Next One Is a Babe

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Dad may be a good actor, but his frustration and loneliness are still all written on his face. Despite that thought, John only replied, “Okay. It’s getting late. You should get some rest now.” After that, he proceeded to take Sophia upstairs, while the lady looked back down at William.

At that moment, William was seen crossing his legs with an irritated look on his face. Nonetheless, she only smiled and headed to the bedroom with John. After closing the door, Sophia laughed out loud and said, “Did you see your dad’s face? I told you. It must be something to do with what happened earlier this afternoon.”

Soon, John took off his jacket, replying with a grunt in a distracted manner. Meanwhile, Sophia went to grab her pajamas before heading toward the bathroom. “By the way, what went wrong with the car?”

Upon hearing that, John paused and answered, “Oh, nothing much. It’s just that the gear knob seems to be jammed.” He brushed Sophia off with an excuse to dispel her doubts, knowing that it wouldn’t help even if she knew about it. Furthermore, he was also certain that Sophia would retaliate in a fit of rage considering her fiery temperament. He wouldn’t want her to be involved in this even during normal times, not to mention the fact that she was pregnant at the moment.

Fortunately, Sophia responded unsuspectingly with a noncommittal grunt as she went on to take a shower. In the meantime, John pondered on it for a while before he stepped out of his room and stood in the corridor to make a phone call.

Humming, Sophia came out of the bathroom when she was done, only to be surprised that John was nowhere to be found. Then, she opened the door slightly and peeked outside before she finally saw John talking on the phone at the end of the corridor. At that moment, she only pursed her lips and closed the door after a moment of contemplation.

After applying some skin products on her face, she lay in bed shortly before John came back in. She only closed her eyes, listening to John’s movements as he went to take a shower. Soon, he lay beside her, whereupon she turned around and had her back facing him as she told him, “Please stay safe.”

As John had just settled himself on the bed, he was stunned by Sophia’s words for a while before he finally caught on to what she meant. Then, he hugged her from behind and told her, “I will. Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”

Meanwhile, Sophia only responded with silence, since she knew that John was capable of protecting himself. After all, he is a veteran who has accumulated years of experience in the commercial world, so he should have built his own clout. Therefore, I should put my faith in him and believe that nothing can hurt him.

In the meantime, William sat in the living room downstairs for a little while more before he switched off the television. Then, he went on to find himself a bottle of red wine and drank some of it. He didn’t finish it all but instead only drank two glasses of it. After that, he left the bottle of red wine and the glass on the table in the living room and went upstairs.

While the red wine wasn’t that strong, William was beginning to feel a little tipsy after drinking two glasses of it in quick succession. When he got back to his room, he got changed and instantly collapsed onto his bed without even taking a shower. Before he dozed off, he took a glimpse at his phone and saw nothing but a message from Yolanda wishing him good night. At the sight of that, he clicked his tongue and tossed his phone aside before he shut his eyes and slept.