The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

William didn’t ask Matilda for the name of the person in the call. Instead, he simply placed his arm gently around her shoulders and followed her to the dining table. Sophia stared at them and curled her lips into a smile. This was her first time seeing the public display of affection between a middle-aged couple, and it was surprisingly sweet!

Feeling embarrassed, Matilda sat down and took a sip of water.

Logan was especially enthusiastic on this day as he greeted William. Also, he inquired about William’s preferred dishes and told him to order anything from the menu by himself.

William did not have any particular dish he wanted in mind. However, he specifically reminded everyone, “I thought that today’s dinner was only between me and her, and I happened to think of a good restaurant which serves tasty dishes. I wanted to bring her for a taste, but she ended up telling me that it is a dinner gathering.”

It was a loaded remark, and Sophia could not help but burst out giggling at him. “Master William, do you mean to say that you’re feeling quite disappointed? You must be dying to spend some quality time alone with Madam Flintstone.”

in a great mood tonight, let’s have some fun together. Both of you have a lot of time to spend together in the future. There’s no rush!”

Her words made Matilda feel embarrassed. On the other hand, William only chuckled and agreed. “You’re right.”

mix of emotions in her; it was a somewhat sweet feeling, mixed

reason behind John’s absence, to which Sophia replied that John seemed to be busy dealing with some

not recall delegating much work to John. Logically, there was no reason for

a random topic. She told everyone that she had had a meal with one of Matilda’s friends—Richard Drake, but

“Didn’t Madam Bloom contact you

hidden meaning behind Sophia’s words, William placed his fork down and replied after some serious thinking, “I don’t meet with Yolanda a lot as well. If you want to acquaint yourselves with her, I can help connect

no need for us to befriend her.

“Well, we’re not super close. It’s just that she was met with some trouble before and I lent her a helping hand. Other than that, we don’t interact much with each

explained a lot in a few sentences. Beside them, Matilda lowered her eyes and quietly ate the food. No one could tell if she registered what William

a long gossiping session. This time, his scope of gossip went beyond the Morgans; he even brought

would jump around and call her names. This time, he didn’t get agitated, and Sophia even noticed a hint

is still weak. Sometimes, the display of her strength is to mask her fragile inner selves. At the

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