Old Mr. Bailey and Isabelle didn’t stay for long since Sophia put on an exaggerated show of her meal being interrupted. Old Mr. Bailey merely discussed some details of the upcoming contract with John in brief before leaving. Anyway, Sophia didn’t understand a single word of it.

 

When they’d left, Sophia then turned and looked at John. “Miss Bailey must be the person in charge on the Baileys’ side for this collaboration between the two companies, no?” Isabelle was working in Bailey Corporation, but Sophia had never bothered to find out her post. Isabelle Bailey will certainly grab hold of such a golden opportunity this time.

Sitting down, John murmured an assent. “Probably.” He wasn’t quite certain, but judging from William’s call earlier whereby he warned him to watch himself, he was likely to have rather frequent contact with Isabelle.

Sophia snorted and took another crab leg. “Ah, familiarity breeds fondness.” This remark was a taunt of sorts, but John merely sat down and stared at the room door for a while before he started eating.

Meanwhile, Old Mr. Bailey and Isabelle went back to their room, the former’s expression still grim. Glancing at him, Elder Mr. Bailey asked, “What happened? Why are you still so angry when you’ve gone over for a visit?”

Old Mr. Bailey pulled a face. “I’m now all the more furious after going over there.”

Beside him, Isabelle aptly patted him on the back. “Dad, don’t get worked up.”

at Isabelle out of the corner of

 

and placed it on his own. “He dashed Belle’s hopes

as day back when the Bailey Family and Constance Family contracted a marriage between the two of them. Later, when John personally came to break off the engagement and subsequently married Sophia, she isolated herself for a whole week and lost much

over it, and she even

 

slow since there were many of them here, time ticking by as they talked and tarried. During the meal, someone blurted, “How rude! John Constance knows full well that we’re here, yet he doesn’t even come and greet us.” At this, the atmosphere turned

his room. Besides, almost everyone here was his elder, so he should come over to greet them no matter what. Since he isn’t here yet when there are only two people over there, and they should

was near the entrance of the corridor, John would definitely walk past when he left since

have to wait for long before John and Sophia’s voices drifted over, seemingly having just concluded their meal as well. Giggling, Sophia said, “It’s no surprise that we can’t finish the food since

 

 

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