Ex Husband Obsession

beauty beyond words

At the same time, Sophia stood beside Trevor quietly. She looked into the bonfire, falling into a trance.

John looked at where Zack was pointing.

“But she is really pretty,” Zack continued. “I mean, the moment she went there, everyone else just looked subpar in comparison.”

John squinted. Everyone acknowledged her beauty, and when Old Mr. Constance forced him to marry Sophia, John’s mother told him,

“At least she’s pretty, so your kids won’t look too bad.”

That was the only good part his mother could come up with.

Now she was standing out among the crowd. With her floral dress and her pair of pigtails, she looked more like a young lady than a divorced woman.

Zack lowered his voice.

“Boss, why didn’t you fall for a pretty lady like her?”

John looked at Sophia and turned back.

“Because that’s all she has going for her,” he said softly.

Zack was surprised, then he fidgeted. Sophia did only have her looks going for her. She didn’t come from a good family, nor did she graduate from any famed university. Before she was married to John, she didn’t even have a job. Aside from her beauty, there was nothing else to her.

Because of that, many from the Constance Family’s company didn’t believe she married him. There were countless women who adored John, and any one of them was better than Sophia was. However, nobody expected someone like Sophia to marry John in the end.

Zack looked down, out of anything to say.

John’s companion looked around and huddled around John.

“Why don’t we take a stroll around, Mr. Constance? It’s boring sitting around here.”

After pondering for a bit, John nodded.

“Sure.”

This lady was sent by his partnering company, though John didn’t want to know the deeper reason for this. This trip was all about business for him. The lady was delighted John agreed to her request, so she straightened herself up and strolled along the seaside with John.

Zack sat there for a moment, then he followed John. He knew this woman liked John. It was obvious from how she looked at John, but Zack disliked her. At least until now, he hadn’t seen anyone more suited to be John’s wife than Sophia was.

As they strolled, John started talking about the collaboration, much to the woman’s amusement.

“Everyone says you’re a workaholic, but I didn’t believe them. I guess I have to change my mind now. You even work when you’re relaxing.”

John chuckled.

“I would have been sleeping in the hotel if I wanted to relax. I came out here for work.”

The woman paused, then she smiled again. She invited John out tonight, and John agreed to it readily. She thought John wanted to play, but all he wanted to talk about was work. However, that wasn’t her goal today. Her goal was never the collaboration with the Constance Family.

They went to a quieter area, much to Zack’s dismay. At the same time, he whipped out his phone to text Sophia, chastising her for letting this chance slip.

‘How could you walk away with another guy when this is the perfect chance to go with the boss?’

After taking a glance at the message, Sophia deleted it. At the same time, Trevor handed her the grilled meat, and she thanked him politely.

Trevor handed her a glass of juice.

“Do those guys from earlier know you?”

“Now where did that question come from?” Sophia was surprised.

Trevor scratched his head sheepishly.

“I just think they were looking at you weirdly.”

Sophia stared at her juice for a while and sighed.

“No. I don’t know those people.”

Sophia and Trevor stayed by the bonfire for a while more before going back to their table, but when they came back, everyone was gone.

Not that she minded though, so she sat down. After downing a few glasses of wine on an empty stomach and having a few kebabs, it was churning down there. She tried to push it down with some juice, but to little effect.

Trevor was sweating from grilling the meat, but he kept smiling at Sophia.

“I checked tomorrow’s weather forecast. They said it’s not that hot, so let’s go on a little trip. I’ll plan the itinerary. What do you say?”

Sophia stared at the seat John was in earlier.

“We’ll see.”

She wasn’t in the mood to think about the next day’s event.

There wasn’t any show on the stage now, for everyone was dancing around the bonfire, though this was the merriest time of the night.

Trevor looked in the bonfire’s direction.

“Why don’t we go have some fun around the bonfire? They’re all dancing there, and it seems fun.”

Sophia looked at the dancers perfunctorily.

“I want to rest for a bit. I think I’m down with something.”

Yeah, I’m feeling nauseous.

That concerned Trevor.

“What happened? What’s wrong?”

The aroma of grilled meat wafted from afar, but it disgusted Sophia now despite how good it smelled. She looked at Trevor.

“My stomach’s acting up, so can you go to the reception and get me some pills?”

All the color she got from being heated up by the bonfire was replaced by an ashen look.

Trevor quickly stood up.

“Okay. Wait for me right here, and I’ll be back shortly.”

Sophia leaned back, but after Trevor had left, she slowly stood up and went to the quieter side of the beach. When she got far enough, the smell of grilled meat couldn’t reach her anymore.

There was a big reef on the beach, so she went up and sat down on a spot. The humid sea breeze caressed her, but it felt chilling to the touch. Sighing, Sophia hugged her legs and thought whether she should change her vacation spot.

If she had to see John all the time, this vacation would be pointless, for it would be impossible to forget him if he kept showing up.

She sat on the reef for a long time, with nothing but the crashing of waves as her company. When her sole company left her, she climbed down from the reef and started going back to the hotel.

She hadn’t taken two steps when someone ran up to her from behind.

“So you’re here, Sophia.”

Sophia knew who he was from his voice, but she pretended not to hear him. Annoyed, Zack picked up the pace.

“Don’t pretend you didn’t hear me. I know you did.”

Sophia looked back at Zack, then she searched for John, but he wasn’t there.

“Where’s your boss?”

She pulled a long face.

“Why isn’t he with you?”

Zack chuckled.

“Oh, your ex-husband? He went back before me. I was about to go with him too, but leaving you alone with another guy sounds dangerous, so I came here for you.”

Sophia snorted.

“There are a lot of people here. I can’t think of any safety hazards.”

Zack walked to the hotel with Sophia.

“I mean, vacation’s vacation, but stay away from those thugs. Look at that guy earlier. I just know he wants to sleep with you.”

Sophia stopped in her tracks and looked at him.

“Your boss frolics around with women, so is he a thug too?”