The Returning Ex

The Returning Ex Chapter 182

“Mom, Dad, what brings you?” Their visit was a surprise to John.

“Your dad told me you took a day off because you’re feeling unwell, so I came to visit you as I worry about you.” Mrs. Constance looked at him. The doorbell also alerted Sophia of the arrival of guests, but she retreated into the kitchen as soon as she saw the couple.

The house reminded Mrs. Constance of things that had gone awry, and a glance at Sophia’s direction triggered feelings of discomfort. While standing by the door, Mrs. Constance was reminded of when Sophia humiliated her in front of the maids, which she held a grudge against.

Mrs. Constance scanned her surroundings after sitting down on the sofa alongside William. The decor on the first floor was not to John’s taste at all, so she asked him in a low voice, “Is this the house you gave her after your divorce?”

Upon seeing him give a nod, she harrumphed as she thought, Sophia’s money situation sure took off after divorcing him! She made such a huge profit out of it! Even legal businesses wouldn’t make so much profit!

William looked at John as he spoke. “Is the scandal the cause of your illness?”

face. “No, it will take much more than

incident shouldn’t have happened in the first place, and it will never brew into anything of consequence as long

more havoc, but they have only a few more days to do so.”

said, “I got news that an auditing team

smile on John’s face while he switched the topic. “Does Grandma have anything to say upon being told

Mrs. Constance’s expression froze. She recalled Old Mrs. Constance having told her to not provoke Sophia in any way so as to not create more burdens for John when the scandal was still a hot issue. While Mrs. Constance

in the ongoing conversation between the Constances, nor did she want to entertain them. The only exception would be William, whom she had no beef with as he never tried to humiliate her, which would consequently paint her in a negative light if she were to sulk at him. It was thus Sophia decided to walk over to the dining room after some mental strife. “Dinner’s ready,

sake. He stood up before extending an

While she had wanted to spout even more vile

wish for his wife to make a scene, thus gave her a tug while trying

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