Next One Is a Babe

Sophia then checked the subsequent results. Alas, they all pointed to the same possibility. She felt her mind splintering, but it was only momentary, for it then reverted to normal. In reality, she’d already guessed the verdict while waiting for the results.

Putting down her cell phone, she placed both hands on her stomach. A jumble of complex emotions roiled within her. Am I happy? Sad? Conflicted? Regretful? Probably all of the above. She closed her eyes as they burned slightly. Why do I have to fall pregnant at this time? Why now? Flipping over, she then curled into herself and slowly fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Robin had been preoccupied the entire afternoon. When it was almost dusk, Logan came over to the shop, seemingly dropping by on his way elsewhere. However, when he didn’t see Sophia upon coming in, his brows creased slightly. “What happened? Did Sophia take the day off?”

Her voice sullen, Robin replied, “She didn’t come over the entire day. It seems that she isn’t feeling well.”

“She isn’t feeling well?” At this, Logan became a tad anxious. “I’ll go and visit her, then!”

Robin, who was cleaning the place, abruptly stilled. “You’re going over to Sophia’s place? May I tag along? I want to go and visit her, too.”

Not thinking much of it, Logan nodded right away. “Sure. Just close up after straightening everything, and we’ll go together.”

It so happened that there weren’t any customers then, so Robin left with him after simply cleaning up. Climbing into his car, the two of them went straight to Sophia’s house.

John, on the other hand, had been at Sophia’s place the whole time. When he was done looking through the documents, he then phoned Zack and asked him to come and get them. Just when Zack had exited Sophia’s house, he spotted Logan’s car heading here, so he waited and stood at the door. Parking the car by the door, Logan then alighted with Robin. Zack chortled at the sight. “Hey, you two are here as well?”

Logan grunted, looking rather frantic. “I heard that Sophia isn’t feeling well, so I came over to visit her.” As he said this, he brushed past Zack and strode toward the house.

Robin, however, halted. Her gaze was fixed on the living room, but her words were directed to Zack. “John is here, yes?”

Zack grunted in assent. “He’s been here the entire day with me bringing him the documents. Look, haven’t I been relegated to an errand boy now?” As he spoke, he flicked the documents in his hand.

Upon hearing this, Robin sucked in a breath. “John is really nice to Sophia.”

“That’s a given.” Ignorant of her feelings toward John, Zack was very blunt as he proclaimed, “Sophia is the apple of his eyes. He regards her as a priceless treasure, so he’s naturally nice to her.”