Next One Is a Babe

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Matilda agreed and added, “I’ll give you a call soon.” After that, she hung up the call, while William put away his phone, staring at the residence’s front gate with a smile.

In the meantime, Matilda took longer than usual to dress herself up. In the end, she picked a long dress with a plain color and tied up her hair, looking especially elegant. Once she was done, she immediately gave William a call and told him her location.

William said, “Alright. I just happen to be someplace nearby. I’ll head there right now.” After driving around the area for a bit, he pulled up outside the Flintstone Residence for Matilda to get into his car. As soon as he started the engine, Matilda asked, “Where are we going?”

In fact, William had already figured out where they should go while waiting for Matilda. “You’ll know when you get there.”

To that, Matilda responded with silence while typing a reply to Sophia’s message. Being a busybody, Sophia was curious to know whether William had made his move, so she texted Matilda to find out about it. In fact, the message had been received back when Matilda was still at home, but she couldn’t find an opportunity to reply. Besides, Old Mrs. Flintstone was unhappy when Matilda told her that she needed to go out, instantly showing her daughter a long face.

In the end, Richard defused the situation, saying that he didn’t mind that. After all, he understood Matilda’s situation to settle an urgent matter, so he patiently put an end to the conflict. While she wasn’t sure whether Richard sensed anything wrong, she was certain that Old Mrs. Flintstone had smelled a rat. Mom may be old, but she is shrewd. I bet she probably knows something fishy is going on when she saw me excusing myself to answer the call. At the thought of that, Matilda couldn’t help but feel intimidated by her mother’s imminent wrath.

As a matter of fact, her mother was fed up with her, especially the time when she stayed in the Constance Residence. Besides, she also accused Matilda of being too impulsive as the latter only had herself to blame for the dilemma she landed herself in. At the thought of that, Matilda suddenly understood why Old Mrs. Flintstone was so angry with her as she was able to recognize her recklessness at last. Nonetheless, Matilda couldn’t bring herself to turn down William, just like how the man was unable to turn his back on her back then, despite her unreasonable demands. Still, she could finally heave a sigh of relief after getting away from Richard. When she thought of the situation earlier, she was reminded of the intense awkwardness she felt when Richard was around.

When John was ready to leave for lunch break, he swung by William’s office to check on him, only to realize that he wasn’t back. Besides that, he noticed the documents on his desk, and one of them was left open. Upon noticing that, he reckoned his father must have left when he was going through the papers halfway. After staring at that document for a moment, he left his office and hit the road, making his way back to the Constance Residence.

As soon as he got out of his car, John headed to the car park, where he saw no signs of William’s car. It looks like he is still out there. I guess it’s not hard to figure out what is keeping him occupied for so long. Knowing where William had gone, John walked away and headed to the house when he ran into his Aunt Jennifer, who happened to be coming out of the garden.