The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 852

After distributing the cards, Sophia said, “Alright, here we go. Let the game begin.”

As soon as she finished her words, she felt someone walking up toward her. Then, she heard a chuckle. “It looks like you’re really free.” Upon hearing that voice, she paused, falling into a trance as she kept staring at her cards while blinking. Why does this voice sound so familiar? A few seconds later, she slowly turned around and sized the person up from toe to head.

“The look on your face is scaring me,” Ian said with a smile.

Then, Sophia put down her cards and stood up. “Why didn’t you tell us ahead that you’d be coming back?”

Ian passed his luggage to the waiters and told them to put it aside first, then he sat down beside Sophia and picked up the cards. At the same time, he answered, “I just want to give you guys a surprise.”

This is surprising indeed. If only I had seen this coming, Sophia thought.

Then, Ian gazed at the two waiters and said, “Come on. Let’s continue.”

As both of them also knew Ian, they looked back at him and focused on the cards in their hands. Soon, it was Ian’s turn to show his hand. As he made his move, he asked Sophia about Logan. “Where is Logan? I haven’t seen him here. Why are you here alone?”

“Oh, he is taking a nap upstairs,” Sophia answered.

Um. This is a long story, and it’s going to take me a while to explain everything to him. Sophia didn’t know where to start regarding Logan’s bitter history with Lola, so she only gave a brief reply. “Well, that guy drank a little more than he could handle when we were eating just now, so he ended up getting knocked out.”

Sophia placed her palm on her stomach. “Everything feels fine now. At least I can still move freely at the moment, but I guess the same cannot be said a few months later.”

Ian pursed his lips and moved his gaze toward the table. In that instant, he seemed as if he was trying hard to think of what he could talk about with Sophia, and the lady was starting to feel a little awkward due to his reaction. Therefore, she quickly changed the subject and asked, “Have you eaten? Perhaps I could get you a little something.”

Indeed, Ian hadn’t eaten anything as he had been on the road after packing his stuff since early this morning. It wasn’t until he arrived at Logan’s club that he could finally slow down and relax. Upon hearing Sophia’s kind offer, he nodded and said, “Well, I haven’t taken my lunch yet because I was planning to have it with you guys, but it seems like I got here a little too late.”

Then, Sophia stood up to call the waiter so that he could get something for Ian, but after doing that, she turned around to look at Ian again and said, “Why don’t you just have something light for lunch first and save it for dinner? We can all gather and have a proper meal then. What do you think?”