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It was so obvious to her that he was acting weird that she couldn’t look past it.
Meanwhile, John didn’t return to his room but went downstairs again and stood in front of the glass windows in the
living room. Actually, he had no idea what was going through his mind, yet his heart was in a whirl, carrying a small
glimmer of hope. At the same time, he was afraid that he was overthinking.
Without a doubt, he wouldn’t be able to fall asleep now, so he went to grab a beer which Logan had brought over in
the evening, thinking that they could hangout for a bit, but that didn’t happen.
Taking a seat on the couch, John opened the beer and started drinking by himself in silence.
In the middle of the night, Sophia woke up to use the bathroom, but no matter how she tried afterward, she
couldn’t go back to sleep. Hence, she walked out of her room and, in the hallway, saw that there was light at the
top of the staircase. Fearlessly, she slowly went over and looked downward.
She saw John sitting on the couch and a few empty beer bottles on the coffee table. Taken aback, she decided to
join him downstairs.
Pacing next to him, it was clear that he had a drink too much, and he only realized her presence when she gave
him a nudge. With reddened eyes, he gazed at her for a couple of seconds before reaching out and grabbing her
toward himself. “Sophia.”
She murmured in assent. “What’s up with you? Did you drink too much?”
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“No, I didn’t.” He chuckled. “I didn’t drink too much. This is nothing. I can drink very well.”
Sophia sighed. “Why are you drinking? You can’t sleep?”
“Yeah, I can’t sleep indeed. Tell me honestly, Sophia, are you hiding something from me?”
Pursing her lips, she said, “What can I be hiding from you? You’re always by my side and know everything that’s
happening with me.”
He didn’t speak anymore at her reply but held her hand. Lowering his head, he placed the back of her hand to his
forehead. “Let’s make a trip to the hospital tomorrow, Sophia.”
Shocked, she asked, “Why?”
In a low voice, he replied, “I’m worried. Recently, your gastric is occurring too frequently, and your condition for the
past few days isn’t the best, either. Let’s go for a checkup in the hospital, shall we?”
Keeping her lips in a thin line, a few seconds passed before Sophia finally said, “There’s no need for that. I’ve been
living with this gastric problem for a long time, and I know what to do. There’s nothing to worry about.”
However, John let out a long sigh and spoke in a slow but determined voice, “Let’s go.”
Flustered, Sophia wasn’t sure if he was probing her or really just worried about her health.
Realizing that she didn’t say a thing, he lifted his gaze at her. “Before this, Grandma told me to bring you for a
proper checkup. Gastric won’t cause much problem when you’re young, but as you get older, it will become a
problem for you.”
He gave her hand a tug, and she plopped herself next to him. When he spun toward her, she could tell that he did
have a lot to drink as he reeked of alcohol. Extending his arms, he held her into his embrace. “I’m afraid, Sophia.”
Sophia didn’t know what he was afraid of, but right now, she was the one struck by fear.
With his eyes shut closed, John muttered, “Don’t hide anything from me if there’s something going on. Please don’t
ever hide anything from me, okay?”
Biting her lip, Sophia agreed softly after a long pause, “Yeah.”
John patted her back gently and said no more after that. As he had too much to drink, it was fine when he was
seated. However, the moment he stood up, he started to sway, and Sophia had no other option but to help him
upstairs.
In the end, he refused to return to his own room and insisted on sleeping in her room. Hence, she watched
helplessly as he stumbled into her room and threw himself onto her bed.
“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?” she asked with a frown.
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