The Returning Ex

The next moment, John stared Matilda down, but his mother showed no sign of giving in, stubbornly placing her hand over his phone. A few seconds later, John turned around and left the room before Matilda proceeded to close the door and sneer, “Hmph! That brat still has much to learn if he really wants to mess with me.”

Soon, Isabelle said in a hushed tone, “Mrs. Constance, I doubt John is happy about this. Do you think we’ve crossed the line somehow?”

“What’re you talking about?” Matilda replied in confusion. “Everything that I’ve ever done has always been for his own good. It’ll be fine, so don’t take it to heart. We’ll just enjoy our food here while waiting for him to return.”

A few moments after John left, his phone that was left on the table began to vibrate, which turned out to be an incoming call. Matilda directly declined the call, but John’s phone rang again a few seconds later. Therefore, she took a closer look, only to realize that the call was from Logan. Nothing can be important from Logan! Once again, she hung up the call, thinking how she never really approved of John’s association with Logan in the first place because she reckoned that Logan was a bad influence on her son.

Meanwhile, Logan was staring at his phone unhappily. “What’s wrong with John? Why won’t he pick up my call?”

television when she noticed Logan’s frustration. “Why are you calling John? If you’re bored, do something else that’s worth your time, but let me make this clear to

Family because I believe he must have discovered some useful information about Leah’s

what you want and leave. I’m getting sleepy, so I’m

picked up the call, but the voice he heard was Matilda’s instead of John’s. “Why do you

a brief pause, Logan asked, “Where is

try this, Mrs. Constance. This one tastes really good! This is for John. I think he is going to

with you now?” As soon as Sophia heard that, she blinked and squinted without saying a single

with an affirmative hum. “Is there something important that you’re calling John for?” Well, there is indeed something important, but Mrs. Constance must never know about it. After a short hesitation, Logan answered, “Nothing. I just wanted to call him for a little chat.