Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 458

Chapter 458

Samuel assumed Sophia was upset as Alexander had lost his memories. If Alex did something stupidunknowingly, I can help him by complimenting him. That way, Sophia might be generous enough toforgive him.

Without hesitation, he revealed his friend's doings. "You may not know this, but Alex's mother... I mean,Kristen. She came to him with a stack of photos about six months after you married him, claiming thatyou were cheating on him with someone else. She asked him to divorce you, but Alex didn't say aword. He took the photos and original copies from her but didn't mention anything about divorcing youafter that."

After a pause, he continued, "If you don't believe me, you can visit the condominium Alex previouslystayed in. The photos are in his bedside drawer. I didn't know anything until I visited him during theholidays. He pulled out a photo of you walking out of a hotel with another man and asked me if the manwas more handsome than him. I got curious and asked about the photo, so he told me about it. Thatwas how I got to know about that incident."

Sophia lowered her eyes. "What else?"

"Oh, yes. He bought a pair of wedding rings and left them in his closet at the condominium. I was theone who recommended the designer to him. I think he never gave it to you, or else you wouldn't haveasked for a divorce."

Samuel grew increasingly excited as he continued to reveal what he knew. "There's also anotherincident that I bet you had no idea about. The year after you got married, you suddenly had a fever andfainted, right? When you brought lunch to Alex that day, he noticed that you didn't look well. Not longafter you left, he followed you back to the Xenos residence. When you fainted, Kristen initially didn't

want to send you to the hospital, so Alex had to carry you and take you to the hospital himself. He leftbefore you woke up. Kristen and Thalia never liked you, so I bet they never mentioned anything about itto you."

"Mm. They never told me anything," came Sophia's answer.

Hanging her head, she stared at the back of her hand, lost in her thoughts.

Something occurred to Samuel, and he suddenly flashed a mysterious smile. "Oh, another thing. Alexused to eat the meals you delivered to him! He thought you had prepared them yourself, but you liedand said the chef had made them because you were afraid he wouldn't eat them otherwise. After yourdivorce, he got drunk one day and told me that he had no idea that you didn't personally prepare themeals."

The more excited Samuel got, the more things he remembered. Noticing that Sophia had fallen silent,he quickly shot her a look. "Sophia, are you all right?"

They were once close, and it was both cruel and sad that Alexander no longer remembered anything.

Samuel belatedly realized he shouldn't have revealed this much. Alex's right. Sometimes, I'm tootalkative.

Sophia looked up and gave him a smile. "Anything else, Mr. Schild?"

The sight of Sophia's reddened eyes made Samuel flustered. That was the first time he had ever seenher cry. "Don't cry, Sophia. I'm here to apologize to you, not to make you cry! Please don't cry. If Alexreplaces out about this, he'll skin me alive!"

Sophia covered her eyes with her hands and said, "I'm not a crybaby. Please continue. I would like tohear more."

She wanted to know what she had missed during the three years of their marriage.

Nevertheless, Samuel dared not reveal anything else. "Why don't we pay attention to the auction?What else do you want? Let me bid it for you."

"I had no idea about those incidents, Mr. Schild. Throughout our three years of marriage, I believed Iwas loving someone who would never reciprocate my feelings. And to this day, I still feel the same. I'venever felt as defeated in my life as I did when I was married to him," Sophia said, her voice heavy withemotion.

Sophia had never doubted Alexander's love, but she couldn't shake off the memory of his cold anddistant behavior toward her, even when she had made great sacrifices for him. It was trulyheartbreaking.

Even though Samuel had known Sophia for a long time, this was the first time he had seen her like this.

When Sophia first married Alexander, she was gentle and caring. After their divorce, she led a carefreelife.

She was gorgeous, smart, charming, and capable. It seemed like she could achieve anythingeffortlessly.

However, she was now confessing that she had felt utterly defeated during her marriage to Alexanderand that the feeling still lingered with her today.

Samuel hesitated for a moment. "You don't have to feel that way. Alex has always been a proud man,and his actions may not have been a reflection of his true feelings. Your marriage started off on thewrong foot, so he treated you coldly. But that doesn't mean he didn't care for you. He may appearindifferent to you, but when you weren't around, he didn't hate you that much. Kristen often complainedabout you to him, but he chose to ignore her. He even scolded Thalia and her friends for bullying you.As for Bethany, she and Alex were never romantically involved. Bethany was delusional and spreadrumors about her being his first crush. Alex was annoyed by all the girls who pursued him, so Bethanysuggested they pretend to be a couple. That was how the rumors came about."

Samuel chose to focus on the significant events that Sophia may not have been aware of during thethree-year marriage. While three years wasn't particularly long, it wasn't short either. As he recountedthese events to Sophia, he began to realize that Alexander had also made some significantcontributions during their marriage.

He only stopped talking when the auction came to an end. "I've already told you almost everything thatI can remember."

Sophia gazed at him and flashed him a grateful smile. "Thank you."

"It's nothing. Alex has had it rough these past few years. It hasn't been easy for him to replace someone heloves so dearly. I hope that you'll be happy together. That's my only wish."

Sophia arched a brow when she understood the underlying meaning in his words. "Don't worry."

When Samuel went to complete the payment, he ran into the woman who competed with him for thebag.

The woman was surprised to see Sophia and Samuel, too. She froze, not sure whether she should signfor her item.

She truly liked the bag and didn't think of snatching it from Sophia on purpose.

Knowing what was going on in the other woman's mind, Sophia smiled and turned to leave afterSamuel signed his name.

The woman paused in her tracks when she saw them leave together. Suddenly, something occurred toher. "Oh, dear. Why is Sophia with Mr. Schild?"

No way. Don't tell me Samuel snatched his friend's wife!

"Do you know her?" Samuel asked curiously after they were some distance away.

I don't think they know each other. If they do, why would that woman compete with us to get the bag?

Sophia shook her head. "I don't know her."

"Oh, I see."

As they were about to exit the venue, another woman approached them with a smile on her face, butanger was evident in her eyes. "I thought you said you had a prior appointment with a friend tonight?"

she demanded.

She was obviously here for Samuel, so Sophia raised a brow and watch the scene unfold quietly.

Samuel furrowed her brows. "Sophia is my friend."

The woman was rendered speechless by his reply. She turned to Sophia and introduced herself. "Ms.Yarrow, I've heard a lot about you. My name is Beatrix Houghton, and I'm Samuel's fiancée."

A smile nudged Sophia's lips. Slowly and calmly, she replied, "Hello, Ms. Houghton."

Samuel raised a hand to massage his temples in exasperation. "Sophia, you should head back now.It's getting late."

Sophia gave Beatrix one last look. "Thank you for your generosity this evening, Mr. Schild."

"You're welcome. Remember to text me when you reach home," Samuel reminded her.

Alexander was abroad, so naturally, Samuel had to take care of Sophia on his behalf.

Sophia grunted in acknowledgment and spun on her heels to leave.

The moment Sophia disappeared, Beatrix's expression turned grim. "Samuel, have you no shame?Alexander has just died—"

"Shut up!"

Samuel had always hated it when people talked about Alexander being dead. His expression turned icyas he warned, "Beatrix, if you dare say something like that again, I'll get someone to rip your mouthapart!"

Beatrix froze. That was the first time she had ever seen Samuel flying into a rage. Her initial defiancefaded as fear flooded her heart. However, she was still indignant when she thought about Sophia."Sophia is Alexander's girlfriend and ex-wife. Are you nuts? Samuel, how could you snatch your bestfriend's partner?"

"I won't show you mercy if you continue spouting nonsense. Beatrix Houghton, if you want to act like acrazy woman, do it in your own home! If you keep up this behavior, I will break off our engagement," hewarned, his tone stern and unwavering.

Those words hit Beatrix's sore spot. She pointed an accusing finger in Samuel's direction but dared notsay anything in retort. In the end, she gritted her teeth and ran away.

"She's crazy!" Samuel muttered, frowning at her retreating figure.

How did the Houghton family teach their daughter? Just look at her!