The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

His brows knitting together, John momentarily stilled while standing on the step. Then, he exited WhatsApp and placed his cell phone back into his pocket. Having done that, he nonchalantly went downstairs.

Matilda was in the kitchen, preparing breakfast with Ms. Cannon. Walking over, John peered in from the entrance before saying, “I phoned Dad last night and asked him about his relationship with Yolanda.”

Surprised, Matilda glanced over her shoulder at him. “Okay. Well?”

At this, John chuckled. “Looks like you’re rather interested in knowing about Dad’s affairs.”

Lowering her head, Matilda continued with her current chore. “I’d be lying if I were to say that I’m not interested. I’d still be somewhat curious. Well, get on with it. What did your father say?”

John leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed. “Dad said that he has never had a romantic relationship with her and they’re just friends.”

Upon hearing this, Matilda snickered. “Yeah, they’re just friends. They must be bosom friends for him to be so concerned about her.”

nor did he offer any information. I just thought it’ll be prudent for me to tell you this. You can then form your own judgment, and of course,

Go and wait in the dining room. Breakfast

dining room. If this had happened in the past, she would’ve definitely claimed that she wasn’t interested in knowing and feigned insouciance

salad, Matilda straightened before heaving a sigh. Beside her, Ms. Cannon cast her a glance. “If you’re free today, you can ask Mr. Constance out for a meal. I noticed that you

meal with him. That’s aimless.” After saying that, she pondered for a moment before saying, “I’ll just leave things as they are. Things are vague between him and Yolanda, so I don’t want to insert myself into the equation. A love triangle will just end up in utter chaos. Plus, I feel a headache coming on at the mere thought of it.” When she reached the door with the plate in hand, she suddenly added to no apparent person, “Things are good now, so I’ll just leave it at that.” Then, she went to the dining

his cell phone since Zack had sent him a message. While Zack appeared blasé on the surface, he was actually quite efficient. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to work with John for so many years. He’d sent over a picture of the person in the photo

done quite a lot of things. He’s done some small business, but it didn’t yield much profit and fell through in the end. According to the report, he’s been working at the shadow bank for two years.

message to Zack. Before he’d finished doing so, Matilda came over and sat down across from him. Raising his eyes to her, John laughed. “What is it? Judging from your demeanor, you seem to have something

I just want to ask how much you know about what’s

placed his cell phone down and took a sip of soy milk. “Not much. I only know that Dad went to take care of Yolanda back when she was hospitalized. When he came back, he always told us what he did in the hospital. Putting aside his character and speaking just from his upfront manner, I don’t think there’s anything scandalous going

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