Perhaps Sophia had heard it wrongly, but his words somewhat touched her.

 

At this point, she quickly turned away and looked outside the window, pursing her lips and refusing to say a word.

After putting Sophia and John’s suitcases in the trunk, Zack got in the passenger seat while Mrs. Constance and Isabelle were still standing next to their sedan.

Even though Isabelle looked fine, Mrs. Constance did not look too pleased.

Leaning on the car window, Sophia saw the reluctant look on Mrs. Constance’s face as she got in the car, and how hard she then slammed the car door.

The sight of this made Sophia laugh.

Their car took off first while Mrs. Constance’s car followed.

Throughout the car ride, no one was talking, and the car was heading toward the Constance Residence.

 

It was a familiar route for Sophia.

Looking at the view outside the windows on both sides of the car, Sophia felt rather despondent.

When she moved out of the Constance Residence, she thought that she would never return, but look at how quickly things changed.

 

The car kept on going until they entered the front yard of the Constance Residence, which was situated halfway up a hill; the surrounding area was extremely quiet.

As Old Mr. and Mrs. Constance both loved the countryside, there were many trees and plants around the Constance Residence.

Behind the Constance Residence was a bamboo forest. It was very well managed and it made the environment feel quiet and peaceful.

Old Mrs. Constance was seen standing at the entrance of the

Constance the moment she turned

John of just under a

but neither did

Mrs. Constance. It was neither cold nor

the car, with the help

 

 

Family were now

Sophia and said rather calmly,

 

Mrs. Constance, good

take long for her to change the way she addressed

sighed and

a frequent visitor, Old Mrs. Constance knew who

commented, “You just got off the plane, didn’t you? Eat something before

and exhaled. He

the car that Mrs. Constance was in slowly pulled up, and Mrs. Constance

the back of the car and dragged Isabelle over when Isabelle had just stepped

the house and eat

to do,

Mrs. Constance then sighed,

to Old Mrs. Constance. She then pursed her

Isabelle rather blandly before turning around. “Let’s go in. You all must be tired. We’ll eat something

carried

big given the number of people living at the Constance

did not usually

been served on the table. Without even going in, one could tell how much food there was on the table just from a quick

the suitcases in the corner, they all went into the dining

they handed out

down right away, completely ignoring

where she used to sit, which was right

that. She then frowned as she stared at

down and start wiping her hands before the older ones

well, but she did not get as annoyed as Mrs.

“Are you guys

to entertain some meaningless rituals with a bunch of people who were no longer related to her, especially after having

please take a seat. We haven’t eaten anything since this

was helped by a maid as she

other as long as they lifted their heads—Sophia and Mrs. Constance were

 

 

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