The Returning Ex

“Was she alone?” Matilda asked, startled.

Sophia shook her head, and it was John who answered, “There was a man next to her. I think that’s her matchmake partner, and they look rather compatible. We saw that they were chatting happily and seemed to be getting along well.”

Nodding, Matilda said, “That’s good.”

Feeling a little nosy, Sophia’s eyes drifted toward William. In the end, she didn’t see any reaction from him as he kept his eyes fixed on his laptop with a frown.

Matilda noticed the look in her eyes and chuckled. Patting her shoulder, she said in a hushed voice, “Yolanda called him just two days ago.”

Raising an eyebrow, she asked hurriedly, “What did she say? Why is she calling now?”

Sighing, Matilda answered, “Well, she didn’t say anything inappropriate. She said that that man had proposed to her and wanted to ask for William’s opinion if she should agree to the proposal or not.”

across Sophia’s face; anyone could tell how narrow-minded that move was. If she really wanted some opinion, she should have called her parents instead of a man whom she had some complicated relations with. There was no way she

Matilda knew about her intentions

opinion would he have?” With a disgusted look, she

must have heard it as well, and the

with his finger. “Just smile if

at him, she hit him playfully on

find it awkward? But you looked happy when you hugged Ian in front of

made both Old Mrs. Constance and Matilda turn their heads

was just a hug to say goodbye at the end and purely a form of greeting between friends. With such a big belly, it’s

“Why are you explaining yourself so anxiously when we didn’t