before taking along swig of water. Once he put the glass on the nightstand, he returned to scoop her up in his arms.

Sophia wrapped her arms around his neck and gently caressed the bags under his eyes. “Did you notsleep well?”

The man responded with a deep grunt.

Without Sophia by his side for the last three days, he only managed to fall asleep at about two in themorning.

Alexander placed her on the bed and gazed into her eyes for a few seconds before asking, “Are youmad?”

His question made her laugh. “I wasn't mad in the first place.”

The hint of joy in her eyes reminded Alexander of the uneasiness he had felt on his way back. Withresignation, he nibbled her bottom lip. “Don't play such a prank on me next time.”

Sophia let out a snort. “Aren't you a smart cookie? Can't you tell if I'm really mad or just pulling yourleg?”

“I couldn't tell,” he replied.

Subsequently, Alexander instructed Genie to switch off the lights, allowing the room to plunge intodarkness. He snuggled beside Sophia, embraced her from the side, and buried his face on hershoulder. As he inhaled her familiar and calming scent, he muttered, “My intelligence is useless when itcomes to you, Sophia.”

Even though he did wonder whether Sophia was acting angry, he did not want to take any chances,even if the odds were as slim as a needle in a haystack.

Alexander felt his heart had stopped beating when Sophia hung up on him four hours ago.

Seeing her smile at him lifted a weight off his shoulders.

Sophia could not see his face clearly in the dark, but she could feel his head resting on her shoulderand his short hair tickling her skin, causing her heart to race.

One corner of her lips quirked up. She lifted her hand and patted his head. “It's late now. Let's sleep.”

Alexander hummed in agreement before holding her even closer.

Feeling a little uncomfortable from his tight embrace, Sophia adjusted her position by turning aroundand wrapping her arms around him. “Let's fall asleep like this.”

Upon hearing her utterance, Alexander retracted his arms and placed them on her waist so that hishands rested on her back. With his eyes slightly closed, the man no longer moved and fell asleep soonafter.

He had not been able to sleep a wink in the last few days.

Sophia knew Alexander had fallen asleep when she heard his steady breathing. At that discovery, shemoved slightly and got up to kiss his cheek before closing her eyes and going to sleep.

The two of them managed to sleep soundly throughout the night. In fact, Sophia was so deeply asleepthat she almost did not hear the alarm the next day.