The Returning Ex

Old Mrs. Constance was resting whereas Mrs. Constance had obviously wanted to be alone after her pride was hurt. Therefore, Isabelle stood up and excused herself. Since Isabelle wasn’t here anymore, Sophia suddenly felt bored so she bid goodbye to them too. In fact, John didn’t want to stay here any longer as well because there was nothing much to do besides having dinner.

These people were not lively and relaxed at all so the dinner would be extremely oppressing. Therefore, John didn’t say anything and led Sophia to bid farewell with Old Mrs. Constance. Meanwhile, Isabelle went to say goodbye to Mrs. Constance. The woman was in her room, obviously having cried because her eyes were red. She was even choking with tears when she spoke.

Isabelle was speechless when she saw Mrs. Constance’s state. As the madam of a family, how could she not know what was appropriate or inappropriate to say during the meal? Even if she was embarrassed, she shouldn’t have responded this way. How embarrassing it was to sob and wail.

After inviting Isabelle into her room, Mrs. Constance asked angrily, “Has Sophia left?”

Mrs. Constance, she remained composed on the

“What’s the point of her acting kind in front of grandma?” Could that change the fact that she was

didn’t want to say much and truly felt that it was a bad choice to come today. After that, she excused herself, saying there were matters to attend to

her. Not only did she embarrass herself, she also made Isabelle feel awkward. Despite her own thoughts, Isabelle had always put on a perfect mask. She even smiled and said, “It’s

Isabelle’s hand. “Don’t worry. You’re the only daughter-in-law that

only smiled. They then made their way downstairs, only to find that Sophia and John had left.

was focusing on the road and wouldn’t pay attention to her, Isabelle finally let her mask drop to reveal her impatience. Her eyes were gloomy and her mood had completely