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.”

out a sigh. At that moment, she could not identify the mix of emotions in her;

dinner, William asked for the reason behind John’s absence, to which Sophia replied that John seemed to be

Logically, there was no reason for John to work overtime, but he

she had had a meal with one of Matilda’s friends—Richard Drake, but she didn’t have any chance to dine with any of William’s friends yet.

naturally as she sighed and said, “Didn’t Madam Bloom contact you lately? If she did, why don’t you bring her over to have lunch or dinner? I haven’t had

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. We thought she’s

It’s just that she was met with some trouble before and I lent her a helping hand. Other than that, we

Matilda lowered her eyes and quietly ate the food. No one could tell

the dinner, Logan started a long gossiping session. This time, his scope of gossip went

this, whenever he mentioned Lola, he would jump around and call her names. This time, he didn’t get agitated, and Sophia even noticed a hint of cockiness

“No matter how strong a woman is, in the face of power, she is still weak. Sometimes, the display of her strength is to mask her fragile inner selves. At the end

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