Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 443

Chapter 443

Alexander, who was also Claudius, didn't ask much about his own past at the dining table. Instead, heasked Sophia how long she was going to stay there.

Sophia took the last bite of her sandwich and mulled over it before replying, "My friend brought mehere. Initially, my plan was to fly back to Lusterg in the afternoon and return to my country tomorrow."

In other words, she had changed her plans. Although she wasn't leaving yet, she couldn't stay for toolong. I chose to stay back because I wanted to replace out if Claudius was actually Alexander. Now that Ihave gotten my confirmation, I ought to return to the country to deal with the aftermath.

Since she had already found Alexander, she could delegate the matters concerning Odyssey.

"Did you come here for business?" Claudius asked.

"Yes. I'm here for an overseas project." Sophia wiped the corners of her mouth with a piece of tissueand looked at Claudius while she drank her juice. "You won't be staying here for long, right?"

"Have you always been this smart?" Claudius glanced at Sophia.

"I guess so." Sophia chuckled.

"Well, I'm more interested in smart women. Yasmin is rather dull." In other words, he hated Yasmin.

Hearing that he had mentioned Yasmin, Sophia asked directly, "If you hadn't met me and rememberedme, would you have gone along with the marriage arrangement?"

"Would Alexander do that?"

"I think so." Sophia raised her eyebrows.

Claudius wasn't happy with her answer. With a frown, he argued, "I don't think so."

"Why not?" Sophia laughed.

"I don't know."

Claudius was telling the truth because he really had no idea. However, before he met Sophia, he hadnever considered marrying Yasmin. That was why he would tell the bodyguards to chase Yasmin out ofthe hotel.

Sophia nodded in response. "I'm done eating."

"Let me send you back."

"Thank you."

They were no longer alone in the elevator when they were on their way back. They had to share theelevator with a couple of men with a pungent smell of cologne on their clothes. The smell was so strongthat Sophia was having trouble breathing.

Fortunately for her, the men went off the elevator on the sixth and seventh floors, respectively. AlthoughSophia and Claudius were the only ones left in the elevator, the smell was still lingering in the air. As a

result, neither of them was in the mood to start a conversation.

Soon, the elevator arrived on the sixteenth floor.

Sophia quickly stepped out of the elevator to breathe in a breath of fresh air.

She then turned around to see that Claudius had also exited the elevator.

Sophia was caught by surprise. "I think your mother is waiting for you."

Claudius hummed a quick acknowledgment and showed no sign of leaving in a hurry. "I need toconfirm something."

"What is it?"

"When I kissed you, did I do it like this—" Claudius pulled Sophia into his embrace and lifted her chin tokiss her on the lips.

Claudius was too fast, so by the time Sophia had raised her arms to shield herself, he was alreadykissing her. A faint scent of wine invaded her mouth, and all of a sudden, she felt something sweepingacross her lower lip.

When she came back to her senses, Claudius had already pulled away from the kiss. He hung hishead low and looked at her with his obsidian eyes. "Did I kiss you like this back then?"

Sophia blushed and murmured, "Yes."

That was a habit Alexander had whenever he kissed her. Before he pulled away, he would always lickher lower lip.

"All right," Claudius responded in a deep voice. "Which room are you staying in?"

"Room 8." Sophia retreated from his embrace and glanced at him. "I'll go back on my own."

"Okay."

Before Sophia walked back to her room, she spared him another glance.

Seeing that Claudius wasn't following her from behind, she whipped out her key card and entered herroom.

As soon as she entered the quiet room, she closed the door behind her and touched her lower lip.

While she was doing that, she couldn't help but lower her head and chuckle.

Feeling her tears coming, Sophia lifted her hands to cover her eyes. This feels surreal!

Meanwhile, Claudius watched Sophia go into her room, and he turned around to enter the elevator.That was how I kissed Sophia in my dreams last night. I thought it was merely a wet dream, but it couldbe something from the past. Of course, I'll only know for sure once I regain my memories.

When Claudius arrived outside his room, those two bodyguards were still guarding the door. However,the room appeared to have quieted down, and Yasmin seemed to have left.

Inside, Rose was sitting on the couch with a cigar between her fingers.

Upon seeing his return, she blew out a cloud of smoke and smiled. "I thought you would only comeback tonight."

"Do you have something to say to me, Mother?"

Rose lifted her head to look at him. "Are you blaming me for hiding it from you?"

Claudius kept mum, walked to the bar, and poured himself half a glass of wine. After that, he leaned onthe side of the bar and looked at Rose.

Rose was in her late fifties, but she took exceptional care of herself. Besides, Aplothians wouldnormally look younger than they were. Thus, she looked like she was in her thirties.

With that mesmerizing smile of hers, it was safe to assume that she was a beautiful lady in her youngerdays.

In fact, if one were to take a closer look, one could definitely see the similarities between Claudius andRose in terms of appearance. Although he had his father's facial structure and nose, he inheritedRose's looks when other aspects were concerned.

Rose looked at the face that was almost similar to her own, and her smile faded a little. "I didn't meanto hide it from you. It's just that you've only gotten discharged recently, so I didn't want to put extrapressure on you."

With that, Rose retracted her gaze and took a puff of her cigar. "I won't stop you from being withSophia, but you have to promise me something in return."

"What is it?"

"You must stay here until you've cemented your position in UI." Rose went on to narrow her eyes andadded, "You're my only son, so I'm giving you everything I own. Jeff and I worked extremely hard toestablish UI, so I really hope you can keep it running. I won't intervene in your private matters."

Claudius took a sip of his red wine and gazed at Rose's back. A tender light flickered in his eyes whenhe asked, "May I ask you a question?"

"Go on."

"Since you didn't bother looking for me over the past thirty-odd years, why did you suddenly look forme?"

Rose wasn't surprised to hear that question. She stubbed out her cigar, leaned on the sofa, and turnedaround to look at Claudius. "I'm getting old, so I must sort these things out before my time runs out."

With a smile on her face, she answered the question in a casual tone.

With that, she took her handbag and left.