The Returning Ex

Matilda made countless similar promises to Isabelle, but there was no progress between Isabelle and John at all. Matilda kept saying that she’d help Isabelle, but did she ever?

Isabelle pinched her glabella in frustration. “Mrs. Constance, is there no hope for you and Mr. Constance? Did you do it impulsively?”

“Impulsive? No, no. I have long noticed that something is not right with him. He started hooking up with that woman years ago. My guess is that their relationship has persisted, so what do I need a man like him for?”

Isabelle forced a smile. “Ah, is it?” It happened that her phone buzzed, so she picked it up, but the conversation from the other side was inaudible to Matilda. Isabelle agreed to something a few times and ended the call, after which she looked at Matilda. “Mrs. Constance, I have something going on in the company. I’m actually excusing myself specifically to meet with you, and I have to rush back now.”

Failing to sense the change in Isabelle’s attitude, Matilda replied, “Sure, go ahead. Work is more important.”

Isabelle clutched her bag and stood up without even looking at Matilda. “Well, let’s talk again when we’re free then.”

Isabelle walked out of the cafe, got into a cab,

to check out that video of her on the internet. In that video, she looked horrible and totally different from her

there sighing and wallowing in regrets for a while before leaving the cafe altogether. When she hailed a cab back to the Flintstone Residence, she specifically instructed the cab

mentioned Sophia’s name and went on to accuse Matilda of

did not fulfill her role as a mother-in-law, but Sophia failed as a daughter-in-law as well. Whose daughter-in-law would physically fight her

could see her smiling at customers through the French window. I wonder what the customer told her because she appears a little

unsophisticated smile! How could Sophia even be compared to

watched, she dryly ordered the cab driver to continue the journey, “We can leave now. Looking at

promptly drove away without a word. In the store, Sophia had no clue that Matilda just dropped by. She waited for the customers to leave before