The Returning Ex

William only responded with silence until the car pulled up outside the company. When he opened the car door and stepped out of the vehicle, he finally said something. As he stood next to the car, he answered, “Yeah, it’s pretty easy for her.”

At first, John didn’t catch on to what William meant, until a few moments later when he realized his father was answering his earlier question. Nevertheless, he only smiled and entered their company with William.

In the afternoon, John was swamped with work, so he couldn’t find time to check on William. Still, he knew the latter would probably be moody considering the incident that happened earlier in the day. It was only until the evening that John was finally able to settle all his work.

Then, he stretched himself and gave Sophia a call to ask where she was, to which he was told that Sophia and Matilda were still at Logan’s club, where they were planning to have their dinner. Upon hearing that, John quickly replied, “Count me in. I’m joining you ladies!”

Sophia chuckled and replied, “But if you come here, there will be no one else at home to keep Old Mrs. Constance and Mr. William company. For that, I doubt you’ll be spared from their naggings.”

to make the house a lot

a brief contemplation, Sophia agreed to that, thinking that she was in no

desk and waited until it was time to leave work. As he made his way to the corridor, he ran into William, who happened to be stepping out of the pantry with a glass in his hand. When William

and I’ll be joining them,” John

“Well, that means your

of responding to the latter’s statement. “Are you

my plate.” The man’s voice was filled with helplessness and dismay, but John didn’t seem to express his concern about that. Instead, he only told William that he would be setting off soon before heading toward

feel overwhelmed by mixed feelings. It looks like we’re going

proceeded to make his way to Logan’s club, which was crowded with people. At the same time, Sophia and the others were about to enjoy a mouth-watering buffet as the chefs were busy preparing various types of dishes. When John entered the lounge, he happened to see Sophia