Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 494

Sophia lowered her head to look at the ring on her finger with a dazed look on her face. It was only when Alexander walked over and pulled her into his embrace did she snap out of it. Looking at him, she asked, “When did you regain your memories?”

The usual indifference in Alexander's eyes was replaced with gentleness as he stroked Sophia's ring. When he lowered his gaze at her, he broke out into a smile. “It happened not long after you returned to the country.” With a raised brow, Sophia asked, “It happened suddenly?”

Alexander's brow twitched, and his gaze returned to Sophia's ring. “Yep.” His reaction only made Sophia feel as if something was wrong, for he was clearly avoiding her gaze.

All of a sudden, she recalled that uneasy feeling she had felt two months ago when she returned from Moranta. That night, she could not sleep well because Alexander did not reply to her text.

Now that she thought about it, she figured something must have happened on the day she left.

“What happened?”

It was clear to Alexander that the matter could not be hidden from her. Moreover, it had been two months since then, not to mention he was fine. In fact, it was a blessing in disguise that he regained his memory because of the incident Bruce and the others caused.

He stared at her for a moment before starting, “There was a little accident that day.”

“A little accident?”

Sophia eyed Alexander with a half-hearted smile, clearly not believing his words.

Sensing her doubt, Alexander caressed her face and smiled helplessly. “On the night you left, I encountered Bruce's men after my meeting. They had guns, so Joe and Allen told me to hide in order to protect me. While they dealt with those men, someone came around and found me. I failed to dodge in time, so I got shot in the abdomen and fell. I remembered everything when I woke up after the surgery.”

Alexander was as cool as a cucumber when he recounted the entire incident. It was as if the incident was nothing.

It had been two months since it happened. Although Alexander had regained his memories and was standing in one piece before Sophia, she could not help but feel shocked.

She subconsciously glanced at his abdomen when she finished listening to his story. “Was it here?”

While saying that, she reached out to lift his shirt.

The scar on Alexander's abdomen was still rather obvious under the bright lights, even though it had been more than two months.

Sophia's head was lowered as she stared at it, her finger that held the shirt trembling.

After staring at it for some time, she looked up at him and gently placed her finger on the scar. “Does it still hurt?”

Alexander took her hand and shook his head. “Not anymore.”

In fact, he did not feel any pain when he got shot since he passed out after his fall.

Then again, they were living in an era of peace. He knew Sophia would be worried sick if he told her about him getting shot.

Bruce and Truce also kept a watchful eye on Alexander during that period of time. That was why the latter dared not contact Sophia even after regaining his memories. For one, he feared the duo might attack Sophia out of desperation. Secondly, he wanted to deal with the duo as soon as he recovered and give Sophia a surprise.

Now that Bruce and Truce were not worth being afraid of, Alexander naturally did not want to wait any longer.

Sophia touched the scar again. More than two months had passed, and only a scar remained in the place of the gunshot wound. He shouldn't be feeling any pain now since it has become a scar.

Sophia pressed her finger gently against the scar before retracting her hand and strolling to the countertop to boil some water.

As the steam rose from the kettle, Alexander followed closely behind Sophia, unsure if the latter was angry.

The duo simply stood there in silence; only the sound of water boiling could be heard in the house.

When the water came to a boil, Sophia poured herself a cup and placed it on the countertop. Propping

her chin up, she stared at Alexander through the steam rising from the cup. “You remembered everything two months ago?”

There was a subtle smile on Sophia's face when those words left her mouth, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

Naturally, Alexander understood what she meant.

“I'm sorry.”

Alexander gazed at her, his eyes brimming with sincerity with a tinge of grievance.

Snorting lightly, Sophia said, “I don't deserve your apology, Mr. Xenos.”

Indeed, Sophia was not mad, but the thought of Alexander hiding two major pieces of information from her during their calls for the past two months annoyed her.

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“It was quite a pleasant surprise,” commented Sophia while glancing at the ring.

She removed her right hand from under her chin and twisted the ring on her finger. At last, she gave up on the idea of removing it.

After a brief pause, she said, “That only applies to the proposal.”

The rest was not much of a pleasant surprise for her.

Feeling guilty, Alexander gave the woman an apologetic look. “Sorry.”

“Is that the only thing you know how to say, Mr. Xenos?” Sophia glanced at him.

It was Alexander's first time seeing Sophia angry since they got back together, and it reminded him of the time they first got divorced. Feeling helpless, he went around the countertop and hugged her from the back. “I'm sorry, Sophia. I just didn't want Bruce and the others to hurt you.”

The two had not met each other for more than two months, yet Alexander chose to propose the moment they reunited, not to mention giving her the huge “surprise.”

It would be a lie if Sophia said she was not delighted but she was displeased, too.

However, the frustration in her seemed to melt away when he hugged her.

Sophia merely watched the steaming cup of hot water without saying a word.

Meanwhile, the man standing behind her rested his chin on her shoulder and took her hand. “This ring was made long ago. I'm sure Samuel told you about it before.”

There was a brief pause before he continued, “The only reason I chose to propose here on this very day is that I didn't want to wait any longer. That's why I asked for Mr. Dawson's permission before sending him off.”

He took her arm and spun her around so they could face each other. Tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, he suggested, “Let's go to City Hall tomorrow, Sophia.”

This time, Alexander swore to never let go of her again.

His seriousness took her by surprise. As she carefully took in the face of the man in front of her, she suddenly could not bring herself to be angry anymore. “All right.”

She curled her lips, and her eyes that stared into the other pair twinkled.