Chapter 100

Lauren's POV

I slowly turned around to face the person who had spoken, and the moment my eyes landed on her, my suspicions were confirmed. It was who I thought it was.

Sofia.

A small, involuntary smirk tugged at the corner of my lips. She was the last person I expected to see here, in this place, at this particular time. Of all the people that could have walked through those doors, it had to be her.

My gaze wasted no time in sweeping over her from head to toe. I took in every detail, not out of admiration, but out of calculation. The last time I saw her was five years ago. Back then, she carried Ethan’s child, her tummy round with a small, delicate bump. Even in her pregnancy, I’ll admit she had a glow, a certain radiance that made people look twice. But now? That glow had long since burned out, even back then when she was pregnant she looked better than now.

The belly bump was gone, of course, but in its place I noticed the unmistakabl