Next One Is a Babe

That time, John told the young man his own number, unbeknownst to the young man, and then he kept receiving good morning and good night messages. Even when Sophia went back to her home, this young man kept sending messages to her. John was surprised about the young man’s iron will. Even though he never replied to the young man’s messages, he never stopped texting.

John came up and wrapped his arm around Sophia’s shoulder. “We’re going for lunch. Anything?”

The young man froze up and stared at them for a while. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Sophia knew what John was trying to do. If it were any other time, she would have slapped his hand away, but not this time. She didn’t want the young man to be kept in ignorance, so it’d be better for him to know about this sooner. Sophia leaned closer against John and repeated, “Do you need anything?”

The young man’s expression turned gloomy. “Y-You guys…”

Matilda was frustrated. What is wrong with these men? Even until then, she didn’t know what was so attractive about Sophia, so her son’s obsession went over her head.

I don’t think John likes her for her looks. He isn’t that shallow. When she noticed that someone else had a crush on Sophia as well, Matilda thought, Fine, John’s blind, but everyone else is too?

Robin chuckled silently and approached Matilda. “This guy kept coming over every day during Sophia’s absence,” she whispered. “He really likes her.”

Matilda looked at the boy again. This boy looks like he just graduated high school. He’s just a kid! Does he even know what love and responsibility is? Does he even know how to care for a woman? Matilda snorted. “So what? There’s no point coveting something that isn’t his,” she whispered back.

Robin froze. Even though she knew Matilda wasn’t talking about her, she still looked at John, who still had his hand around Sophia’s shoulder. A while ago, she too coveted someone who couldn’t belong to her, and she even thought there was a chance. Once upon a time, she even wanted to confess to that man, just like how this young man was doing, but luckily, she stopped in time, or else she’d be in the same situation as the young man was.

The young man looked at Sophia, the light in his eyes dim. “I see. I’m just here to say hi.” Then, he went back to his shop.