Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 523

Chapter 523 Long Realized

"Heath, you know that pretty girl?"

"Heath, you know that pretty girl?"

It was Shiloh's first time seeing Heath getting rejected by someone. His cousin had always been the target of girls' affections since kindergarten. When he grew a little older, girls would fight against each other to share a table or be on a team with him. When he was in middle school, Shiloh would say, without exaggeration, that if the girls who were courting him were lining up, they would form a line spanning the entire corridor.

In the many romantic relationships Heath had, most of the time, the girls and the women were the ones who confessed. There were only one or two people who could make Heath court them instead. One was the campus beauty from the university's language department, and the other was the pretty girl from earlier.

However, Heath ended up breaking up with the girl from the language department in less than three months.

It was the first time in years since Shiloh had seen Heath asking for someone else's contact details, but that was not the strangest part. The oddest thing was that the pretty young woman had said that she did not remember them ever meeting.

How could she not? No one will say that to Heath!

Shiloh had voiced out the question the others were thinking about too. They were also wondering about Heath's relationship with Sophia.

Right as Shiloh said that, the others who were discussing which bar to head to next paused their conversation.

Heath finally looked away and turned to face Shiloh and the others. "Pretty girl? She's my girlfriend."

A pause after, he added, "Remember that she's my girlfriend the next time you see her, got it?"

When Shiloh and the rest heard that, they stiffened. Wow, he's still as flirtatious as ever.

Meanwhile, Sophia had no idea she had abruptly become someone else's girlfriend.

Sophia had always kept her distance from playboys like Heath. Even if she was not married and did not have anyone she liked, she would never spend her time in a relationship with a casanova like Heath. It was not that she could not afford to do that, but that she did not like these ways.

Mm, Alexander's still the best.

As that thought formed in her head, Sophia arrived by the door of the room.

When she pushed the door to enter, she saw Perrin, Carter, and the rest chatting away. A glance at the time told Sophia that it was over nine, but it was not too late.

Curling her lips, she went back to her seat.

When Kylie saw her, she asked in concern, "Are you okay?"

Sophia shook her head and took a sip of the juice in front of her. "I'm fine."

Kylie smiled. "I thought you were in some kind of trouble."

"Nope."

Sophia did not even want to mention bumping into Heath.

Right as she finished her juice, she realized Maximilian was not in the room with them. Turning to Kylie, she queried, "Aunt Kylie, where's Max?"

"Oh, Max? He has classes tomorrow, so he went back earlier."

As Kylie said that, she passed a note to Sophia. "He told me to give you this. It's his WhatsApp. He wants to add you as a friend."

Sophia had few people who she added to her WhatsApp, for she did not like adding people irrelevant to her life.

A few days ago, she encountered Gabrielle, so she had no choice but to have a brief appearance in the class. The students there were eagerly trying to add her on WhatsApp, but Sophia had managed to reject them all.

As for Maximilian...

Sophia peeked at Carter, who was chatting with Perrin, and took the note from Kylie to add Maximilian on WhatsApp.

Maximilian quickly added her as well, but he only greeted her before ending the conversation, smartly not disturbing Sophia further.

The dinner lasted until half-past ten in the night. Perrin and Carter reluctantly ended their conversation.

By the time they reached home, it was late. They had a flight back to Jadeborough the following afternoon, so while Sophia massaged Perrin's back, the grandfather-and-granddaughter duo had a brief chat before they went away to rest.

After a day of resting, everyone was rejuvenated.

It was a flight at three, so Sophia planned to have lunch at a hotel before heading straight to the airport. They had to go there earlier than usual, for Perrin had mobility issues. It would not be great if they ended up having to rush for the plane.

Thus, after breakfast, Sophia, Kylie, and the rest began packing.

Even though they were only there for approximately five days, they had packed plenty of things along with them.

Before traveling, Sophia had packed and categorized the items in her bag. Furthermore, there were housekeepers who came at specific times to bring the clothes to the laundromat and back. They even folded the clothes and returned them to their respective rooms. Thus, all Sophia needed to do was pack them into the garment bags.

Then, she kept her cosmetics and skin care products in her luggage. The entire process only took ten minutes.

When she was done, she brought her luggage out, intending to help Perrin next.

Right as she stepped out of her room, she heard someone ringing the doorbell.

Kylie heard it too, and she came out of the room to open the door. She encountered Sophia, and the two shared a look.

With a lift of her brow, Sophia said, "Aunt Kylie, I'll get the door. You can keep packing your stuff."

Kylie nodded. It was Coldbridge, after all-Sophia's hometown. The only ones who would come would be coming for Sophia.

After putting aside the luggage in her hand, Sophia went to open the door.

The second she opened it, she was greeted by the sight of Delilah, and the smile on Sophia's face instantly faded. "Wait, Sophia, don't close the door!"

It was rare to see Delilah so courteous. She even smiled at Sophia before saying, "I heard that you were back, so I came to visit you." Sophia lowered her head, and her gaze landed on Delilah's hands. All of a sudden, a chuckle escaped Sophia. "That's nice of you." Despite her words, Sophia made no move to invite Delilah into the house.

When Kylie saw Sophia standing by the doorway for a while, she furrowed her brows and walked over to Sophia. Upon realizing that the person outside was an elderly woman, she froze and instinctively turned to Sophia. The dark expression on Sophia's face more or less told her who the elderly woman was. "Sophia, do you know her?"

Sophia turned a little to cast a smile at Kylie, a smile that was completely unlike the mocking one she gave Delilah. "No. She came to the wrong house."

Kylie nodded. "I see. That's fine, but there are lots of scammers nowadays. You should close the door. It'll be bad if she turns out to be a scammer."

Delilah panicked upon hearing that. "Sophia, I'm your granny! How can you not recognize your own granny?"

Kylie laughed. "Ma'am, Sophia's granny is my mother-in-law, but she passed away years ago. Oh, you must be Sophia's mother's adoptive mother. I remember you saying that you wanted to cut all ties with Sophia, so why are you..."

Delilah had been an arrogant woman for over seventy years, and yet, she could not don her usual pride. Sure enough, she had been the one to say that she was going to disown Sophia, so there was nothing she could refute.

Moreover, she had to rely on Sophia to settle Jasper's matter.

With a sheepish smile on her face, Delilah said, "You must be Sophia's aunt. I'm old, and sometimes, I'm slow in the head. I just feel bad for Sophia."

Meanwhile, Sophia was thinking about how she did not want Perrin to encounter Delilah. If she were to continue talking to the elderly woman, Perrin was bound to appear and see her.

"Aunt Kylie, you should keep packing."

"Sure," Kylie answered before returning to her room.

Once Kylie was gone, Delilah parted her lips to speak again. Nonetheless, before she could say anything, Sophia uttered, "I know you're here for Jasper, but let me tell you something-don't waste your time, o else I'll make sure he rots in jail forever."

Delilah had to admit that Sophia's words stunned her, and she believed that Sophia would do what she said.

Despite that, Jasper was still her grandson. "Sophia, regardless of everything, he's still your cousin. Can't you just "

"No," Sophia said without hesitation. "By the way, I don't want my granddad to see you. If he sees you, I'm afraid Rupert will have to stay in jail for a more few years. I've been clear with you about my plans, so stick around if that's what you want to do."

With that said, Sophia closed the door.

She was done seeing the Sharps.