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Dad may be a good actor, but his frustration and loneliness are still all written on his face. Despite that thought,
John only replied, “Okay. It’s getting late. You should get some rest now.” After that, he proceeded to take Sophia
upstairs, while the lady looked back down at William.
At that moment, William was seen crossing his legs with an irritated look on his face. Nonetheless, she only smiled
and headed to the bedroom with John. After closing the door, Sophia laughed out loud and said, “Did you see your
dad’s face? I told you. It must be something to do with what happened earlier this afternoon.”
Soon, John took off his jacket, replying with a grunt in a distracted manner. Meanwhile, Sophia went to grab her
pajamas before heading toward the bathroom. “By the way, what went wrong with the car?”
Upon hearing that, John paused and answered, “Oh, nothing much. It’s just that the gear knob seems to be
jammed.” He brushed Sophia off with an excuse to dispel her doubts, knowing that it wouldn’t help even if she knew
about it. Furthermore, he was also certain that Sophia would retaliate in a fit of rage considering her fiery
temperament. He wouldn’t want her to be involved in this even during normal times, not to mention the fact that
she was pregnant at the moment.
Fortunately, Sophia responded unsuspectingly with a noncommittal grunt as she went on to take a shower. In the
meantime, John pondered on it for a while before he stepped out of his room and stood in the corridor to make a
phone call.
Humming, Sophia came out of the bathroom when she was done, only to be surprised that John was nowhere to be
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfound. Then, she opened the door slightly and peeked outside before she finally saw John talking on the phone at
the end of the corridor. At that moment, she only pursed her lips and closed the door after a moment of
contemplation.
After applying some skin products on her face, she lay in bed shortly before John came back in. She only closed her
eyes, listening to John’s movements as he went to take a shower. Soon, he lay beside her, whereupon she turned
around and had her back facing him as she told him, “Please stay safe.”
As John had just settled himself on the bed, he was stunned by Sophia’s words for a while before he finally caught
on to what she meant. Then, he hugged her from behind and told her, “I will. Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”
Meanwhile, Sophia only responded with silence, since she knew that John was capable of protecting himself. After
all, he is a veteran who has accumulated years of experience in the commercial world, so he should have built his
own clout. Therefore, I should put my faith in him and believe that nothing can hurt him.
In the meantime, William sat in the living room downstairs for a little while more before he switched off the
television. Then, he went on to find himself a bottle of red wine and drank some of it. He didn’t finish it all but
instead only drank two glasses of it. After that, he left the bottle of red wine and the glass on the table in the living
room and went upstairs.
While the red wine wasn’t that strong, William was beginning to feel a little tipsy after drinking two glasses of it in
quick succession. When he got back to his room, he got changed and instantly collapsed onto his bed without even
taking a shower. Before he dozed off, he took a glimpse at his phone and saw nothing but a message from Yolanda
wishing him good night. At the sight of that, he clicked his tongue and tossed his phone aside before he shut his
eyes and slept.
The next day, Sophia woke up late, only to find that John had gone for work. After that, she headed downstairs in a
relaxed manner, only to see Old Mrs. Constance sitting in the living room. The old lady, who saw Sophia coming
down, beckoned to her. “Come here. I have something I want to ask you.”
Sophia quickly approached the old lady. “What’s the matter?”
With a confused look on her face, Old Mrs. Constance sat in front of Sophia and asked, “Did you guys see John’s
father when you both came back last night?”
Sophia nodded and answered, “Yeah, he was watching TV downstairs.”
When she heard that, Old Mrs. Constance hissed, “The maid told me that there was a bottle of red wine left open.
There was still half of it inside, but neither of us here drank it. So, I wondered if it was him who drank the wine when
he came back last night. Anyway, I don’t understand why he’d drink half a bottle of red wine in the middle of the
night. Was he in a bad mood?”
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