The Returning Ex

“Why else?” Sophia turned to face Matilda. “She’s interested in your ex-husband, so naturally, she wants to assimilate into the family slowly. The first step would be to form good relationships with those in the Constance Family.”

Learning about what Yolanda might be planning, Matilda frowned. “She really is bold enough to do that. If it were me, I can’t do it. It feels so embarrassing.”

Recalling what happened, Sophia laughed. “Old Mrs. Constance was defending you just now.”

Matilda nodded. After some thought, she also lay down. “I was truly surprised. I thought that she doesn’t like me.”

Faced with her statement, Sophia replied, “You were really unlikable. But now you’re alright. What were you thinking of all these years?”

Matilda didn’t know what she herself was thinking about, for she seemed to be rather muddled before.

Sophia was feeling sluggish, so she fell asleep after some murmuring. Lying there, Matilda was lost in thought for a while before her eyes closed as well.

of them slept well into

tea downstairs. Finally, she could not resist asking someone to go and call the two

then, when they were

always looking for a chance to make things difficult for Sophia. Chaos had descended upon the family time after time, so by comparison, although it was much quieter now, it was also

William returned. Old Mrs. Constance thought to herself that now John came home after work and William didn’t work overtime anymore. She

John and William entered, they glanced into the living room. Old

upstairs. “I’ll go take a

he wanted to follow John, but Old Mrs. Constance stopped him and said, “You come here. We

in his tracks, William thought for a while before turning around. He came

a sip of the tea and then said, “Yolanda was here

brows creased as he answered,

direction with her chin. “She sent that over and said she came to see me.” Smiling, she continued, “Why did she come to see me though? I’m just an