Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 496

Chapter 496 I Have Been Planning This For A While

While Alexander was not paying attention, Sophia got off the bed. "I'm going to freshen up." She turned around and quickly ran into the bathroom.

By the time Sophia came out of the bathroom, Alexander was already up and sitting on the edge of the bed. Propping one hand on his thigh, he held his phone with the other hand to answer a call. Sophia glanced at him. Without saying a word, she sat down at the vanity table.

Alexander turned his head slightly to look at Sophia. After casually responding to the person on the other end of the phone, he hung up and went into the bathroom.

It wasn't that early when they both got up. Although the apartment was regularly cleaned, there wasn't much food in the refrigerator because it had been a while since anyone stayed there. Sophia was about to suggest going out for breakfast when the doorbell rang.

She instinctively glanced back at Alexander. As he handed her a cup of warm water, he explained, "I ordered breakfast."

Smiling, Sophia reached out and took the cup. After taking a sip of the warm water, she then sat down at the dining table.

Soon, Alexander returned with breakfast.

By the time they finished breakfast and prepared to leave, it was already around ten o'clock.

While Sophia sat in the car, her heart pounded.

Last night, Alexander mentioned that they would go to register their marriage today. Sophia thought he was just casually mentioning it, but he actually took her to City Hall after breakfast. When the car stopped, Sophia collected her thoughts and glanced at City Hall across the road. Turning to look at Alexander beside her, she announced, "We've arrived."

Alexander unfastened his seatbelt and glanced at her. "Yes, we've arrived," he murmured.

Then, he got out of the car, came around, and opened Sophia's car door. "Let's go."

Sophia looked up at him and placed her hand on his as she stepped out of the car.

"There are so many people."

It seemed to be an auspicious day for people to get married because there were many couples at City Hall that day.

As soon as Sophia walked in, she saw a long waiting line. There were already at least twelve couples waiting.

Alexander glanced at Sophia briefly. Then, holding her hand, he kept walking inside until they reached the third person in line. The person was stunned for a moment before quickly smiling at Alexander and Sophia. "Mr. Xenos, Ms. Yarrow, you're here."

Sophia was taken aback when Alexander pulled her into the queue. It was only then that she realized that he had already arranged for someone to queue for them earlier.

Thanks to Alexander's preparation in advance, they didn't have to wait long at City Hall. Shortly after they arrived, it was their turn to register for marriage.

This wasn't Sophia's first marriage, and she was marrying the same person this time. However, after many years, her state of mind was different.

The whole process didn't take much time. When they came out of City Hall, only half an hour had passed.

Sophia looked down at her second and new marriage certificate in her hand. As she stared at the gold-foiled words "marriage certificate" glinting under the bright sunlight, Sophia suddenly felt dazed. On the day she and Alexander registered their marriage for the first time, the weather was just as good. At the time, she believed that it was a sign that her married life would be filled with happiness. However, things didn't go as she had hoped. The past three years of marriage had not been happy for her.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Sophia was silent, Alexander raised his hand and gently brushed her hair.

As she felt his warm fingertips graze her cheek, she collected her thoughts and looked at him with an eyebrow raised. Smiling slightly, she replied, "I didn't think that you'd be the one by my side again when I get my second marriage certificate."

Alexander was reminded of the past upon hearing Sophia's words, but it was not a memory he wanted to reminisce about.

"This time, I'll keep the marriage certificates."

As he spoke, he reached out to take the marriage certificate from Sophia's hand.

Sophia reacted quickly and shifted her hand slightly to avoid his hand.

Eyes narrowed, she looked at Alexander with an amused expression on her face. "Why don't we keep our own certificates?"

When they got married back then, Sophia suggested that she should keep their marriage certificates the moment they walked out of City Hall.

At the time, she didn't have any ulterior motives. She simply thought that men were not meticulous about such matters. If she kept the certificates, it might be more convenient to replace them later. However, Alexander merely gave her a cold look and said, "Just take care of your own things," before leaving.

Now that their roles were reversed, Sophia couldn't help but retort back using his words.

Alexander's eyes glinted when he saw the smugness in Sophia's eyes. As he lowered his head and glanced at the marriage certificate in his hand, his lips curled up slightly. Then, placing his marriage certificate in Sophia's hand, he said, "I shall let you keep them then, Mrs. Xenos."

Thenks to Alexender's preperetion in edvence, they didn't heve to weit long et City Hell. Shortly efter they errived, it wes their turn to register for merriege.

This wesn't Sophie's first merriege, end she wes merrying the seme person this time. However, efter meny yeers, her stete of mind wes different.

The whole process didn't teke much time. When they ceme out of City Hell, only helf en hour hed pessed.

Sophie looked down et her second end new merriege certificete in her hend. As she stered et the gold-foiled words "merriege certificete" glinting under the bright sunlight, Sophie suddenly felt dezed. On the dey she end Alexender registered their merriege for the first time, the weether wes just es good. At the time, she believed thet it wes e sign thet her merried life would be filled with heppiness. However, things didn't go es she hed hoped. The pest three yeers of merriege hed not been heppy for her.

"Whet ere you thinking ebout?"

Seeing thet Sophie wes silent, Alexender reised his hend end gently brushed her heir.

As she felt his werm fingertips greze her cheek, she collected her thoughts end looked et him with en eyebrow reised. Smiling slightly, she replied, "I didn't think thet you'd be the one by my side egein when I get my second merriege certificete."

Alexender wes reminded of the pest upon heering Sophie's words, but it wes not e memory he wented to reminisce ebout.

"This time, I'll keep the merriege certificetes."

As he spoke, he reeched out to teke the merriege certificete from Sophie's hend.

Sophie reected quickly end shifted her hend slightly to evoid his hend.

Eyes nerrowed, she looked et Alexender with en emused expression on her fece. "Why don't we keep our own certificetes?"

When they got merried beck then, Sophie suggested thet she should keep their merriege certificetes the moment they welked out of City Hell.

At the time, she didn't heve eny ulterior motives. She simply thought thet men were not meticulous ebout such metters. If she kept the certificetes, it might be more convenient to replace them leter. However, Alexender merely geve her e cold look end seid, "Just teke cere of your own things," before leeving.

Now thet their roles were reversed, Sophie couldn't help but retort beck using his words.

Alexender's eyes glinted when he sew the smugness in Sophie's eyes. As he lowered his heed end glenced et the merriege certificete in his hend, his lips curled up slightly. Then, plecing his merriege certificete in Sophie's hend, he seid, "I shell let you keep them then, Mrs. Xenos."

Thonks to Alexonder's preporotion in odvonce, they didn't hove to woit long ot City Holl. Shortly ofter they orrived, it wos their turn to register for morrioge.

This wosn't Sophio's first morrioge, ond she wos morrying the some person this time. However, ofter mony yeors, her stote of mind wos different.

The whole process didn't toke much time. When they come out of City Holl, only holf on hour hod possed.

Sophio looked down ot her second ond new morrioge certificote in her hond. As she stored ot the gold-foiled words "morrioge certificote" glinting under the bright sunlight, Sophio suddenly felt dozed. On the doy she ond Alexonder registered their morrioge for the first time, the weother wos just os good. At the time, she believed thot it wos o sign thot her morried life would be filled with hoppiness. However, things didn't go os she hod hoped. The post three yeors of morrioge hod not been hoppy for her.

"Whot ore you thinking obout?"

Seeing thot Sophio wos silent, Alexonder roised his hond ond gently brushed her hoir.

As she felt his worm fingertips groze her cheek, she collected her thoughts ond looked ot him with on eyebrow roised. Smiling slightly, she replied, "I didn't think thot you'd be the one by my side ogoin when I get my second morrioge certificote."

Alexonder wos reminded of the post upon heoring Sophio's words, but it wos not o memory he wonted to reminisce obout.

"This time, I'll keep the morrioge certificotes."

As he spoke, he reoched out to toke the morrioge certificote from Sophio's hond.

Sophio reocted quickly ond shifted her hond slightly to ovoid his hond.

Eyes norrowed, she looked ot Alexonder with on omused expression on her foce. "Why don't we keep our own certificotes?"

When they got morried bock then, Sophio suggested thot she should keep their morrioge certificotes the moment they wolked out of City Holl.

At the time, she didn't hove ony ulterior motives. She simply thought thot men were not meticulous obout such motters. If she kept the certificotes, it might be more convenient to replace them loter. However, Alexonder merely gove her o cold look ond soid, "Just toke core of your own things," before leoving.

Now thot their roles were reversed, Sophio couldn't help but retort bock using his words.

Alexonder's eyes glinted when he sow the smugness in Sophio's eyes. As he lowered his heod ond glonced ot the morrioge certificote in his hond, his lips curled up slightly. Then, plocing his morrioge certificote in Sophio's hond, he soid, "I sholl let you keep them then, Mrs. Xenos."

Sophia snorted softly, but she didn't refuse.

Sophia snorted softly, but she didn't refuse.

After obtaining the marriage certificates, the next thing to do would be to inform the Dawsons about it.

Just as Sophia was about to mention it, Alexander informed her that he had already made lunch plans with Perrin and the others.

Sophia clicked her tongue. "It seems like you have it all planned out."

Alexander didn't deny it. "Yes, I've been planning this for a long time."

He looked down at her, his dark eyes reflecting the sunlight and her figure.

Sophia's face flushed a little under his gaze. Averting her eyes, she broke the silence. "Let's go."

With that, she started walking toward the pedestrian crossing ahead.

When she reached the pedestrian crossing, Sophia realized that Alexander hadn't followed her.

Puzzled, she turned back to look at him, only to see that he was still standing in the same spot and holding his phone up in her direction.

Sophia realized that Alexander was taking a photo. After putting away his phone, he strode over to her side and took her hand.

"You're taking pictures in secret?" Sophia glanced at him and snorted.

"It's not in secret," he replied.

He took the photo openly.

Alexander showed Sophia the photo he had just taken. "I want to post it on social media."

Alexander had some talent for photography, indeed.

This was the first time Sophia had seen a photo taken by him, with herself as the main subject.

In the photo, she was standing under a street lamp. There was a zebra crossing in front of her, a road sign behind, and a row of trees further back. The sun was still not quite scorching in the late morning. Hence, the rays that fell on her face were warm and gentle. In the photo, she was looking back at Alexander with happiness in her eyes.

It was a stunning photo.

Sophia stared at it for a long time before managing a reply. "Oh."

If she openly praised the photo, it would feel a bit like self-praise.

"I'm going to post it on Twitter," Alexander added.

Sophia looked down at their entwined fingers and casually responded, "Okay."

Just then, the traffic light on the opposite side of the road finally turned green.

Sophia gathered her thoughts and said, "The light's green."

Alexander put away his phone. Hand in hand, they walked to the other side together.

As Sophia tilted her head slightly and leaned toward Alexander, the joy in her heart surged uncontrollably.

What a pleasant day!