Next One Is a Babe

Matilda seemed a little conflicted. “At least that’s how I’ve been feeling recently, so I’m not totally sure myself.”

Arching her brow, Natasha commented, “It’s not everyday that you would self-reflect. You’re finally improving.”

On the other end, after Zack booked the tickets, John was almost done with packing. He still had a lot of food in the trunk of his car, which, much to the kids’ delight, Sophia gave to Mrs. Hensley. Although Mrs. Hensley would like Sophia to stay for a little longer, she knew Sophia’s departure was for the best, or else Walter would keep on pestering her.

Standing outside with their luggage, the villagers who would be leaving with John had finished packing as well. John couldn’t possibly fit everyone and everything into the car, so the villagers left on a tractor, while John and Sophia returned the rented car. After meeting up with the villagers, they hailed a few cabs to bring everyone to the train station.

The sight of a bunch of people tagging along was enough to give Sophia a headache, but John seemed to have done a good job at managing everything, as their journey went smoothly. They had to make a transfer halfway through their journey, but it wasn’t as tiring as they had arranged for a reasonable schedule.

When they got off at their final destination, Zack was already waiting at the train station. The villagers were a little overwhelmed upon their arrival at a brand new location. After hailing a few cabs, Zack brought the people to the warehouse.

Due to how huge it was, they needed a lot of workers in the warehouse, so the villagers were quickly assigned to their positions upon arrival. As Sophia only ever told them that she was acquainted with one of the managers, the villagers didn’t think much of it, seemingly satisfied as long as they had a job.

The only thing Sophia was worried of was that they might be dissatisfied with the job they were offered once they knew the company belonged to the Constances, and would ask for an easier job that paid better. After all, human greed and desires were insatiable.

After the villagers left, Zack drove both John and Sophia to her house. Throughout the journey, Sophia had been feeling groggy and nauseous. However, she tried her best to push down the queasiness and cover up for herself, which took a toll on her. Now that she was in a car, she could no longer hold back the nausea, so she said, “Zack, can you drive slower? I feel like vomiting, so please open the windows. I think I might have motion sickness.”

None of the men thought much of it. While Zack slowed down and opened the car windows, John patted her on the back to help soothe her until Zack managed to stop the car a moment later. As soon as he did so, Sophia got off the car before retching by the road, but nothing came out.