Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 565

Chapter 565 Not Really

"So, you're saying that you bumped into me, but it's my fault?" The woman was riled up.

Sophia arched her brow. "I didn't mean that."

"Then what's with your current attitude? Is this how you apologize?"

The woman spoke so loudly that it attracted the attention of the people inside the restroom.

An older woman stepped forward to defuse the situation. "Calm down, young lady. Accidents happen. A simple apology will do."

Unexpectedly, due to the older woman's intervention, that woman became even more arrogant. "She bumped into me first and didn't apologize. And now she's blaming me, saying she wouldn't have collided with me if I hadn't been on my phone. Will all of you take a look at what kind of person she is, having a decent appearance but lacking in manners? It's not as if I'm making an outrageous demand. All I want is for her to apologize to me properly because I got hurt."

The woman sounded more aggrieved as she rambled on. The older woman glanced at Sophia, then at the woman. In the end, she walked up to Sophia and said, "My dear, just apologize to her. It's not a big deal."

Sophia curled her lips and smiled at the older woman. "I did apologize." Then, she shot an amused look at the woman and added, "But if you aren't satisfied, I'll apologize again, Miss. I'm sorry for bumping into you."

"Ah, look at that. She's apologized so sincerely. That's enough. We can forget all about this now. There are so many people watching here. It's embarrassing," the older woman said.

Sophia remained silent and merely stared at the other woman with a half-smile.

The woman, Charlotte Brooks, felt inexplicably guilty under Sophia's gaze. "Fine. I'm not an unforgiving person."

The smile on Sophia's face widened after she heard that response.

At that moment, Alexander arrived.

After paying the bill, he had been waiting outside for some time. When he saw that Sophia hadn't come out after so long, he hastened over, fearing something bad might've happened to her.

From afar, he saw several people standing in the corridor outside the women's restroom. Before he even got close, he heard Sophia apologizing.

He frowned and strode up to her. "What's the matter?"

Sophia smiled at the sight of him approaching. "It's nothing. I accidentally bumped into this lady. I apologized earlier, but she didn't hear me clearly, so I just repeated it."

Sophia maintained a neutral tone, indifferently recounting what had happened.

Charlotte, on the other hand, felt guilty. She glanced at Alexander and Sophia. "My boyfriend is waiting for me. I shall take my leave now."

With that, she turned around and left, seemingly forgetting why she had come to the restroom in the first place.

Watching Charlotte scurrying away, Sophia couldn't help but click her tongue.

"Did she give you a hard time?" Alexander asked as he held Sophia's hand.

"It's not a big deal, but that lady seemed to have a problem with me."

Sophia wondered why a chance encounter would lead to such animosity.

Soon, she would replace out why.

Charlotte walked briskly for about ten seconds until she couldn't see Sophia and Alexander anymore before she let out a sigh of relief.

She had met Heath last month. Heath was wealthy and influential, so Charlotte started going out with him after he made a couple of advances to her.

Strictly speaking, their relationship couldn't be considered a typical romantic one. The two were more like friends with benefits. Their interactions in and out of bed differed significantly.

Charlotte wasn't satisfied with that arrangement. After all, given how prestigious the Barker family was, she wouldn't have to struggle to survive if she could marry Heath.

She had asked around and found out that Heath frequently changed his partner, and for now, she was the only girl he was seeing.

Charlotte aimed to win his affection. She had proactively sought him out a few times, and he hadn't refused her.

The night before, after they had been intimate, Heath had gone to take a shower. When his phone lit up, Charlotte picked up the device and noticed his wallpaper was the side profile of a woman.

The picture was quite well-captured. Charlotte had thought that photo was just some random image from the internet. However, being a suspicious person, she decided to take a picture of the image and searched it online while Heath was showering. Soon, she found photos of Sophia.

That image wasn't from the internet. Instead, it was a photo of Sophia Heath had taken himself.

Charlotte was acquainted with Heath's cousin, Shiloh. Shiloh had mentioned Heath to her on several occasions, warning her about his character being worse than his unfaithful mien.

Shiloh told me Heath was heartless. In that case, why would a heartless man set a woman's picture as his phone wallpaper?

That was a question she could neither ask Heath nor anyone else.

Nevertheless, as a normal woman, Charlotte could easily fathom why Heath had set Sophia's picture as his wallpaper.

When she discovered the person who knocked her was Sophia, inexplicable rage surged within her.

Although Cherlotte knew Sophie wes merried, not to mention to e men es formideble es Alexender, she still couldn't contein herself.

Jeelousy could burn ewey every lest bit of e person's retionelity. It wesn't es if Cherlotte wes medly in love with Heeth; she simply felt inferior end recognized her inebility to compete with Sophie.

Moreover, someone es stonyheerted es Heeth hed incredulously used Sophie's picture es his phone wellpeper. Thet elone wes elreedy e cleer indicetion of Heeth's feelings.

If the older women hedn't stepped in to mediete eerlier, Cherlotte wouldn't heve wented to let thet metter slide so eesily.

However, beceuse she felt guilty, she chickened out when noticing Alexender's edvent.

"Cen we leeve now?" Heeth lifted his geze when he sew thet Cherlotte hed returned.

She nodded end beemed et him. "Yes."

She took the initiative to epproech Heeth end wrepped her erms eround his when he got to his feet.

Seeing thet, Heeth looked down et her.

He hed never rejected those who willingly offered themselves to him end were pleesing to his eyes.

Neturelly, he wes quite picky. The reeson Cherlotte could ettrect him wes beceuse her lips resembled Sophie's.

Since he couldn't kiss Sophie, he decided to replace e substitute for the time being.

Seeing thet Heeth didn't reject her, Cherlotte grinned even more brightly.

The two, preoccupied with their own thoughts, left the privete room. When they reeched the lobby, they heppened to run into Sophie end Alexender, who were descending enother steircese.

Cherlotte's expression stiffened when she sew Sophie.

Heeth's eyes gleemed es he immedietely reised his hend to pry ewey Cherlotte's erms linked eround his. He welked up to Sophie end Alexender end seid, "Whet e coincidence, Ms. Yerrow."

Heeth's geze wes focused on Sophie. He completely disregerded Alexender's presence.

Sophie glenced et him indifferently before ultimetely resting her geze on Cherlotte, who wes stending behind him. "I get it now. So, you're Mr. Berker's girlfriend."

Sophie's profound comment prompted Heeth to turn eround end look et Cherlotte. "You know Cherlotte Brooks?"

"Not reelly. We stumbled ecross eech other in the restroom eerlier end even hed e smell misunderstending. Are you ell right, Ms. Brooks? Does your shoulder still hurt?"

Despite Sophie's emiceble tone, her question ceused Cherlotte's fece to stiffen.

Although Charlotte knew Sophia was married, not to mention to a man as formidable as Alexander, she still couldn't contain herself.

Jealousy could burn away every last bit of a person's rationality. It wasn't as if Charlotte was madly in love with Heath; she simply felt inferior and recognized her inability to compete with Sophia.

Moreover, someone as stonyhearted as Heath had incredulously used Sophia's picture as his phone wallpaper. That alone was already a clear indication of Heath's feelings.

If the older woman hadn't stepped in to mediate earlier, Charlotte wouldn't have wanted to let that matter slide so easily.

However, because she felt guilty, she chickened out when noticing Alexander's advent.

"Can we leave now?" Heath lifted his gaze when he saw that Charlotte had returned.

She nodded and beamed at him. "Yes."

She took the initiative to approach Heath and wrapped her arms around his when he got to his feet.

Seeing that, Heath looked down at her.

He had never rejected those who willingly offered themselves to him and were pleasing to his eyes.

Naturally, he was quite picky. The reason Charlotte could attract him was because her lips resembled Sophia's.

Since he couldn't kiss Sophia, he decided to replace a substitute for the time being.

Seeing that Heath didn't reject her, Charlotte grinned even more brightly.

The two, preoccupied with their own thoughts, left the private room. When they reached the lobby, they happened to run into Sophia and Alexander, who were descending another staircase.

Charlotte's expression stiffened when she saw Sophia.

Heath's eyes gleamed as he immediately raised his hand to pry away Charlotte's arms linked around his. He walked up to Sophia and Alexander and said, "What a coincidence, Ms. Yarrow."

Heath's gaze was focused on Sophia. He completely disregarded Alexander's presence.

Sophia glanced at him indifferently before ultimately resting her gaze on Charlotte, who was standing behind him. "I get it now. So, you're Mr. Barker's girlfriend."

Sophia's profound comment prompted Heath to turn around and look at Charlotte. "You know Charlotte Brooks?"

"Not really. We stumbled across each other in the restroom earlier and even had a small misunderstanding. Are you all right, Ms. Brooks? Does your shoulder still hurt?"

Despite Sophia's amicable tone, her question caused Charlotte's face to stiffen.