Chapter 447


    Sophia was awoken the next morning by a call from Katherine.


    The sun had yet to fully rise. The weather that day seemed unpleasant as it had a gloomy and cloudy


    appearance, giving the impression of an impending rainstorm.


    Sophia picked up the phone that kept vibrating and narrowed her eyes at the screen. ''What''s wrong,


    Kathy?"


    "Sophia! Is it true that udius is actually Alexander?" she asked.


    Sophia massaged her forehead and chuckled. "Yes."


    She then wore her slippers and got into the bathroom. "I''m going to freshen up."


    With that, she ended the call.


    Upon hearing Sophia''s answer, Katherine sat up from the bed. "Oh, my God!"


    Stunned, she tilted her head to look at Joshua. "Alexander is alive."


    Joshua nced at her while arching his brows. "The person you guys met yesterday was Alexander?"


    "Yes. Sophia admitted it herself just now!" Katherine eximed.


    Despite his typically calm demeanor, Joshua was momentarily struck speechless. After a brief pause,


    he pulled Katherine, who was visibly excited, into an embrace. "If that''s the case, you should avoid


    disturbing Sophia."


    Before Katherine could speak, Joshua leaned in and pressed his lips against hers, silencing her


    momentarily as she let out a few soft huffs.


    Soon, the room was filled with the sound of their heavy breathing.


    Though the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window gradually brightened, a light drizzle started to fall.


    Sophia freshened up and grabbed a ss of warm water. She walked over to the window to watch the


    rain outside, taking small sips of water from the ss. It''s drizzling now—not the best time to leave the


    room.


    After getting changed, Sophia heard the doorbell ring.


    She saw udius standing before her upon opening the door. He was wearing a dark sweater. "Good


    morning. It''s drizzling now."


    Sophia bobbed her head in response and smiled. "Yes, it is."


    "Do you want to go out and have some fun?" he asked.


    Lightspring was known for its tourist spots, but Sophia did not enjoy going out in the rain. She shook


    her head and declined the offer. "Not really."


    "Yeah, me neither." udius nced at her before walking into the room. "Do you mind giving me your


    number? Add me on WhatsApp too."


    After closing the door, Sophia noticed udius was already sitting on the couch and holding out his


    phone to her.


    Perhaps because of the cold weather, udius wore a dark gray sweater instead of a formal shirt, and


    the low-neck sweater revealed his Adam''s apple.


    As Sophia lowered her head, she could not help but notice his Adam''s apple bobbing up and down.


    Seeing that caused her heart to skip a beat, but she steadied herself, took out her phone, and scanned


    the QR code on his device.


    "I haven''t had breakfast yet," she said.


    Sophia nced at udius'' phone screen and realized there was nothing much on the phone.


    "Me neither. Someone will send food over in a short while," he responded.


    Sophia''s brows twitched. After putting her phone back into her pocket, she walked to the projector.


    "Want to watch a movie?"


    "Choose one that you like," he said.


    Sophia responded with a grin, "I want to watch a horror movie."


    udius looked at the gloomy sky outside the window. "This weather is perfect for watching horror


    movies."


    Sophia picked a ssic horror movie. Before sitting down, she hesitated for a second. In the end, she


    decided to sit next to him.


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    The ssic movie Sophia chose was thrilling, but the man kept looking at her instead.


    After just a few minutes, Sophia found it hard to continue watching.


    She turned sideways to look at udius. "Don''t you want to watch the movie?"


    "I had a dreamst night," he uttered.


    Sophia''s hand jolted. She picked up the remote control and hit the pause button. "So it was another..."


    She hesitated to use the term "sex dream." With a reddened face, she nced at udius and


    rephrased her question. "Was it about me?"


    udius hummed in affirmation.


    He gazed into her eyes, his dark eyes flickering. He knew she intentionally avoided uttering those two


    words.


    Shifting closer to Sophia, he turned his body sideways and met her gaze. "Have we been married


    before?"


    Sophia lifted her eyes and replied, "Yes, we had."


    "Did we eventually file for divorce?" he asked again.


    She hummed in acknowledgment.


    udius knitted his brows. "Why?"


    Sophia gazed at him with her almond-shaped eyes curved slightly upward. "It was because you didn''t


    love me."


    He could not quite understand. "Why would I marry you if I didn''t love you?"


    "I threatened you," she replied.


    udius responded with a tut. "I can''t imagine what methods you could have used to threaten me."


    After a short pause, he continued, "But since it''s in the past, and I no longer remember it, you shouldn''t


    dwell on those things either."


    Sophia gave him a grin without saying anything.


    Seeing the alluring smile on her face caused his heart to race with desire. Unable to resist, he leaned in


    and nted a kiss on her lips.


    Sophia blinked before giving his lower lip a gentle nibble and pulling away from the kiss. "The doorbell


    is ringing."


    Indeed, the doorbell rang. Breakfast was here.


    udius frowned, feeling dissatisfied with the waiter''s untimely arrival.


    After ncing at Sophia, who gave him a subtle grin, he suppressed his urge and said, "Let''s have


    breakfast first."


    Sophia was stunned for a moment. Upon realizing what he meant, she blushed instantly. So he still


    wants to kiss after breakfast.


    udius got up and opened the door for the waiter to enter with the serving cart. Sophia pressed her


    lips together, got up from the couch, and walked to the dining table.


    Though she had arrived at Lightspring almost ten days ago, she was still not used to eating their local


    breakfast.


    After taking a few bites of her sandwich, she held her ss of milk and lowered her head to sneak a


    peek at udius.


    "Not used to the breakfast here?" udius lifted his eyes and nced at her before gulping one-third


    of the milk from his ss.


    Sophia noticed he had a hearty appetite. "I''m not quite used to the breakfast here. But, to be honest, I


    don''t eat a lot in the morning."


    Sophia had a white milk stain around the corners of her lips after she finished her milk.


    After looking at the stain for two seconds, udius got up and wiped off the milk stain with his thumb.


    He then retracted his hand, ced his thumb by his mouth, and licked it. "It''s kind of sweet."


    Sophia blushed as she looked at the half-full ss of milk on the table. Should I finish it or not?


    The doorbell rang again, and Sophia thought it was the waitering back to collect the dishes. She


    paused the movie.


    "Soph, good morning—" When Katherine noticed the person who answered the door was udius,


    she instinctively stepped back.


    If it were not for Joshua, who stood behind her, she might have bumped into the door behind her.


    Hearing Katherine''s voice from a distance, Sophia got up and walked over. She nced at the couple


    and asked, "I thought you guys are going out today?"


    Katherine cast a covert nce at udius. She had a lot of questions for Sophia, but with him standing


    there with an icy expression and his dark eyes devoid of any warmth, she did not feelfortable


    asking in his presence.


    udius recognized that she was the woman who had apanied Sophia yesterday afternoon. She


    must be Sophia''s friend.


    He also noticed that she came with a man. They look pretty close. I bet they''re together.


    After putting his guard down, udius introduced himself. "I''m udius. udius Lenoir."


    Joshua froze for a moment. "You lost your memory?"


    He hummed in acknowledgment.


    Joshua nced at Sophia and asked, "Does she know about it?"


    "Yes," udius answered.


    Joshua had never been much of a talker, and he and Alexander had not had many conversations


    before. With Alexander now suffering from amnesia, theirmunication had be even more


    limited.


    Meanwhile, Katherine embraced Sophia and tried gathering more information quietly when the two men


    fell silent after ending their brief conversation.


    Katherine''s voice echoed through the room, and udius felt it was a bit too loud for his taste.


    Nheless, after seeing the smile on Sophia''s face, he decided to suppress his annoyance.


    udius looked away and turned his attention to Joshua. "Does your girlfriend always talk this much?"


    Joshua could sense the disdain in his tone, but he chose not to confront udius. Instead, he calmly


    corrected him, saying, "Katherine is my wife."


    udius froze for a moment. After a short pause, he asked Joshua, "Do you know why Sophia and I


    decided to get a divorce back then?"