Next One Is a Babe

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Lola gave a bark of laughter. “Hurry up and leave. Did you think I’m unaware of your intentions?” After saying that, she went into the house and slammed the door shut. Then, she exhaled before lifting her hands to her face and patting her cheeks a few times. I was really feeling shy earlier. I’ve tried my best to suppress it and face him coolly, but I wonder whether it seemed natural.

She slumped against the door. A while later, she pulled open the door and peered out. He has left. Breathing a sigh of relief, she closed the door and went back to her room. After mulling it over, she went over to the window and looked down. All at once, she spotted his car downstairs. This guy hasn’t left yet! Then, she quickly shrunk back and drew the curtains.

However, before a second had even passed, a call came in from Logan. Gripping her cell phone in her hand, she hesitated for a long time before answering the call. On the other end, Logan snickered. “You’re reluctant to let me go? You must be looking at me beside the window earlier, no?”

Lola instantly snorted. “Don’t be so shameless! I was just looking at the weather to see whether it’ll rain tomorrow.”

Logan sighed softly. “If you say so. You must be tired today, so rest earlier. Also, remember to drink more water. No matter how much juice you drank today, you still drank something detrimental to health, so drink more water to flush it out.”

Murmuring an assent, Lola whispered, “You, too.” The phone call then ended here.

After hanging up the phone, Logan drove away.

The next day, Sophia only woke up when it was almost noon. Opening her eyes, she was greeted by the sight of John sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at his cell phone. Stunned, she scooted over and hugged him around the waist. “It’s not a holiday today, so why didn’t you go to work?”

John looked at her thoughtfully. “I’m almost done with my work in the office, so I decided to stay home in the morning. I’ll be all yours after going over in the afternoon to hand my work to someone else.”

Chuckling softly, Sophia nestled into his embrace. “Are you looking at the news reports about the Baileys?”

John answered in the affirmative before telling her about the news report he was currently reading. The news mainly spoke of Elder Mr. Bailey hiring people to kidnap Sophia, linking this to John calling off his wedding to Isabelle in the past, so he was claiming that it was revenge. For now, they hadn’t mentioned the Bailey Family’s involvement in the shadow bank, so they were probably planning to expose things one after another.

Closing her eyes, Sophia laughed maniacally. “Ah, how I wish to see that old geezer! I wonder how he’s doing now.”

Beside her, John commented, “He’s up in years, so I don’t think he’ll get a heavy sentence.”