The Returning Ex

However, as John held the fork and knife in hand, he didn’t start eating even after a long time had passed. Old Mrs. Constance wasn’t used to the food, so she had the kitchen prepare some porridge. Meanwhile, William had steak and salad as well since such food with a fixed quantity made for both a simple and nutritious meal.

At times, their interests and preferences coincided since they were both people who disliked going to any trouble. After looking at the food for a long while, John put down his fork and knife.

Beside him, Old Mrs. Constance was startled. Looking at him, she said, “What’s wrong, John? Do you not have an appetite? Even if you’ve got no appetite now, you’ve still got to eat some.”

John chuckled. “No, I just want to go upstairs and take a shower. I’m really rather tired today, so just have the kitchen cook some noodles for me and bring it up later.”

Old Mrs. Constance scrutinized him for a long while before she finally nodded. “Alright. Go on up. I’ll have the kitchen prepare some noodles right away.”

Getting to his feet, John inclined his head at William before turning and leaving the dining room.

Mrs. Constance sighed. “I’m warning you to just ignore Matilda if she calls and asks you to pick her up. Don’t bother

nodded. “Got it. Actually, I saw her today,

shot him a glare. “You went over to the

know how the entire event unfolded, so he merely described how pathetic Matilda looked when he saw her. All at once, Old Mrs. Constance cackled. “She’s been beaten again, huh? Serves her right! I wonder whether the lesson this time

when he sensed that she was elated upon

didn’t hold back at all, snorting instead. “I’m getting up in years, so such is my temperament. To tell you the truth, if I were ten years younger, I’d raise my hand against such a daughter-in-law if you can’t bring yourself to do

and Dad were the ones who chose this wife for me back then,” William countered

at a loss for words. After a long while, she lamented, “The Matilda in the past wasn’t such a shrew. While she was a bit wilful, she was educated and gracious. I have no idea

nothing, and the two of them were silent for a