The Returning Ex

Matilda was crying in her room, while William calmed her down patiently. She merely threw a tantrum in her bedroom the whole afternoon, and her tears only rolled when William appeared. Sighing, he patted her shoulder. “Sophia’s not a part of our family now, so you can’t treat her like how you used to. Besides, John needs to work with her, so be nicer to her, will you?”

Matilda sobbed. “Yes, I did insult her, but she kicked me.”

John went to knock on the door despite it being wide open, and when Matilda saw him, she cried louder.

William looked at his son. “What did she say?”

John replied calmly, “She said she won’t pursue this matter anymore, but she won’t come back. I might leave too.”

they couldn’t stay in the same house anymore. Putting Sophia aside, Matilda would cause a ruckus by herself, judging from her personality. In the end, she would get the short end of the

you still feel unwell? Do I need to call the family physician over?” John looked at his father. His concern was genuine, even after all these years; he was always this patient with Matilda. Sometimes when Matilda told him about her shopping, he could even ask her what

had no feelings for each other fall in love with time? John

here, she couldn’t take off her clothes, so she told William how she

hair. “Alright. Once she’s not useful to us, I’ll teach

girl. I’m going to get back at her. I want her to apologize to me

Once his mother had calmed down, he asked, “She hit you

me and caught me off guard. Then, she kicked