Chapter 202


    Though Samuel could be a scoundrel at times, he was still a generous guy since he was willing to


    spend several thousand on a meal just to help Alexander.


    As Katherine had two sses of plum wine after the meal, Joshua came personally to get her.


    Sophia did not drink, but she decided to leave as well.


    Neither she nor Alexander said a word.


    Samuel gazed at the couples before him and brushed his face to hide his wistful smile.


    The weather had been pleasant recently. Even the night breeze was much gentler.


    Sophia gazed at the silhouettes ahead and marveled at their inseparability.


    It''s been a whole night, and the fellow behind me hasn''t said much. How patient.


    She was about to enter her car when the man behind her finally spoke. “Has Melissae to you?”


    Sophia turned around to regard him with her eyebrows raised.


    Alexander''s gaze appeared more tender than usual under the yellowish street lights. His dark eyes


    remained fixed on her.


    “Mm-hmm.”


    Alexander frowned at her response. “I''m sorry.”


    Sophia gazed at him. “Do you know what she said to me?”


    This was the first time Sophia willingly initiated a conversation with him since their divorce.


    Alexander pursed his lips and swallowed. “What did she say?”


    “She said she would give me three million to get you to dispel the rumors.”


    Sophia smiled faintly as she spoke. The streemps reflected in her eyes twinkled.


    Alexander''s heart skipped a beat. The gentle breeze, cool but not cold, did not help soothe the heat


    rising in him.


    “Ignore her.”


    Sophia chuckled. “I will say yes if she offers me thirty million instead.”


    After a pause, she added, “It''s a lot of money for not much work, anyway.”


    Alexander became uncharacteristically at a loss for words. Upon regaining hisposure, his brows


    ckened, and heughed alongside her. “Indeed.”


    Sophia grew solemn again. “You see, Alexander? I''m actually selfish and possessive. Nobody is


    allowed to touch or look at what belongs to me.”


    There was no levity in her eyes this time.


    “Is that so?”


    Alexander lowered his gaze and took a step closer. “I''m that way too.”


    “So...” Sophia paused. “We don''t belong together. Two people who are too simr aren''t suited for one


    another.”


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    Alexander''s breath caught in his throat, and his mind went nk. Having thought Sophia would take


    him back, he did not expect her to say the exact opposite instead.


    He stood there helplessly as the twinkle in his eyes dimmed, leaving behind a bottomless pit of despair.


    The couple againpsed into silence, broken by the asional horn as the whoosh of passing traffic


    stirred the stillness between them.


    Several momentster, Sophia opened her car door. “It''s gettingte.”


    She was already seated in her car at her promation and, with a roar of the engine, headed for the


    open road.


    Regaining his senses with a start, Alexander got into his car and went after her.


    It had been a long time since Sophia indulged in speed. She gazed coolly at the car that was tailing


    hers closely through the rearview mirror and stepped on the gas.


    Suddenly, her phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.


    Sophia did not n to answer it. She then slowed down after Alexander''s car was so far behind that it


    became a speck in the mirror.


    Two secondster, the phone rang again.


    Sophia picked up upon stopping at a red light. “Hello, Sophia speaking.”


    “It''s me, Sophia. Slow down—I won''t give chase.”


    It was Alexander.


    I''d blocked his work and private numbers. He must have gotten a new one.


    The traffic lights would change a lot quicker at night, and it was going to turn green in another five


    seconds.


    “All right. I''m hanging up,” Sophia answered before instinctively reaching for her cheek, which felt


    slightly warm.


    Giving her head a shake, she drove on when the lights turned green. This time, however, she cruised.


    From her rearview mirror, she saw Alexander maintaining a careful distance of about a hundred meters


    behind her.


    I might have taken it too far tonight.


    Sophia entered her residential area and, upon parking her car in the garage, heard the doorbell.


    She was hesitant to open the door at the recollection of Alexander''s call earlier.


    As she was deliberating, a knock sounded.


    Sophia froze. When she regained herposure, he was banging on the door with increased urgency.


    She walked over to open the door indignantly. “Since when did you start breaking—”


    Sophia faltered mid-sentence. Her heart skipped a beat when she met Alexander''s gaze, and she


    fought an urge to avert hers.


    Alexander prevented her from looking away by lifting her chin. “Did you do that on purpose?”


    Sophia wrenched his hand away. Though her expression was calm, her mind was a mess. “Do what on


    purpose?”


    Alexander''s eyes bore into hers. Under the fluorescent light, his eyes sparkled like stars in the gxy.


    Stunned by the intensity of his gaze, Sophia momentarily forgot to look away. He bent down to press


    his forehead against hers. “I saw that, Sophia.”


    He knew from her triumphant smile and the flutter in her eyes that she said those things to make him


    feel bad.


    Though Alexander intended to teach her a lesson, he could not bring himself to at how nk she


    looked when she returned his gaze.


    Atst, he conceded by nting a kiss on her lips. “Believe me, Sophia. We are meant for each other,”


    he whispered.


    Alexander kissed her once and retreated like a gentleman.


    Sophia also took a step back. “Don''t bang on my door again.”


    Alexander turned around to shut the door behind him. “As you wish.”


    Sophia''s cheeks flushed. Despite being usuallyposed, she could not cate her racing heart at


    that moment.


    She nced at him again before turning around to head up the stairs.


    Alexander followed her. He plopped himself down on the couch on the second floor and awaited a


    drink.


    Sophia managed to calm herself after having some water in the kitchen. She then brought two fresh


    sses and slid one over to Alexander. “We can give it a shot, but I have one condition.”


    “Tell me.”


    Alexander epted the ss, but his gaze fell on the one in her hand. Sophia''s drink would taste


    sweeter.


    Sophia took a sip before she spoke. “We cannot publicize our rtionship yet.”


    “All right.”


    She raised her brow incredulously when he answered without hesitation. “Don''t you want to think about


    it?”


    “I don''t need to.”


    I have waited so long for this day. Why would I turn her down for something so trivial?


    Little did Alexander know, he woulde to regret that decision soon.