Chương 373: It was all because of that guy!

Sophia thought today would be just like any other—calm and uneventful.

But as soon as she stepped out the door, her dull, colorless world was suddenly filled with vibrant hues.

She never expected to run into the person she had been thinking about day and night, right outside her own home.

In that moment, a bright smile spread across her face. She hurried forward, her voice full of surprise and excitement: "Vanessa, what are you doing here?"

Vanessa, equally surprised by the encounter, hadn't realized Sophia lived right next door to Ethan. But her soft expression quickly hardened, turning cold and unreadable.

Vanessa had no intention of responding. She had long since moved on from the past and didn't want to be dragged back into it. To her, reconnecting with people from that time would only weaken her resolve to leave her old self behind.

Her reaction hit Sophia like a punch to the gut.

They used to be so close, practically inseparable...