Ex Husband Obsession

just come over

Zack’s expression froze, then he looked at Sophia, full of tease. “Were you jealous?” Being the gossip guy, Zack quickly huddled closer to her. “Tell me the truth. Do you still love my boss? If you do, I—”

“Yeah, right.” Sophia scoffed at him, her expression ridden with mockery. “I have a whole ocean’s worth of fish to choose from, so why do I have to keep watch over one in an aquarium?”

Zack clicked his tongue. “You just had to make that pun, don’t you? If the boss heard it, he’s going to feel sad.”

“How he feels is none of my business,” she replied indifferently.

Eventually, they came back to the hotel. The staff was already moving the tables back after the party had ended, so both of them stopped to give way for them.

Zack couldn’t hold it in during the wait, so he said, “Look out for the guy who was flirting with you today. He’s overly passionate. I know he’s up to something.”

Sophia looked back at Zack. “So how do you suppose someone’s not up to something when they flirt?” Zack frowned, but Sophia cut him off before he could start, “By being a hypocrite like your boss?”

The comment took Zack by surprise. “Why are you berating him again? Do you hate him?”

Sophia snorted. “Nope. Why should I?” I just feel unsettled when I think of him. I don’t hate him, but something’s just… there.

Zack sighed. “I am being serious. You’re a girl, so you have to look out for yourself. Predators are everywhere, and not all of them are wild beasts.” noveldrama

“They aren’t predators if I give them consent. Everyone’s just here for fun.” Sophia crossed her arms languidly, but Zack only blinked at her. Sophia droned on, “We’re all adults now, so be more open, hm? I’m not a little girl anymore.”

Zack only blinked, much to Sophia’s curiosity. “What’s wrong? Am I too dazzling for you?”

Zack opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a familiar voice said, “Zack, why didn’t you take my call?”

Sophia froze up for a moment before turning around, and John was just a few steps away from her. As usual, he looked aloof. She wondered if he’d heard what she said, but she bravely looked back at Zack. “Right.

You have business to settle, so until next time.” Before Zack could say anything, Sophia went inside the hotel. When she went past John, she didn’t even spare him a look.

John was alone, his companion nowhere to be seen. When they went past each other, he looked at Sophia. The hotel was well lit, so he could see how ashen she was.

She had light makeup on, lending her a clean look. Coupling it with her messy hair—thanks to the sea breeze—she looked fragile.

John had never seen her looking this way. He never spent much time with her, and most of the time, she was quietly obedient to the point of inveigling him. He disliked that version of her, so John looked away and went to Zack.

Sophia went back to her room, unsettled and nauseous. Her stomach never did cooperate with her since she was a child. In the end, it culminated into a chronic disease. Sophia went to the window and looked down.

John and Zack were at the front gate, having a conversation. Suddenly, John looked back and saw her right in the eyes. Sophia was taken aback, but evading his gaze was too late now, so she returned the gaze. John stared at her seriously, which was a first

Sophia was woken up by the pain that night. Her stomach was burning, while she felt awfully nauseous. In a daze, she climbed out of her bed and stumbled toward the bathroom.

She clutched her stomach all the way through and didn’t turn on the lights. Sophia rummaged around by memory until she got to the basin, then she puked. Instinctively, she thought it was bile. The light switch was right beside her, so she turned it on, but what greeted her was a horror scene filled with blood.

She closed her eyes. This wasn’t the first time this happened, so she didn’t panic. Sophia turned on the faucet to drain her blood out, then she gurgled. A moment later, she went back to her bed, still feeling dreary.

She took her phone from beside the pillow and checked the time. One in the morning. Sophia inexplicably felt like laughing. If I die here right now, nobody will probably find out.

All her fear, anger, and sadness welled up, but Sophia pushed through them. She lay down on the bed, planning to tough this out until morning, but ten minutes later, the nausea attacked again.

She quickly went to the bathroom, and after another round of puking, she thought this would kill her. Stumbling and wobbling, Sophia quickly went back to her bed, thinking she should call Zack, for only he could help her here.

Her stomach was churning badly, and she broke out in cold sweat. With shivering hands, she opened her contacts and squinted at the names. After finding Zack’s number, she called him.

The phone started beeping, so she put it down and curled up with her hands on her stomach. It only took a few seconds for Zack to pick it up, but it felt like an eternity.

“Hello?” He sounded hoarse.

Sophia took a deep breath. “Zack, I’m—” Before she could speak, the wave of nausea washed over her again, but Sophia held it together. “I’m feeling uncomfortable, so can you come over for a bit?” She sounded feeble, for it took everything she had to hold herself together.

“What’s wrong?” Zack asked

Sophia started shivering from the pain, and she was drenched in cold sweat. “Just come over.” She couldn’t explain more to him, for the nausea was impossible to hold back now. She made a run for the bathroom and vomited blood everywhere.

Sophia started seeing stars.

Her stomach had always been in bad condition, and vomiting up blood happened a few times. The doctor had told her to take it slow, for her condition was hard to deal with, especially when it had been there for years. noveldrama

She was suddenly reminded of how much alcohol she consumed over the past two days. It wasn’t much, though certainly a bit more than what she was used to. Damn. All I want is just an outlet to vent after my divorce, and my body can’t even take it.

Two times. It was two times, and this is the feedback it gives me. She held the basin, while black spots started appearing.

It was a short trip back to the bed, but she had no idea how she managed it. All she remembered was how loud Zack was shouting when she came back to the bed.

“Sophia! Can you hear me?!” Sophia wanted to say yes and tell him he was loud, but she had no strength for that. Zack booked this hotel for her, and he knew her room number, so there was nothing to worry about. She curled up and closed her eyes, then she sighed.

John knew her room number too, for Zack the loose lips told him about it when he came back from the beach. Thus, John went to the reception without even bothering to change. Sophia sounded off in the end, then nobody replied when they called out to her.

There was a receptionist working at this hour, so he quickly led John to Sophia’s room with the card in hand. When they opened the door, John saw that the bathroom’s light and the bedside lamp was on.

She was curled up on her bed, her hair and face drenched with sweat. John quickly went up to her. “Sophia? Sophia!” Sophia didn’t react, and she was deathly pale.