The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

John and Sophia looked at each other before going in. William thought something was wrong, so he wanted to call Matilda and Yolanda back, but John stopped him.

Sophia smiled. John was just inviting Yolanda out of courtesy. He wasn’t planning on her actually having dinner with them. It’d be awkward if Yolanda and Matilda were around the same table, so they ditched the plan.

Quickly finishing her dinner, Sophia went upstairs, but a while later, she called from the staircase, “Mom, did you see my plaid shirt? You kept it for me, didn’t you?”

Matilda looked up in surprise. “It’s in your cabinet!”

“I don’t see it,” Sophia mumbled. “Never mind. I’ll look around.” After a while, she came out again. “Mom, do you know where the ultrasound report is? It’s missing!”

John came out of the dining room. “It’s in the cabinet. Try looking there.”

“Oh.” Before she could turn around, William had come out of the dining room after finishing his dinner. Thus, she asked, “Done so soon, Dad?”

for a moment before he

over and sit with Mom, then. Have a little chat with Ms. Bloom.” She then went to her room, not before she remarked as she walked, however, “I’m really getting forgetful these days. I

at the second floor and

fidgeting, especially Matilda. The way Sophia addressed her and William was embarrassing

both of them, and he looked at

fine. Just threw away my clutch, see. I can walk normally, but not for too long. And I can’t stand for

inexplicably sheepish. “You haven’t had dinner yet, have you?

up. “Sure. You

John came over and sat beside William. “A few days ago, my dad told me he’s worried about you.

his way, but he can make time to have dinner here? That surprised Yolanda a little, but she nodded. “I’m fine. The servants are taking good care of me.” Then she continued, “I was thinking I should talk with Matilda, but my wound got in the way, so I had

looking at William when she spoke, and he

what? There’s nothing but awkwardness. Maybe she was reading too much into it, but she thought Yolanda was looking at her weirdly, as if Matilda was her old, unreasonable

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