The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
Chapter 414

Sophia had one hand on Logan's arm, while the other hand kept on sliding down his back in an effort to placate him. The distance between them was minimal, which, in John's opinion, was a sight for sore eyes. Thus, he adjusted his position on the sofa before asking, "Logan, what did Lorraine say?"

A shudder traveled down Logan's spine while he sat up in his seat as soon as his sister's name was mentioned, which put some distance between him and Sophia, as his reaction prompted Sophia to sit up as well.

Logan wore a morose look on his face as he answered, "Lorraine told me not to show myself in front of her, or else she won't guarantee that she won't beat the crap out of me."

There was a smile on John's face when he heard what Logan said, while Logan was still feeling disgruntled about his own dilemma. "John, you have to help me out. Launch an investigation to replace out the perpetrator, then tell me if the Baileys were involved. I'll make sure that the two b*tches suffer if they are behind this!"

John was unfazed by Logan's request. "Worry not, as Sophia was almost dragged into what happened today, so I will definitely look into this even without you asking."

Meanwhile, Logan seemed to have missed out on the added layer of meaning in his words while nodding in agreement to what John said. "I knew I could count on you! You're the one that makes me feel safe!" With a twirl of his gaze, John looked toward Sophia before he remarked, "Is that so?"

On the other hand, Sophia didn't even spare John a glance, ignoring his words. There must be some loose screws in him, as his attitude is getting a little scary.

Not only is he unable to control what he says, but there's also a quirkiness in his gaze. Why would he look at me so gently? He knows how gullible I am, so he must be doing this on purpose to seduce me. He must be plotting something behind all this! she thought.

After some more chatter, it was about time to end their gathering. After all, it would take some time before the investigation done by Zack would yield results. On the other hand, lan requested to stay with Logan in his place, as he didn't want to return to the Morgans. It happened that Logan needed a listening ear to vent his frustrations, so he was delighted by lan's proposal while the two left shoulder-to- shoulder.

John followed behind the two, but not before turning to tell Sophia to lock the doors and windows, at which Sophia responded while on full alert, "I will make sure to do that." Just when he was about to leave, Sophia said, "John, I figured I should ask you after all." There was an opening for her to do just that after lan and Logan left.

Without moving from where he stood, John said, "Sure, ask away."

Probing for answers, Sophia asked tentatively, "Have something gotten into you?" There was a pause in his movements as John didn't seem to quite get what she meant, so Sophia elaborated on it after smacking her lips, all the while furrowing her brows together. "Your actions for the past few days seemed fishy. Why can't you behave like how you used to?

Do you even listen to your own conversations? What are you even trying to imply? Do you get what I'm trying to say?" In fact, Sophia was confused over the situation, too, which seemed to have muddled the way she was expressing herself.

Despite understanding the gist of what Sophia was trying to say, John wore a frown while he asked, "What are you talking about?"

After some thought, Sophia waved a hand in dismissal. "Ah, whatever. Just take it as jargon. Safe trips." She was getting confused, too.

After giving her a hum of assent, John turned to leave. Zack was already in the car when he entered, during which he smiled abruptly. He wasn't entirely sure of the reason, but he felt a weight lifted from his shoulder upon teasing Sophia, as it seemed to be a channel to vent his recent frustrations.

John looked out of the car window when Zack drove off, all the while recalling what his father told him. There were couples who fell in love soon after their marriage, while others, such as him and Matilda, needed to spend more time getting accustomed to each other's presence before they could fall in love.

However, there were also couples who wound up going their separate ways even after all the time they spent together. John figured that he and Sophia would belong to the third category.