A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 402

"I see." Sandra nodded.

Once again, silence descended over the car. Sandra felt like slapping herself. She always talked a lot, but now, she couldn't think of anything to say. Why had her mind gone blank at such a critical moment? She racked her brains but couldn't find anything to talk about.

Finally, she asked, "Does the work keep you busy?"

"Well, compared with my brother, my work is very easy." James gave him a light workload as he didn't want his brother to be too tired or stressed out.

"Oh, okay."

Then, the car became quiet again.

Just like this, there were multiple lulls in their conversation, with Sandra asking a question every now and then, and Cooper giving a brief reply. Fortunately, they soon arrived at his apartment.

The first thing that Sandra noticed when she entered the apartment was how large it was. The decor was minimal and dark-colored, which gave it an understatedly luxurious look. Strictly speaking, this was the first time that she had come to his house. Previously, she had run away after bringing breakfast to the door.

As Sandra looked around, she noticed that the apartment was also very clean and tidy, like a newly-furnished house. She couldn't help but feel ashamed. Compared to Cooper's apartment, her own apartment looked like a pigsty.

"The study is over there. You go ahead. I'm going to get a glass of water," Cooper said after changing his shoes.

Withdrawing her curious gaze, Sandra nodded and walked in the direction he had pointed at.

His study was large, about thirty square feet in size, and the bookshelf was lined with a variety of books.

On the big wooden desk stood a photo frame. Without thinking, she picked it up and looked at it carefully.

It was a photo of Cooper and James when they were young. It looked like it had been taken a long time ago.

But it had to be said that both brothers had been just as handsome back then, if not more. There was no doubt that countless women would have drooled over them.

"That photo of me and my brother was taken twelve years ago."

The sudden voice from behind startled Sandra, causing her to jump and lose her grip on the photo frame.

She let out a small cry and swung her hand to save it, but a hand shot forward and caught it faster than her.

"I'm sorry. It was an accident." Sandra hastily grabbed the photo frame from his hand and looked at it carefully to see if it had been damaged.

Looking at the frightened girl, Cooper chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's my fault. I didn't make any sound while approaching, so it's no wonder you got scared."

Sandra didn't know what to say, so she just smiled gratefully at him. She was really touched by his warmth. He was so gentle and considerate.

Cooper took the photo frame back and put it on the desk before handing her a glass of warm water. "I don't have the habit of drinking beverages, so please make do with this."

"No, no, it's okay. I like drinking water, too. It's healthy, ha-ha," Sandra answered with a guilty conscience. Her favorite thing to drink was juice. Her mother was always nagging at her to drink more water, because she hated it and usually wouldn't touch it willingly.

"That's good," Cooper said, not seeing through her lie at all. Then, he opened her textbook and glanced through it. "Do you want to study math today?"

"Math? It's my worst subject," Sandra admitted, shuffling her foot in embarrassment. She could not understand numbers at all, and she always received low scores in math tests.

"Okay, don't worry. Take a seat here."

Cooper pulled an extra chair over to the desk, and sat next to her.

He was sitting so close to her that their arms and thighs were almost touching, and she could smell the refreshing scent of mint on his body. She was so nervous that she almost forgot to breathe.

This apartment was located in an upper-class residential area, so there was no noise around. It was very quiet. Cooper's voice seemed to be the only sound for miles around. He explained the concepts and math problems to Sandra in a warm and gentle voice.

It was getting late. Sandra quietly yawned several times, but she didn't want to waste this rare

opportunity that she had gotten to spend time with Cooper, so she fought her fatigue, trying her best to pay attention to his explanation of different math problems.