Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 635 Do Not Be Afraid

This lasted until the fourth night. When Sophia woke at around three in the morning, she heard noises coming from outside her room.

Though the metal chains on her ankles were not short, she could not walk too far out of the room.

The woman’s voice was not loud, but the house was empty—only she and Mona occupied the space.

Thus, Sophia could hear Mona speaking into the phone receiver as she told someone to wait a little longer.

“He has money, but he’s going to be in jail for the rest of his life. What need would he have of that money? Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. Mr. Xenos loves his wife a lot, and she’s pregnant. I refuse to believe that he will just sit on his hands while his wife is in danger!”

Sophia’s heart lurched when she heard that, and she finally realized what Mona wanted.

Mona’s a ruthless woman, and she might resort to merciless tricks if she’s cornered. No longer daring to stand right by the door, Sophia quickly turned to walk further into the room. However, at that moment, the door opened.

As Mona looked at her, she said, “Mrs. Xenos, ignorance is bliss.”

Although Mona had been holding her captive, she had not actually done anything horrible to her.

However, those words that had just come out of Mona’s mouth made Sophia’s heart sink into the pit of her stomach. Even though she had been locked up for a few days, she had regained some of her

mental fortitude.

“It’s getting late. I should go to sleep,” Sophia said, pretending to not understand Mona’s words as she shuffled to the bed.

Mona only watched her from the doorway. A beat later, she left, closing the door behind her.

As Sophia had woken up in the early hours of the morning previously, she woke much later the next morning.

Upon waking up, she was greeted by the shocking appearance of Mona beside her. Paling, she blurted out, “Mrs. Ford?”

“You’re awake. Are you feeling unwell?”

Sophia shook her head. “No, I’m fine.”

“You shouldn’t walk around in the middle of the night next time. It’s still cold at night, and you’re pregnant. It’ll be bad if you get sick.”

Startled by her abrupt show of concern, Sophia took a while to squeeze out, “Okay. Thanks.”

“Wash up. I’ll reheat your breakfast.”

With that said, she went out with the food.

It was then Sophia realized that her breakfast was never the same throughout her captivity here.

In a way, Mona took rather good care of her.

After washing up and waiting by the bed for a while, Sophia looked at the time.

It was past nine by then. It was a relatively sunny day, so Sophia drew the curtains to let the sunrays filter in. Just as she returned to bed, Mona came back inside with breakfast.

Sophia glanced out of the window before turning to look at her again.

Mona only gazed at Sophia for a moment before going back outside.

Although Sophia was used to Mona’s behavior, what Mona had said to her the night before still frightened her.

Before twelve, Mona came into the room with lunch. This time, instead of leaving, she took a seat on a chair beside the bed and asked, “Mrs. Xenos, would you like to hear my story?” Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Sophia lifted her brows. “I would be more than willing to listen if you want to talk about it.”

“Just call me Mona. Don’t call me Mrs. Ford anymore. I don’t want to be Mrs. Ford anymore.”

Sophia did not respond to that.

She was the captive, defenseless. If Mona insisted on telling Sophia the story, Sophia had no choice but to listen to her.

As it turned out, it was a simple yet dramatic story. Mona’s family was quite well off, and before meeting Wesley, she had been doted on by her family.

On the other hand, Wesley’s family situation was below average. In other words, he could be considered a self-made man.

Both studied at the same university. As Mona came from a well-to-do family, she spent money without much hesitation. One time, when she was on her way back to school after drinking at a bar with her friends, a group of gangsters targeted her.

Initially, the gangsters only wanted her money, but when they realized that she was quite a pretty young woman, they wanted both her and her money.

Mona was far from mild-mannered, and as she had drunk some alcohol, she began hurling insults at the gangsters when they started touching her. They were infuriated, but coincidentally, Wesley and his basketball team members bumped into her and saved her.

That was her first time meeting Wesley. She had to admit that, despite Wesley’s family situation, he had been a rather handsome young man.

She had fallen in love with him at first sight, and Wesley was interested in her too. After some time of interacting with each other, they began dating.

When they graduated from university, she chose to stay in the capital so that she could be closer to him. A year after that, they married.

Wesley’s family’s finances were so tight that they could not even afford a thirty thousand betrothal gift, so in the end, Mona had to use the money she saved to compensate for the lack of funds. The wedding, ultimately, was a simple one too.

But they were young. They thought love was all they needed.

Wesley was rather lucky. He had only worked for a year at Odyssey before he was promoted to team leader. In a way, his future had been bright.

If not for her son finding out what Wesley had done, she would not have ended up like this.

“Men are liars. To them, promises are nothing but sweet nothings to whisper to women. The only thing that won’t betray you in this world is money!”

That was how most people’s stories went—a happy start but an unsatisfactory end.

Sophia listened to Mona as the latter hissed the words that most people believed in.

After that, Mona wiped her eyes and cocked her head to look at Sophia for a while. “But Mr. Xenos isn’t the same as Wesley. He was born with a golden spoon. If he wanted to have fun, he would have done so years ago. Mrs. Xenos, my life isn’t as good as yours. I couldn’t meet a man like Mr. Xenos, so please don’t blame me for what I had to do.”

After that, she fell back to her usual silence.

Something about Mona’s last words made Sophia feel anxious. A voice in her mind told her that Mona was going to make a move soon.

In the evening, Sophia watched the sun go down, wondering why Mona had yet to bring her dinner. Usually, dinner would be brought to her by now.

It was already half past five. In another half an hour, the sky would turn completely dark.

Half an hour soon went by, but Sophia still saw no signs of Mona.

As she was used to eating at a specific time, she was starting to feel hungry after half an hour.

Then, sounds came from downstairs. In no time, the door to her room was opened, and the man she had not seen for four days entered her line of sight.

His eyes were fixed on her as he strode over. Without wasting a beat, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. “I’m here now. Don’t be afraid.”