Zack sat down on a chair. “Sophia’s smarter than I think. I couldn’t have found out about this guy if it were up to me.”

 

To that, John smiled. “She’s always been smart. I used to think she wasn’t, but now I know I was wrong.”

She used to appear naive and dumb, but that was only because she loved him too much. That inevitably made her lose all personality, but after the divorce, her true character resurfaced.

“You look happy every time you talk about her,” Zack commented.

John chuckled. “You’ll know why when you fall in love.”

“I wonder how frustrated Isabelle would be if she sees you talking about someone else so happily.” Zack sighed. Then, he continued to say, “I looked into her again in case I missed something, but still I couldn’t find any clue that points to her as the culprit. Unbelievable.”

John squinted. “Maybe she is innocent.”

“Maybe,” Zack replied. “Or maybe it’s because of my prejudice. I just don’t think she’s completely innocent.”

 

“Don’t think too much about it. It’ll affect

heard that, Zack gave him a look. “Did you

and stared at Zack. “Of course I did. She’s at the top of

 

taking a stroll that afternoon. Even though they were in their neighborhood, there

phone rang, and Matilda froze. She knew who the caller was without even looking, and she took a deep

the call. I want to know what she has to

be said on the phone. After Isabelle knew that Matilda was getting along with Sophia, she couldn’t denigrate

her speakerphone.

then, Matilda used to wear her

time. When Sophia

do. What is it?” Matilda

her out on a shopping session. “The mall’s holding some

 

 

“I thought you’re busy at work.

so I thought I should back off for a bit. I have my own life, and it’s important that I relax sometimes.” She giggled. “I just met a client, so I want to take a detour

 

Matilda chuckled. “I see.”

she could go with her right away, and Matilda looked at Sophia before saying, “Sure. I don’t have much to do for now.” Delighted, Isabelle said she’d meet

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