The Returning Ex

After saying that, Logan turned to Lola and introduced her to William as well. “And this is Lola Hunt, my friend.”

Standing up, Lola inclined her head at William. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Constance.”

William stared at her for a while before chuckling. “You look rather familiar.”

At this, mild embarrassment flooded Lola. “There was once a hostage situation at Constance Group, and I was one of the police officers sent to deal with the incident. At that time, I even took your statement.”

All at once, William recalled the incident back then. He nodded as he murmured an acknowledgment. “So, it was you. I remember that it was a young girl who took my statement back then, and she was extremely calm. In such a situation, many men would’ve been shaking like a leaf.”

Lola chortled. “Perhaps it’s because I’ve encountered such situations too often. Actually, I was also afraid in the face of such a situation back when I first started working as a police officer. But as time went by, I slowly got used to it. After all, we have no choice but to rush forward. We can’t expect the onlookers to act in our stead.”

at her thoughtfully. “It’s

the kitchen to see when dinner would be ready. After leaving the kitchen staff some instructions, she then returned. Her

unleashed her vivacity. “I’m

Matilda inquired about her profession. Jasmine was quite courteous with her, answering her every question

hand, leaned against John lazily, largely because she was a touch drowsy. Now that William and Matilda were back, John didn’t need to entertain the crowd, so he wrapped his arms around her. Then, they started whispering among themselves, their topic mainly revolving around the child’s future. Although the child had yet to

of the child’s education in the future. After all, I can’t really make

the corners of his mouth curving into a tender arc. “Your focus should be on bossing us around. How could I allow such a trivial matter to

becoming increasingly smooth. Chortling, Sophia again leaned against

between the two of them. Throughout our interaction this entire afternoon, he hadn’t appeared at all amicable. He was mostly solemn and somber, even a touch distant. But with Sophia now, he’s wholly different. Perhaps this is the power of love. Today, he admitted that he treated Sophia badly in the past, yet it’s apparent that he cherishes her at present. Her hands tightening into fists, she turned and gazed at Logan.